Join us for a roundtable discussion to address the future of prefabrication in New York City, with a focus on how prefabrication practices can be applied to small-scale urban infrastructure projects to have a large public-realm impact. Speakers will touch on issues related to design and procurement, engineering and construction management, and site selection and logistics of prefabricated projects in New York City.

We are at a critical moment in the implementation of modular, prefabricated, and design-build processes in New York City. How can the current conversation surrounding these topics be expanded to address issues related to the public realm? How can the public and private sector join forces to unpack the key roadblocks currently in the way?

Introductions by:
Rebecca Macklis, 
Senior Urban Design Manager, NYC Public Design Commission
Laurie Hawkinson,
 Partner at Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects (SMH+); Professor of Architecture at Columbia University’s GSAPP; Commissioner, NYC Public Design Commission
Jon Cohen,
 Senior Policy Advisor to the Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development

Speakers:
Michaela Metcalfe, AIA, CCM, LEED AP, Director of Design and Construction Excellence, Department of Design and Construction
Anthony Romeo, AIA, Program Director of the Queens Public Library Program Unit, former Project Executive/Director of Modular Home Design, Department of Design and Construction
Susan Rosenstadt-Bresler, Deputy Chief of Architecture & Engineering, Department of Parks and Recreation
Alan Price, PE, Director of Technical Certification and Research, Department of Buildings
James Garrison, AIA, Principal, Garrison Architects
Thomas Gluck, Principal, Gluck+
Eric Bunge, FAIA, Principal, nArchitects
Giuseppe Lignano, Intl.Assoc. AIA, Co-founding Principal, LO-TEK
David Farnsworth, PE, Principal and Americas Tall Buildings Business Leader, ARUP
Wolf Manglesdorf, Partner, BuroHappold Engineering

Moderator:
Laurie Hawkinson, Partner at Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects (SMH+); Professor of Architecture at Columbia University’s GSAPP; Commissioner, NYC Public Design Commission

This event is organized by the Public Design Commission of the City of New York, the AIANY Technology Committee, and Columbia University GSAPP.