How do we build a stronger bridge between academia and the profession?
There is still time to register for the symposium on the future of urban design! Come hear some of the leading urban design educators and practitioners engage in a series of short presentations and debate.
When?
Friday, January 25, 2019
9am - 5:30pm
Where?
AIA HQ
1735 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC
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As many of the challenges we face today as architects transcend the scale of a building, we need creative strategies and design solutions. How can we build a stronger bridge from academia to the profession? What are we teaching and why? This one-day symposium brings together leading educators in urban design programs across the country and the firms that are implementing plans for structured conversations around the intersection of urban design teaching and practice.
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A few of our speakers - see the schedule for more:
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Ellen Dunham-Jones
Professor and Director, MS in Urban Design
Georgia Institute of Technology
2018 Architectural Record Woman Educator of the Year
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Sean O'Malley
SWA Managing Principal – Laguna Beach
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Patty Heyda
Associate Professor, Architecture and Urban Design
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Washington University in St. Louis |
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Emma Tucker, Manager, Knowledge Communities
The American Institute of Architects, Washington DC
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