Get Connected - Multifamily Housing Site Design for Livability (Free HKC Webinar)
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Monday, November 3, 2014, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern
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While there are over 9 million units of suburban multifamily housing in the country - many directly next to commercial strips - their typical, disconnected site designs create a barrier for walkability and livability. This session will present 10 key elements of multifamily site design that practitioners can easily incorporate into their design process and can use to help communicate and persuade planners and developers towards more livable designs. Elements include: Pedestrian Networks, Street Networks, Access Points, Edges, Automobile Parking, Street Design, Building Massing and Orientation, Open Space and Landscape Design, Bicycle Facilities, and Relationships to Neighboring Projects.
Presented as a 'toolkit' each element is broken down into typical and recommended approaches, includes best practices and key guides, and includes examples from around the country of how these principles have been incorporated into projects. We will also review a project checklist as well as a code guide related to this topic.
Speakers:
Nico Larco is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon and he is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Sustainable Cities Initiative, a nationally and internationally awarded, multidisciplinary organization that focuses on sustainability issues as they relate to the built environment. His research focus is on sustainable urban design, active transportation, street design, and how urban design affects the sustainability of buildings. He recently published "Site Design For Multifamily Housing: Creating Livable, Connected Neighborhoods" (Island Press, 2014) and his work has been the subject of articles in the New York Times, Forbes, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the Financial Times of London. He is a licensed architect and has worked professionally in the fields of Architecture, Urban Design, Planning, and Development. Professor Larco was a 2012/13 Distinguished Fulbright Scholar in Spain.
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Ann Harris
Manager, Knowledge Communities
Washington, DC
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