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State of Inclusion
Meet Me at the Library

State of Inclusion

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 42:20


If you wonder how to build a stronger and more cohesive community in these divided times, this episode is for you. In this episode, we will discuss the role community libraries can and do play as a key part of our social infrastructure. Our community library is one of the last free places where we are all welcome. We will explore how the library can be a place for both community bridging and bonding, as well as a place to grow civic engagement. The simple invitation to "Meet Me at the Library" is an invitation to a specific place, but it can be so much more.Find a full transcript and show notes HERE.Sign up for our newsletter and join us at The Inclusive Community to discover conversations, insights, and practices to encourage and support each of us working to build a more inclusive and equitable community.If you would like to help continue and grow our work please visit our Support Us page. 

Architecture Off-Centre
On Urban Planning and Policy in South Africa / Adi Kumar

Architecture Off-Centre

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 35:03


For those of us who have grown up in India, we were introduced to the concept of segregation and apartheid very early on as we were taught about the discrimination Gandhi faced while living in South Africa and how that marked the beginning of the independence movement in India. In this episode, we speak to Adi Kumar about the history of apartheid in South Africa and how those land policies continue to affect the supply of affordable housing in Cape Town today. Adi Kumar is a trained architect and seasoned land and housing activist. Over the last two decades, Adi has been leadership positions in several civil society organisations working across the globe in India, Southern Africa, Lebanon and United States on development programmes. He is former Loeb Fellow at Harvard University. Adi's current work: https://www.seeingtheother.org/

Tangible Remnants
Leading with Love w/ Steven Lewis

Tangible Remnants

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 45:09


This week's episode features an insightful episode with Steven Lewis, FAIA, NOMAC. Steven touches on the challenges faced by Black architects in the profession and the importance of unity and love in addressing these issues. He also talks about his recent bid for the presidency of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and his current initiative, Communities by Design Corps, which aims to engage architects in community projects. We discuss the importance of architecture in connecting with communities and the impact it can have on people's lives. We also talk about the need for authentic community engagement and the value of service in the profession as well as the need for young designers to understand the social and policy aspects of architecture, as well as the role of empathy in design.Links:NOMA 2024 Conference RegistrationA History of the Freedom RidersSteven Lewis at ZGFTangible Remnants on InstagramTangible Remnants WebsiteLinkedTr.ee for resourcesEarn CEUs for listening to this podcastSignup for Ask Me Anything w/ Nakita ReedGabl Media NetworkSarah Gilberg's MusicBio: Steven Lewis, FAIA, NOMAC Steven Lewis is an architect and a tireless advocate for social justice and diversity within the field of architecture. He is currently a principal with the firm ZGF Architects, where he leads the Los Angeles office's urban design practice. Prior to joining ZGF, Steven served as Urban Design Director for Central Detroit, where he played a key role in shaping the vision of present and future development. Steven is the AIA 2016 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award recipient, and was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in December of 2015. Steven was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard GSD in 2006-07. He was a founding partner of RAW International in 1984, and for twenty years, was an essential part of the firm's growth and success. In 2010, he concluded a two-year term as President of NOMA, traveling around the country advocating for architects-of-color, while cultivating the next generation of diverse architects and designers. More than anything, Steven is a facilitator of partnerships and alliances between groups and individuals who seek to use architecture and design to effect positive change to our world. **Some of the links above maybe Amazon affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you.** **This episode is sponsored by www.Smartsheet4architects.com, a better way to manage architecture projects.**

Historias que Nutren
#47 Ciudades de proximidad para vivir mejor - Alejandro Echeverri

