Steven Bingler Biography

Steven Bingler Biography

steven bingler

concordia llc

201 St. Charles Avenue

Suite 4318

New Orleans, LA 70170

t (504) 569-1818

Mr. Bingler is the founder of Concordia LLC, a community planning and architectural firm in New Orleans, LA. Under his leadership, Concordia’s projects span a wide range of building types from the New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans to the Henry Ford Academy in Dearborn, Michigan. Concordia also managed the Unified New Orleans Plan, a comprehensive strategy for the redevelopment of the city of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The work included coordinating 12 urban planning firms through more than 54 community planning district meetings and 3 citywide community congress events that included the participation of more than 9,000 citizens.

In recent years, Concordia has undertaken projects focused on the planning and design of systemic living and learning environments. In this capacity Mr. Bingler has served as a special consultant to the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education for policy related to the design of schools as centers of the community. Research alliances have included the MIT Media Lab, Harvard University’s Project Zero, the University of New Mexico, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Thornburg Institute, Appalachian Education Lab and the West Ed Research Lab.

His papers have also been published in books and journals in the fields of urban planning, architectural design, education, public health and smart growth and sustainable architecture. Mr. Bingler frequently speaks at national symposia and conferences related to innovations in community-based and systemic planning and design.