{"381161":{"#nid":"381161","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Webinar: Urban Architecture and Building Communities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA live, exclusive webinar from The Sustainable Cities Collective\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EFebruary 25th, 2015 12:00pm ET \/ 5:00pm GMT\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUrban Architecture and Building Communities.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen developers and architects design housing developments they need to give a great deal of consideration to the quality of life of its inhabitants and the fact that they bear a significant responsibility for creating a sense of community and neighbourhood integration. It is not just a matter of creating living units and roads with services. Some developments have been notorious for creating alienation, social isolation or ghettos, while others are renowned for being enjoyable, desirable and inclusive places to live. This often has an impact on subsequent housing resale values.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis webinar would discuss:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 How architecture can influence inclusivity and social integration \u2013 or create alienation;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 Why sustainability must include livability;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 How developers can add value to their propositions by designing for healthy and sustainable living \u2013 and what it means in neighbourhood design;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 Features and examples of successful designed communities;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 Desirable facilities, amenities and layouts;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 The role of planning in determining what developers must do.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJoin SustainableCitiesCollective.com and our panel of experts for this live webinar on the February 25th, 2015 12:00pm ET \/ 5:00pm GMT.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPanelists:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E-Tyler Caine AIA, LEED AP, Associate at COOKFOX Architects, Founder of Intercon\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E-Christine Mondor, Principal and Architect at evolveEA\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E-Fleur Timmer, Senior Landscape Architect at PBA, Interdiscilinary Coordinator at PBA, Acadamician at the Academy of Urbanism\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EModerator: David Thorpe, Author, Special Consultant Sustainable Cities Collective.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis webinar is kindly sponsored by Charles Wolfe, Seattle-based environmental and land use attorney and author of Urbanism Without Effort.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis webinar will discuss how architecture can influence inclusivity and social integration or create alienation,\u0026nbsp;hy sustainability must include livability, how developers can add value to their propositions by designing for healthy and sustainable living and what it means in neighbourhood design, features and examples of successful designed communities, desirable facilities, amenities and layouts, and the role of planning in determining what developers must do.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This webinar will discuss how architecture can influence inclusivity and social integration or create alienation, why sustainability must include livability, examples of successful designed communities, and other topics."}],"uid":"28091","created_gmt":"2015-02-23 15:18:49","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:48:32","author":"Meghan McMullen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-02-25T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2015-02-25T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-02-25T11:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-02-25 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-02-25 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-02-25 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/3752370766630071554","title":"Webinar Portal"}],"groups":[{"id":"304151","name":"BEPHC - Healthy Places"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"175","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"351","name":"development"},{"id":"119431","name":"livability"},{"id":"119441","name":"neighborhood design"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"},{"id":"634","name":"webinar"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}