The Burnham Plan Centennial - Bold Plans, Big Dreams

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Infrastructures for Change Workshop

Infrastructures for Change Workshop

Keynote speaker Dr. Eric W. Sanderson — Senior Conservation Ecologist, Wildlife Conservation Society and author of The Mannahatta Project — kicks off a day-long workshop examining the process of change in our collective environments. Infrastructures for Change brings together design practitioners and theorists, engineers, environmental scientists and ecologists, policy makers, and public health specialists, with the goal of increasing our knowledge of alternative infrastructure solutions to improve the livability and sustainability of the American City.
Panels include:

  • Ecological Infrastructure
  • Regional Resourcefulness
  • Local Actions

The workshop will be held at the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, 223 S. Wacker Driver, Chicago. To register, click here.
 
 
 

Program Partners

Archeworks

Archeworks is an alternative design school with a difference. In place of a traditional curriculum, students work in multidisciplinary teams with nonprofit partners to create design solutions for social needs. Founded in 1993 by internationally known architect Stanley Tigerman, FAIA ...[MORE]

U.S. Green Building Council - Chicago Chapter

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGB) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation. The Chicago Chapter has more than 1,600 members who represent the spectrum of Chicagoland’s green building ...[MORE]


This program was offered on these dates:
Thursday, November 5, 2009 9:00am to 5:00pm

Archeworks

Cost: $45 Academic; $50 Individual; $75 Professional

Contact: 312-867-7254 or info@archeworks.org

Website: http://www.archeworks.org/workshop/

Location:
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
233 South Wacker Drive (Willis Tower), Suite 800
Chicago, IL
312-867-7254
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