{"43475":{"#nid":"43475","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Water Centric Design: 2008 World Town Planning Day Lecture","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Student Planning Association is pleased to present the 2008 World Town Planning Day lecture entitled \u0022\u003Cstrong\u003EWater Centric Design: The Path to More Sustainable Places\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0022  Dr. Gerould Wilhelm, Principal Botanist and Ecologist, and David Yocca, Principal Landscape Architect and Planner, of the Conservation Design Forum of Elmhurst, Illinois will discuss the importance of water in site design - how it is handled captured and dispersed to preserve environmental quality.  The talk will focus on both philosophical and technical approaches to developing a site, as well as discussing the serious role that humans have as stewards of land and natural resources.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Conservation Design Forum is a nationally-recognized design firm that explores integrated, water-based design strategies to promote economic, social, and ecological sustainability.  In 1999, the CDF led the design process to convert the Chicago City Hall rooftop into a green roof pilot project as a component of the City\u0027s Urban Heat Island Initiative.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe lecture will be held Monday, November 10 at 7:00pm in the College of Architecture Auditorium at Georgia Tech.  The event is open and free to the public and will be followed by a reception with light refreshments.  The Student Planning Association is proud to have this talk co-sponsored by the Georgia Planning Association.  For more information, please contact Brian Smart at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bsmart@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebsmart@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETech community invited to lecture and reception Monday, November 10.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Annual event to feature experts from Conservation Design Forum."}],"uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2010-08-03 16:41:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:47:42","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2008-11-10T18:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2008-11-10T21:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2008-11-10T21:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2008-11-10 23:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2008-11-11 02:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2008-11-11 02:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"5027","name":"city planning"},{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrian Smart\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECity and Regional Planning\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bsmart3@mail.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EContact Brian Smart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E000-000-0000\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}