Charrettes

When Community Conversations Get Challenging: Keeping a Design Charrette on Track

Community design charrettes are built around collaboration, creativity, and shared problem-solving. At their best, they are energizing spaces where residents, stakeholders, and professionals work side-by-side to shape the future of a place. If you’ve facilitated or attended enough community meetings, you know the moment when someone raises their voice, a camera crew walks in, an […]

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Changed Communities, Shared Patterns: Charrette Analysis Report

“Changed Communities, Shared Patterns” – Charrette Analysis Report by UNH Student and Plan NH Intern Julia Mistretta   What We’re Learning from 30 Years of Charrettes A 30-Year Look at Charrette Outcomes As Plan New Hampshire approaches the milestone of 30 Years of Community Design Charrettes, a new report by Julia Mistretta, a UNH student

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Reimagining Lafayette Road: Highlights from the Hampton Community Design Charrette

Plan New Hampshire is pleased to announce the release of the 2025 Hampton Community Design Charrette Report! This publication represents the 85th Charrette publication by Plan NH across 70 NH cities and towns. Held on October 17–18, the event involved an extensive site tour of the Lafayette Road corridor and public listening sessions to gather vital

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