From Dan Gilbert’s crusade to get Detroit back on its feet to Judith Rodin’s mission to safeguard the world’s cities from disastrous events, BD+C’s inaugural Movers+Shapers report profiles a truly special group of individuals—and one larger-than-life project—that are spurring innovation, shaping markets, and leading change in the built environment.
Here are the people, groups, and companies that took the built environment to new heights:
► Dan Gilbert – Detroit's Catalytic Converter
► Judith Rodin – Crusader for Resiliency
► Bruce Katz – Urban Evangelist
► The Millennials – The Disruptors
► Alloy LLC – Vertical Integrator
► Jerry Yudelson – Green Giant
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