Learning from Practice: The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence
Thursday, November 12th, 2020 at 6:00-7:30 pm (EST)
Sponsored by the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence (RBA) in partnership with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).
RBA offers more than three decades of research, evaluation and writing on architecture, urban design and development that offer insight into the collaborative process of placemaking and the evolution of places and practices over time. Through presentations and moderated discussion RBA and leaders of educational initiatives explore its use as a foundation for education, practice, scholarship, and public engagement.
Learning Objectives
- Discover how architects, faculty, and students can apply case studies and lessons learned from award-winning projects to education and practice.
- Identify how design and the process of placemaking contribute to the urban environment and the economic, environmental and social vitality of cities.
- Describe how architectural education and practice can address critical urban issues and influence public health, policy, and welfare.
- Assess the value of community engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration in design education and practice and its importance in addressing socioeconomic equity
Speakers
Anne-Marie Lubenau, Director of the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence (moderator)
Beth Lundell Garver, Dean of Practice and Director of Applied Learning and Core Faculty, Boston Architectural College
Marc Norman, Associate Professor of Practice and Director of Real Estate Initiatives, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan
Bob Shibley, Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo
Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Northeastern University
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