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December 7, 2023Healthy Cities + Places | Global Exchange Salon Series
The Planning and Urban Design Committee monthly meetings include a Salon component to activate exchange and dialogue. Currently, the Committee’s Salon features guest speakers invested in co-creating and/or advocating for Healthy Cities and Places around the world; each with intrinsically localized methodologies and dynamic community-oriented solutions. The assembly of diverse global perspectives offers an opportunity for sharing unique approaches which collectively express the role of planning and urban design across an evolving profession shaped by the growing imperatives of contemporary urbanism.
06/10/23
Healthy Hospital Streets
Magali Thomson, Placemaking Project Lead, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London07/12/23
Healthy Public Spaces
Alexa Gonzales, Founder, Hive Public Space, New York09/13/23
People Made Precincts
Heinz von Ekartsberg, Urban Design Lead, Woods Bagot; VP, Urban Design Forum, Melbourne11/08/23
Tooling: NYC Zoning and Land Use for Advocacy
Wilson Parry, Co-founder, PropertyScout, New York12/13/23
Transforming the Public Realm in Indian Cities
Mansi Sahu, Mahesh Waghdhare, Sarfaraz Momin, Co-founders, StudioPOD, Mumbai02/14/24
Healthy Cities: the Value of Public Spaces (Rescheduled)
Lay Bee Yap, Department Head, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore03/13/24
Urban Design and Economic Development
Betsy Daniel, AIA, LEED GA, Neighborhood Strategies, NYCEDC04/10/24
Tooling: Using Augmented Reality to Drive Inclusive City Development
Dana Chermesh, Founder & CEO, inCitu05/08/24
Designing for Wellness
Sreoshy Banerjea, Executive Director, NYC Public Design Commission
Jenna E. Miller, Director, Urban Design & Policy, NYC Public Design Commission06/12/24
Barcelona: Green Strategies for a Vibrant and Healthier City
Nuria Widmann, W2 Studio, UFM Arquitectura, University of Innsbruck
Cynthia Echave, PhD, Architect, Department of Research and Universities, Government of CataloniaGuest speakers to be posted as confirmed. Check back for updates.
Planning and Urban Design
The AIA New York Planning and Urban Design Committee is a platform for practitioners and communities to test innovative strategies and advocate for livable neighborhoods.