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Audio Library
Brutalism
Architecture 101
July 31, 2010
Derived from the French term béton brut, the Brutalist movement in architecture is characterized by a predominant use of raw concrete and blocky forms. Susan Piedmont-Palladino, National Building Museum curator and architecture professor at Virginia Tech’s Washington Alexandria Architecture Center, explores this form of architecture that many love to hate.
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Moving to Opportunity - Part 4 - Roger Williams
July 26, 2010
This panel offered lessons on the sense of place gleaned through extensive research on the federal Moving to Opportunity pilot program. Speakers included: Alan Berube, senior fellow and research director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program; Ira Harkavy, University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships; Susan Popkin, Urban Institute; Roger Williams, Annie E. Casey Foundation; and Susan Wachter, Penn Institute for Urban Research.
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Moving to Opportunity - Part 6 - Panel Discussion
July 26, 2010
This panel offered lessons on the sense of place gleaned through extensive research on the federal Moving to Opportunity pilot program. Speakers included: Alan Berube, senior fellow and research director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program; Ira Harkavy, University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships; Susan Popkin, Urban Institute; Roger Williams, Annie E. Casey Foundation; and Susan Wachter, Penn Institute for Urban Research.
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Moving to Opportunity - Part 2 - Susan Popkin
July 26, 2010
This panel offered lessons on the sense of place gleaned through extensive research on the federal Moving to Opportunity pilot program. Speakers included: Alan Berube, senior fellow and research director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program; Ira Harkavy, University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships; Susan Popkin, Urban Institute; Roger Williams, Annie E. Casey Foundation; and Susan Wachter, Penn Institute for Urban Research.
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Moving to Opportunity - Part 3 - Alan Berube
July 26, 2010
This panel offered lessons on the sense of place gleaned through extensive research on the federal Moving to Opportunity pilot program. Speakers included: Alan Berube, senior fellow and research director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program; Ira Harkavy, University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships; Susan Popkin, Urban Institute; Roger Williams, Annie E. Casey Foundation; and Susan Wachter, Penn Institute for Urban Research.
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Moving to Opportunity - Part 1 - Introduction
July 26, 2010
Introduction to the symposium Moving to Opportunity: The Story of an American Experiment to Fight Ghetto Poverty. Speakers included Scott Kratz, National Building Museum; Diana Lind, Next American City; Susan Wachter, University of Pennsylvania; and Xavier Briggs, MIT. This program was presented by the University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships, the Penn Institute for Urban Research, and Next American City magazine.
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Moving to Opportunity - Part 5 - Ira Harkavy
July 26, 2010
This panel offered lessons on the sense of place gleaned through extensive research on the federal Moving to Opportunity pilot program. Speakers included: Alan Berube, senior fellow and research director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program; Ira Harkavy, University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships; Susan Popkin, Urban Institute; Roger Williams, Annie E. Casey Foundation; and Susan Wachter, Penn Institute for Urban Research.
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Energy-Efficient Retrofits and ROI: Self-funding Improvements to Reduce Energy Consumption
Building in the 21st Century
July 19, 2010
Jim LaRoe, advisor to the Sustainability Roundtable and former director of Global Commercial Building Retrofit for the Clinton Climate Initiative, discussed self-funding improvements that can reduce energy consumption.
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From Grey Street to Green Street: Redefining the American Main Street for an Era of Sustainability
Smart Growth
July 8, 2010
Hear how the tiny, working-class town of Edmonston, Maryland, is building one of the greenest streets on the east coast, helping to keep pollutants out of the nearby Anacostia River. Mayor Adam Ortiz discusses the project and shares plans to replicate the design in other communities.
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The Future of Parking: Part 3 - Lisa Delplace
June 23, 2010
Lisa Delplace, ASLA, CEO of Oehme Van Sweden Landscape Architects discusses how landscape architecture produces green parking lots and structures.
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