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Planning for a Chinese Century
For the Greener Good
April 22, 2008
Investigate China’s plans for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and the tension between cultural preservation and the creation of new “green” buildings.
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Revitalizing Urban Neighborhoods
Smart Growth
March 26, 2008
Jair Lynch, president and CEO of the Jair Lynch Company, presents his firm's experience applying smart growth techniques to revitalize urban neighborhoods in Washington, DC.
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Challenging the Paradigm: A Conversation with Three Women Deans of Architecture
Women of Architecture
March 10, 2008
In a conversation moderated by Wanda Bubriski, Director of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, the Deans will discuss their careers in architecture and their current leadership positions in architectural education,and their roles in shaping architecture’s future.
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Thomas Phifer
Spotlight on Design
March 7, 2008
Thomas Phifer, AIA, principal of New York-based firm Thomas Phifer and Partners, discusses how his work is expanding the traditional role of the architect and his firm’s close collaboration with other professionals.
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What Makes Great Streets?
D.C. Builds
February 28, 2008
Panelists Petronella Muraya, professor of Georgraphy, Howard University; Darrel Ruppeteau, Rippeteau Architects PC; Emeka C. Moneme, director, District Department of Transportation; and Joe Englert, DC nightclub impresario, discuss the essential components necessary to create vibrant, livable streets in Washington, DC.
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KieranTimberlake Associates
Spotlight on Design
February 23, 2008
For nearly 25 years, Kieran Timberlake Associates has designed holistic buildings that uniquely connect the site and program to people. Recipients of the 2008 Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects, Stephen Kieran, FAIA, and James Timberlake, FAIA, founding partners of the Philadelphia-based firm, will discuss their research-based approach to making architecture, which includes Loblolly House, an off-site-fabricated residence in Taylors Island, Maryland, and Sidwell Friends Middle School in Washington, DC.
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The Revitalizing of Washington, D.C.'s Gallery Place/Penn Quarter Neighborhood
Smart Growth
February 7, 2008
Stewart Schwartz, executive director, Coalition for Smarter Growth, and Eric Price, vice preseident Adbo Development and former Deputy Mayor of of Washington, DC, discuss the revitalization of the Gallery Place/Penn Quarter neighborhood, specifically its anchor-the Verizon Center.
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The Role of Business Improvement Districts in Creating Successful Downtown and Neighborhood Centers.
Smart Growth
January 22, 2008
Rick Reinhard, deputy executive director of the Downtown DC BID, discusses how BIDs can link private and public sectors to create vibrant urban communities.
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Living in a Disposable World: Recycling the Future
For the Greener Good
December 18, 2007
Julie Bargmann, principal, D.I.R.T. Studio, Chris Jordan, Seattle-based artist, and Tim S. Kraft, LEED AP, associate principal, PSA-Dewberry, Inc., examine consumer culture and the ramifications of product life cycles, disposable design, and waste and look at possible solutions for addressing and reducing consumer generated waste.
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Gehry Partners & Gehry Technologies
October 3, 2007
Frank Gehry on behalf of Gehry Partners and chief technology officer Dennis Shelden on behalf of Gehry Technologies accepted the Museum's Henry C. Turner Prize. Following the award ceremony, Norbert Young, president of McGraw-Hill Construction, led a discussion with Gehry and Shelden about Gehry Partners and Gehry Technologies and the future of innovation in the construction industry.
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