Terry Shook, FAIA, is one of America’s top placemakers. He’s a founding partner and principal of Shook Kelley, a renowned firm with offices in Charlotte and Los Angeles that integrates brand strategy, architecture, urban planning, and communication design. He’s convened neighborhoods and developers on projects in cities all across the United States, including transformational projects in Charleston, Charlotte, and Detroit. He is a lecturer at Harvard University and has been recognized by the Clinton Library and School of Public Service. Few people, if any, have more intimate knowledge of gentrification and the other challenges of progress in our vital cities.