Russell Preston

Russell Preston is founder of Principle Group, a planning, design and development firm focused on creating living places. He has worked as a developer and urbanist since 1999 on a variety of public and private projects throughout the United States. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, and the University of Miami master's program in architecture and urban design. Russell is an editor of "Living Urbanism", a publication on contemporary urban design and city building. He currently serves as Secretary of the board of directors of the Congress for the New Urbanism and is President of the CNU New England chapter. Prior to founding Principle Group, Russell worked with Cornish Associates on the redevelopment of Downcity, Providence and Mashpee Commons, a mixed-use neighborhood on Cape Cod. In 2010 he received the Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession from the University of Miami. Russell is also a working artist and illustrator. He lives in Boston with his wife, sculptor Gillian Christy.