Purpose-driven town builder, co-founder of the Town at Trillith, and President of the NTBA (National Town Builders Association). Came to placemaking from the nonprofit world (Boys & Girls Club). Centers his work on designing places for human flourishing.
People
Rob Parker — co-founder, Town at Trillith; President, NTBA
Notable Work
Trilith — co-founder (film/TV-focused community; intentionally mixed multifamily and single-family on the same street)
Current Work
Approach & Signature Ideas
“Human flourishing” as the aim of placemaking — physical “hardware” plus social “software”
Interested in the Harvard–Baylor–Gallup Global Flourishing Study as evidence for placemaking
Intentional inclusion; mixing housing types; resident onboarding and culture