Pratt Institute

Education

B.A. Industrial Design, Pratt Institute
M.S. Historic Preservation, Columbia University

Biography

Norman Mintz is an industrial and urban designer who specialized in providing solutions on matters of design, marketing and management while encouraging community participation in all aspects of the downtown revitalization process. Mr. Mintz’s professional career in downtown revitalization began with his direction of the nationally acclaimed Market Street Restoration project in Corning, New York, where he initiated the role and became recognized as the first main street manager – a concept now followed by hundreds of revitalization programs around the country. For the past twenty five years, Mr. Mintz has been the President of Norman Mintz Associates, providing consulting services that fall into four main categories: Technical Assistance, Facade and Sign Guidelines, Design Workshops and Retail Marketing.