Join us!
Every fall Plan NH hosts a conference focused on pertinent issues impacting a field of community development. Our speakers are leaders from across New Hampshire and the New England region, typically representing the architecture, engineering, construction, development, and municipal sectors.
Sept 15, 2026
Rivermill @ Dover Landing, Dover, NH
Additional event details and speaker lineup coming soon.
Registration includes morning coffee, speaker panel, lunch, and walking tour.
Plan NH's 2026 Annual Conference
BUILT TO BELONG:
The Next Generation of Mixed-Use Neighborhood Developments
Housing, open space, walkability, connection, community.
REGISTER NOW for Plan NH’s 2026 Annual Fall Conference exploring the emergence of large-scale mixed-use developments as a compelling solution to meet the increasing demand for vibrant, walkable communities, while addressing New Hampshire’s housing and economic development needs.
Developers, municipal leaders, planners, and design professionals will share lessons about the zoning, infrastructure, financing, and community engagement required to bring these projects to life.
Following the discussion, we will tour Dover’s Cocheco Waterfront District to experience first-hand how site design, public space, and integrated amenities create a sense of place while supporting economic growth.
DATE: September 15, 2026 | 9:00AM – 4:00PM
LOCATION: Rivermill @ Dover Landing, Dover, NH
Coffee, light breakfast, and lunch included with registration.
CEUs pending approval from AIA and APA.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Donald Powers, AIA, CNU, LEED-AP
Conference Recap & Resources
On Tuesday, September 15, Plan NH hosted our Fall Conference at the Rivermill at Dover Landing in Dover, NH. Every year, our conference brings together planners, architects, engineers, and others from related fields who are passionate about the future of New Hampshire.
Under the theme “Built to Belong: The Next Generation of Mixed-Use Neighborhood Developments,” and with Don Powers of Union Studio Architects as our keynote speaker, this year’s conference took a closer look at new, mixed-use “live, work, play” developments and the ways they are being designed to become destinations and neighborhoods in their own right. Rather than focusing solely on individual buildings or residential units, we explored how new developments can incorporate housing, businesses, public spaces, recreation, dining, and gathering places to create communities where people can live, work, spend time, and plant their roots. Read more about the 2026 conference here.
If your firm is interested in helping to plan or sponsor next year’s Plan NH Fall Conference, call our office at 603-482-2462 or email us at sponsor@plannh.org.
Thank you to our 2026 Fall Conference Sponsors
If you’re interested in sponsoring in this year’s Plan NH Annual Fall Conference, call our office at 603-482-7526 or email us.
Granite State Sponsors
Village Green Sponsor
Main Street Sponsor
Coffee Sponsor
Town Hall Sponsors
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On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, Plan NH hosted our fall conference, Art Attack! Arts, Culture, and the Built Environment, at The Hotel Concord in Concord, NH.
The program focused on how planners, architects, and others are using arts and culture to create more meaningful, vibrant, and sustainable places in New Hampshire and beyond. From preservation to adaptive reuse to restoration… from makerspaces to contemporary art galleries to performance space… our speakers explored how arts, culture, and the built environment come together every day to enhance the vibrancy of our communities. Dr. Annis Sengupta of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and the Arts & Culture Division of the American Planning Association was our keynote speakers and we had a wonderful lineup of additional speakers who presented throughout the morning.
View the conference agenda here.
Presentation Slides:
- Culture Shift: Why Making Space for Arts and Culture Builds Healthy, Prosperous Places – by Dr. Annis Sengupta – view slides
- The Creative Economy in New Hampshire – by Adele Sicilia – view slides
- Framing the Historical Context – by Nadine Miller – view slides
- Makers Mill Case Study – by Josh Arnold and Steve Hoffman – view slides
- 3S Artspace Case Study – by Beth Falconer, Brandon Holben, and Elisa Winter Holben – view slides
- The Colonial Theatre Case Study – by Justin Slattery and Jared Guilmett – view slides
Additional resources for information and inspiration:
- Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6)
- AEP6 Summary for Sullivan County, NH
- Bridges to Possibilities: Arts and the Built Environment
- Transformative Development Initiative Graphic
- CDFA Tax Credit Program for Business Donors
- LCHIP Program (New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program)
- Moose Plate Program to Support the Division of Historical Resources Grant Program
Speakers included:
Josh Arnold – Makers Mill
Beth Falconer – 3S Artspace
Jared Guilmett – Misiaszek Turpin Architects
Steve Hoffman – Simons Architects
Brandon Holben – Winter Holben Architecture + Design
Nadine Miller – New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources
Annis Sengupta – Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Adele Sicilia – New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
Justin Slattery, Belknap Economic Development Council
Elisa Winter Holben – Winter Holben Architecture + Design
