We’d like to introduce four new fellows: John Hartmann, partner at Freecell, William Kelley, Director of Economic Development at Union Square Partnership, Anthony Flint, of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, and Denise Hoffman Brandt, Professor of Landscape Architecture at the City College of New York School of Architecture.
New Fellows
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Institute Board Member Toni Griffin to Take On New Role in Detroit
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Institute board member and urban planner Toni Griffin was recently featured in Time for her new assignment to “downsize Detroit,” with the backing of Mayor Dave Bing, the Kresge Foundation and the Brookings Institution. Time notes that her assignment “might be the most ambitious urban makeover in American history,” citing that Detroit is built for a population twice its current size.
Upcoming: Planning For a Sustainable Future
Friday, March 5th, 2010
On March 22nd, APA NY Metro Chapter and AIA NY will host a panel discussion called Planning for a Sustainable Future: Can We Achieve Integration at the Regional Level? The discussion will take place at 6:30pm at the Center for Architecture (536 LaGuardia Place, NYC). RSVP here.
Institute fellow Bissera Antikarov will serve as moderator along with Tom Jost, co-chairs of the APA NY Economic Development Committee.
1.5 AICP CM Credits pending, CES LUs 1.5; HSW 1.5; SD 1.5
7th Breakfast Club
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Institute fellow Rosemary Wakeman (center, in black) discusses the need to re-define public space in the context of Urban Design Week.
Fellows met at the Center for Architecture for a special discussion on Urban Design Week, for which the Institute received part of the 2009 Cultural Innovation Fund from the Rockefeller Foundation.
Urban Design Week is a week-long festival, scheduled for May 2011 in New York City, designed to engage citizens in the complex processes behind the making of a city, and to harness New York’s cultural vitality and celebrate its exceptional urbanity. With programs that include public performances, film screenings, presentations of projects, public debates, and installations, UDW seeks to celebrate the fact that cities are made by collective effort and that each participant can be an important part of that endeavor. We’re developing partnerships in the coming months, so please get in touch if you’re interested in getting involved.
Steven Holl Joins IFUD Patron’s Circle
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
We’re happy to announce Steven Holl as the newest member of our Patron’s Circle. With his firm, Holl recently won first prize for the International Tourism Complex Competition in Hangzhou, China as well as the commission for the new art studio facility for the University of Iowa Arts Campus.
Charles McKinney Takes On New Role at NYC Parks Dept.
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Institute Fellow Charles McKinney recently accepted a new position at NYC Parks Department, that of Principal Urban Designer, where he will be addressing 21st century social and recreational preferences of communities, and the ideals of sustainability. McKinney was formerly Chief of Design.