Historias que Nutren

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 32:49


Epi #47 Ciudades de proximidad: bienestar al alcance de todos- Alejandro Echeverriwww.alimentosdoria.com/En este episodio de nuestro podcast “Historias Que Nutren”, el urbanista y arquitecto Alejandro Echeverri nos habla sobre las ciudades de proximidad y cómo contribuyen a la calidad de vida de los cudadanos.Alejandro Echeverri, arquitecto y urbanista, cofundador de Urbam, el Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Ambientales de la Universidad EAFIT en Medellín.Echeverri es Loeb Fellow del GSD de la Universidad de Harvard, galardonado con el premio Obayashi 2016 y profesor distinguido en Urbanismo del TEC de Monterrey. Con una amplia experiencia en Colombia, ha desempeñado roles clave en la EDU y otros cargos tanto públicos como privados, trabajando para abordar y proponer soluciones urbanas, ambientales y sociales. Con Alejandro abordaremos temas como:- El concepto de las ciudades de proximidad o ciudades 15 minutos- ¿Cómo articular sector público y privado para lograr las ciudades de proximidad?- Características de las ciudades de proximidad- El rol del ciudadano para construir ciudades de proximidad- Los beneficios de las ciudades de proximidad- El ser humano en el centro- Los proyectos urbanísticos que admira - En qué ciudad le gustaría vivir  Doria PresentaHISTORIAS QUE NUTRENDescubre los temas que nutren tu vida a través de historias de personas que aportan a tu bienestar físico, personal, espiritual y profesionalFrecuencia: mensualDuración promedio: 30 minutosMás sobre las ciudades de proximidadLas ciudades de proximidad representan una estrategia renovadora en el desarrollo urbano que busca crear comunidades más sostenibles. Este enfoque, cada vez más importante en la planificación moderna, se basa en que los habitantes puedan acceder a la mayoría de sus necesidades cotidianas caminando o en bicicleta desde sus hogares.De esta forma, las ciudades de proximidad disminuyen la dependencia de los vehículos motorizados, promoviendo una vida más sana y respetuosa con el medio ambiente.El núcleo del concepto de ciudades de proximidad radica en minimizar la huella de carbono y mejorar la calidad de vida. En lugar de diseñar áreas que requieran largos desplazamientos para cumplir con las actividades diarias, este modelo fomenta la creación de vecindarios multifuncionales. Esto implica que servicios esenciales como escuelas, centros de salud, tiendas y espacios de recreación estén situados cerca de las viviendas. Este planteamiento no solo reduce el tiempo y los costos asociados con el transporte, sino que también contribuye a la disminución del tráfico y la contaminación, generando beneficios tanto para el entorno como para la salud de la población.El modelo de ciudades de proximidad también fortalece la cohesión social, al diseñar comunidades en las que las personas pueden interactuar fácilmente y participar en actividades locales. Esto favorece la creación de un tejido social más sólido. Espacios públicos bien diseñados, como parques y plazas, facilitan el encuentro entre vecinos, promoviendo un sentimiento de pertenencia y comunidad. Además, este entorno puede motivar a los residentes a apoyar el comercio local, impulsando una economía más fuerte y diversa a nivel local.Espacios dinámicos y habitables en las ciudades de proximidadDesde la perspectiva arquitectónica y del urbanismo, las ciudades de proximidad pueden requerir un enfoque en la densificación inteligente. En lugar de expandir continuamente las ciudades hacia las afueras, se busca revitalizar y densificar las áreas urbanas ya existentes. Esto puede incluir la renovación de edificios antiguos, la creación de viviendas sobre comercios y la construcción de nuevos desarrollos que maximicen el uso del espacio disponible. La densificación, cuando se gestiona adecuadamente, optimiza el uso del suelo y mejora la eficiencia de los servicios públicos y la infraestructura.HISTORIAS QUE NUTREN es una realización de la marca DoriaProduce www.milpalabras.com.coDoria, Pastas Doria, Historias, Historias Que Nutren, Mil Palabras, Santiago Ríos, Alejandro Echeverri, Ciudades De Proximidad, Ciudades De 15 Minutos, Ciudades Del Futuro, Urbanismo, Arquitectura, Calidad De Vida, Ciudades Inteligentes

Convo By Design
CXD Design Icon Series for March 2024 | 497 | Jean Brownhill

Convo By Design

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 30:18


I'm Josh Cooperman and this is Convo By Design with a very special episode. Part of a new series of the show and something that I have been considering for quite some time but I specifically wanted to complete year 10 of the show before I rolled this out.  Do you know that in the 11+ years of Convo By Design, I have published over 500 episodes, spoken with over 6500 creatives, produced over 5 dozen panel conversations for design events across the country. From all of these amazing conversations with the worlds greatest creative talent, I wanted. to start enshrining some of these individuals into the Convo By Design Icon Registry, a hall of fame if you will. I don't do contests and I most certainly don't do lists. Lists are gimmicks designed to capture clicks. They are, click bait pure and simple. You cannot tell me that a list of 50, 75 or 100 designers and architects are the absolute best at what they do without providing context. Lists are created in the hopes that those who are being listed will promote the accolades and that attention will be driven back to the author of the list. And contests where creatives have to reach out to their base to get them to vote for them is just wrong in my opinion. Because, if someone is amazing at what they do… Celebrate that, no strings attached. And that is what we are going to do here.  Now, the criteria… Each inductee has been a guest on Convo By Design. They have a body of work that is exceptional in their various disciplines and there is no justification required for their world class status. They give back to the industry, they are innovators, givers and make our industry better than they found it. This project is called the Convo By Design Icon Registry, because that is what this is, tantamount to a hall of fame, but more. What is an ICON? Described as an icon; A person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration. A registry is a well curated list. You can consider this a venerable who's who in our industry with gifts to offer and a willingness to share. Pablo Picasso is credited with saying, “the meaning of life is to find your gift and the purpose of life is to give it away”. Now, I am not suggesting that those enshrined in the Icon Registry have all just been giving away their gifts. These are professionals of the highest order and part of being a professional is knowing your worth and understanding your value. Each of these individuals have appeared on Convo By Design, shared what they know for the betterment of others, and I am deeply appreciative for that. This is the most authentic way that I can express my gratitude for that. As deeply appreciative as I am for their sharing, I am equally grateful for your taking the time to share a few moments, an hour out of your busy schedule each week to listen to the show. Again, the most authentic way that I can express that gratitude is to give you an opportunity to hear them again. Every month, the last Thursday of the month, unless it's a holiday week, in which case I will publish a week sooner, I will share a new inductee with you. This week, our third installment into the Convo By Design Icon Registry is Architect and founder of Sweeten, Jean Brownhill.  Brownhill is an incredible talent. A serious multi-hyphenate and an extraordinary person. A Loeb Fellow from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design where she co-founded the African American Student Union, founder of SAW, Sweeten Accelerator for Women and so much more. Her accolades are many and deservedly so. Jean and I spoke back in 2019. Thank you Jean for making this world a better place than you found it. Congratulations on your addition to the Convo By Design Icon Registry. And thank you for listening and subscribing to the show. Thank you to my partner sponsors Design Hardware, ThermaSol, TimberTech and Pacific Sales. these are amazing partners all, they support the trade and I love sharing these amazing resources with...

The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio)
Is This the Era of the Library?

The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 33:33


For decades the demise of the library has been predicted. But in 2023, is the library now more relevant than ever? From makerspaces to outreach programs and media literacy opportunities to podcast and video equipment, the library has evolved into a community hub. The Agenda examines the new role of the library, with:Shamichael Hallman, Loeb Fellow at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University and co-founder of, Libraries as Bridges; Sabrina Saunders, CEO & Board Secretary at the Blue Mountains Public Library; Mary Chevreau, CEO of the Kitchener Public Library; Vickery Bowles, City Librarian at the Toronto Public Library.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deconstructing Dallas
Critical Thoughts on Architecture with DMN's Mark Lamster

Deconstructing Dallas

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 40:10


As Season 6 draws to a close, and they guys prepare to celebrate a podcasting milestone, Mark Lamster joins the show.Mark Lamster is the architecture critic for The Dallas Morning News and Loeb Fellow of the Harvard Graduate School of Design. His 2018 biography, The Man in the Glass House, about the late architect Philip Johnson, whose memorial to President Kennedy is located in downtown Dallas, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography.He is the author of several books and has been a contributing editor to Architectural Review, Design Observer, and ID and writes often for Architect, Architectural Record, and Metropolis, among other design titles. His work has appeared frequently in national publications and magazines, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Wall Street Journal. Lamster is a native of New York City and holds degrees from Johns Hopkins (BA), and Tufts (MA).World Series talk ensues, as Shawn and Ryan don't know what we now know. (no spoilers).@marklamsterwww.marklamster.com/

At a Distance
Pedro Gadanho on How Architecture Must Adapt to Our Ecological Emergency

At a Distance

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 30:09


Architect, writer, and curator Pedro Gadanho, author of the book “Climax Change!” and a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University, discusses how architects must increasingly innovate through densification and adaptive reuse rather than building anew; existing buildings as “material banks”; and the importance of downgrading our consumption levels, particularly in the Western world.

Changing Higher Ed
Florida v. Department of Education – Accreditation and Quality Control

Changing Higher Ed

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 36:30


The recently filed and highly publicized Florida versus the Department of Education lawsuit could change the face of higher education across the US. At stake is the ability of accreditors to set standards in the accreditation versus how much state governments can be involved in accreditation affairs. Essentially the lawsuit is pushing to allow institutions to change their accreditors without being restricted by the Department of Education and that, as the owner of state schools, the state has control over what these institutions can do. In this podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton once again speaks with higher ed legal expert Michael Goldstein of Tyton Partners, who returns to Changing Higher Ed to discuss the background behind the lawsuit, its reasons, and its implications for higher education institutions and accreditation. Podcast Highlights Florida's Gov DeSantis directed his attorney general to file a lawsuit against the Department of Education. The case, Florida v. Department of Education, questions the authority of the Department to have a third party certify the quality of education, require independent boards, and a host of other things. Florida's complaint was filed in federal district court on June 21. The US Department of Justice has yet to file a response. Before the lawsuit, Florida passed a law at Gov DeSantis' direction that would require every institution in the State to change its accreditor in a relatively short cycle. The intent was to get Florida institutions out of the purview of SACSCOC and move to more conservative accreditors. This also had the intention of applying pressure on accreditors to back away from protecting the independence of institutional boards to allow states to take a more affirmative role in what they want to do. The legislation basically asked, “Why doesn't the Department of Education have an accreditation process for determining what institutions are qualified for the same way that the federal government decides what drugs are suitable for use in medical treatment through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration?" After a harsh reaction, the state changed its stance to say that within two years, the State required that all public institutions in Florida change their primary institutional accreditor. In the current accreditation process, states authorize institutions to grant degrees by their criteria, and then the school must be accredited by an accrediting agency that the Department has determined to be a reliable arbiter of institutional quality. Then, if the Department of Education determines that the institution has the financial stability and the administrative capability to manage the student aid programs, it could enter into a participation agreement, give Pell Grant loans, and be in the Federal Family Education Loan [FFEL] program, and in the direct loan program, enabling it to access trillions of dollars of student aid. The lawsuit says state governments are the owners of state institutions and that, as creatures of the state, these schools are responsible to the state legislature and the state government. So, if the legislature or the state government directs that these schools should act in a particular way, they should not be prohibited from doing so. This is analogous to an accreditation standard rule that was made to allow for-profit institutions to participate in student aid programs. The rule says that the board must be independent, and a majority of the members of the board are required to be independent of ownership to provide some level of insulation between the financial interests of the parent company, who is the owner, and, by law, the conduct of the institution. This supports the lawsuit's theory that the state owns state institutions. The Florida lawsuit first asks the court to determine that outsourcing institutional assessment of institutional quality to a non-governmental entity is an unconstitutional delegation of governmental authority. If that argument is rejected, the lawsuit asks to prevent the Department of Education from restricting the ability of institutions to change their accreditor. Because institutional accreditors are no longer restricted by region or country, Florida winning the lawsuit could result in the creation of different rules regarding the kinds of issues that the institutions are dealing with in Florida. There are also questions on how this could impact how NACIQI and the Department of Education approve accreditors. This accreditation lawsuit is similar to the ongoing question of whether states have too much authority in SARA. If an institution is accredited, approved by a state, and that state is a participant in NC-SARA, SARA says that the state can offer its online courses anywhere in the US (except California, which is not a signatory to the SARA agreement) without further approval. About Our Podcast Guest Mike Goldstein Michael Goldstein has a long history of close engagement with higher education.  He was the founding Director of New York City Urban Corps, the nation's first large-scale student intern program designed to support access for less affluent students through the use of the Federal Work-Study Program.  He went on to lead a Ford Foundation-supported effort to establish similar programs in cities across the U.S.  He returned to New York City government as Assistant City Administrator and Director of University Relations.  From there, Mike joined the then-new University of Illinois Chicago campus as Associate Vice Chancellor for Urban Affairs and Associate Professor of Urban Sciences.  In 1978 Mike joined the Washington, DC, law firm of Dow Lohnes to establish a new legal practice focusing broadly on issues confronting higher education. By 2014 when his firm merged with the global law firm Cooley LLP, the higher education practice he headed was the largest and one of the highest regarded in the country.  Mike has been a pioneer in developing alternative mechanisms and institutional structures for delivering high-quality postsecondary education, including helping to accomplish substantial regulatory reforms that made telecommunicated and then online learning broadly available.  He is the recipient of the WCET Richard Jonsen Award, CAEL's Morris Keeton Ward, the President's Medal from Excelsior College, and USDLA's Distance Learning Hall of Fame Award, as well as an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Fielding Graduate University for his contributions to the field of adult learning.  He graduated from Cornell University and New York University School of Law and was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard's Graduate School of Design.  He and his spouse Jinny, an education and media consultant and former head of education for the Public Broadcasting Service, live in Washington, DC. About the Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton, the host of Changing Higher Ed®, is a consultant to higher ed institutions in governance, accreditation, strategy and change, and mergers. To learn more about his services and other thought leadership pieces, visit his firm's website, https://changinghighered.com/. The Change Leader's Social Media Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdrumm/ Twitter: @thechangeldr Email: podcast@changinghighered.com   #HigherEducation #HigherEdAccreditation #FloridavsBoardofEducation      

