Layne Ferguson
Education
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
MS in Architecture, 2016
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
BA in Public Affairs and Administration
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Layne has over a decade of professional experience where he has performed a variety of roles including urban designer, project director and planner. He is skilled in public space and multi-modal street design. He has extensive experience working with Cities and Districts on placemaking and place-branding initiatives. Layne currently serves at the Activation Team Lead for Yard & Company.
Prior to Yard, he served as the Director of Placemaking for CivicBrand and the Director of Design for Team Better Block, where he worked with cities across the country on engaging the community through pop-up urbanism projects. Most notably, he wrote the award winning ‘Pop-Up Placemaking Toolkit’ in coordination with AARP Livable Communities that has been used as an accessible tool to implement placemaking demonstrations across the United States.
Layne also understands the role of small business in communities as a founder of two ice cream shops and a coffee cafe and roasting business in the Oklahoma City area. Layne has served on the Board of Directors for Oklahoma City’s Midtown Association and as Chair of Oklahoma’s Urban Land Institute Young Leaders Group.
He is an alumnus of the University of Oklahoma where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Affairs and Administration. In 2016,he completed the Master of Science of Architecture degree at the University of Oklahoma and is currently an Adjunct Professor for OU’s College of Architecture.