James Dougherty

James Dougherty is Principal and Director of Design at Dover, Kohl & Partners town planning. James has dedicated his career to helping communities envision and implement a more walkable, sustainable future.

He began working with Dover-Kohl in 1996 and has participated in urban design and form-based coding projects throughout the United States and abroad. James works closely with the firm’s other Principals, Project Directors and Urban Designers to establish the design direction of each of the office’s projects. He specializes in the design of master plans and creates of many of the company's three-dimensional illustrations, using a blend of hand-drawn and computer techniques. His graphics and writings illustrating sustainable urban design and form-based code principles have been published widely.

James co-curated the seminal 2012 Congress for the New Urbanism exhibit "The Art of the New Urbanism" featuring over 200 selected artworks by leading practitioners of the New Urbanist movement.

James received his Bachelor of Architecture from Hampton University and his Master of Architecture in Suburb and Town Design from the University of Miami. James holds AICP certification from the American Planning Association and is a member of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators.