Michael H. Anderson, founder of Anderson Barker Architects. Has over 35 years of experience in architecture and urban planning with expertise is in urban economic development, aviation, transit, civic, education, residential, and municipal projects such as streetscape, community centers, parks, and parking structures. From years or working with public agencies, I have shifted to focus on aiding municipalities in creating accelerated transit communities and placemaking development collaborating public funding, private capital sources and real estate development companies.
Notable projects are LA Clippers Plaza and Buildings (in construction document phase), Compton MLK Jr. Transit and Community Center, Metro Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Joint Development Study, Tom Bradley International Terminal West at LAX, City of Inglewood Century Boulevard Beautification (concept & federal funding) and Leimert Park Homes (six townhouse for first-time homeowners).
My passion is working with cities and stakeholder to solve problems for municipalities weighted with managing operation and may not have resources to concentrate on economic development. The purpose is to position small cities with entitled land and shovel ready projects where they can improve their ability to seek and win public and private funding to build projects in shorter periods. The ultimate purpose is to grow a community’s revenues enabling the city to provide better quality of life and services.
I believe modernization of communities is a method that can preserve and magnify the local culture. Achieving this can grow the local market economies to result in new revenues producing tangible results that are mutually beneficial to everyone. The ultimate purpose is to create environments for children to witness change and participate in the processes inspiring them to be self-sustaining adults.
My personal interest is to transform low-income impacted communities into balanced income neighborhoods, culturally diverse through modernization that brings the kids home after college. My ambition is to increase home ownership and equity for first-time buyers through the development of triplexes and fourplexes. This can be a large component of master planned infill development in underdeveloped corridors of Los Angeles. While doing this work my goal is to create as many opportunities as possible for teenagers to work on projects and in the offices of the companies involved in all processes.
Email: michael@anderson-barker.com