US Modernist Radio - Architecture You Love
#302/Architecture Critics Alexandra Lange + Paul Goldberger

US Modernist Radio - Architecture You Love

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 86:47


We're thrilled to talk with two of America's foremost architecture critics, recorded in New York City. Alexandra Lange is an award-winning architectural critic for Curbed.com and the author of several books on architecture and America's built environment. A graduate of NYU's Institute of Fine Arts and a former Loeb Fellow in the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, her most recent book is Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall. Paul Goldberger is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and educator who made his mark as an architecture critic for the New York Times. A New Jersey native, Paul studied art history at Yale University and then settled in NYC, where he now serves as the Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture at The New School. He is the author of a number of books on architecture, and an advisor on matters of architecture and design to institutions all over the country. His latest book is DUMBO: The Making of a New York Neighborhood. 

Tangible Remnants
Refresh | Episode 13: Heritage for the Next Generation with Monica Rhodes

Tangible Remnants

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 50:52


This week's episode is a refresh of Episode 13 with Monica Rhodes from 2021. We talk about her journey to the profession and all of the amazing work she's done in the profession. Links:Monica Rhodes websiteShownotes from original Episode 13 publishingNakita Reed's Ask Me AnythingTangible Remnants on InstagramTangible Remnants WebsiteLinkedTr.ee for resourcesGabl Media NetworkSarah Gilberg's MusicBio: Over the course of her career, Monica Rhodes, has helped raise and manage over $150 million, directed preservation activities in 46 states and completed projects in over 100 national parks. She developed the first national program centered on diversifying the preservation industry and led efforts to reinstitute substantial programs in the nation to preserve national parks that tell stories related to African American, LatinX and Women's history. Her undergraduate degree is in History (University of Tulsa) and Masters degrees are in African – American Studies (Temple University) and Historic Preservation (University of Pennsylvania). She joined Harvard University as a Loeb Fellow and just wrapped up six months in Italy at the American Academy in Rome. Thank you to this Episode's Sponsor: BQE makes it easy to manage your projects and people, for maximum productivity and ultimate profitability. Start implementing powerful systems for the profitability you need and the freedom you want. Join Douglas Tieger, FAIA for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass, brought to you by BQE CORE. Every live masterclass session is free and includes AIA continuing education credit. Register now at bqe.com/masterclass.**Some of the links above maybe Amazon affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you.** **This episode is sponsored by www.Smartsheet4architects.com, a better way to manage architecture projects.**

Garden People
Garden People: Rebecca McMackin, ecological horticulturalist

Garden People

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 54:01


Can you name a garden dweller who is ecologically obsessed, a little punk rock, and creates spaces for plants, pollinators and people in equal measure? Why that would be the next guest on the Garden People podcast, Rebecca McMackin! Link to listen in the bio or find us wherever you catch your podcasts. Rebecca @oroeoboeococoao is an ecological gardener, a Loeb Fellow with the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and former Director of Horticulture for Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) in New York. She writes, lectures, and teaches on ecological landscape management and pollination ecology. In these spheres, she brings an infectious enthusiasm alongside an abiding commitment to ecological vitality and urban biodiversity. As part of NYC Parks Rebecca was the head gardener at historic Washington Square Park, where she deftly maintained displays and occasionally was called on to coax a reveler down from an English Elm. At BBP, Rebecca managed 85 acres of diverse parkland organically, creating a habitat that was welcoming to New Yorkers, birds, butterflies, and soil microorganisms. She migrated to Cambridge after being awarded the Loeb Fellowship, where she currently studies ecological design and science communication.Rebecca understands plants and their pollinators, but she also understands people and how we can best invite them into the garden. This is helped by her exceptional ability to synthesis and share important information about our world. Her newsletter is an indispensable part of my learning, a go-to for a roundup of important articles and ideas, all framed by her optimism, humor, and seriousness of purpose. This interview was recorded in the last weeks of her Directorship at BBP, and it was a pleasure to speak with her at this time of transition.Thank you for listening!S H O W N O T E SRebecca's IG @oroeoboeococoaoRebecca's website Rebecca's newsletterDouglas Tallamy Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc Margaret Roach lawn article National Audubon SocietyXerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center - Wildflower.org US EPA Ecoregions Robin Wall Kimmerer Brooklyn Bridge Park Horticulture database

Changing Higher Ed
Higher Ed Braces for Impact of Third-Party Service Regulation Expansion

Changing Higher Ed

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 35:22


A recent Dear Colleague letter that addresses the Department of Education's upcoming expansion of a third-party service regulation will likely impact nearly all higher ed institutions that contract with a vendor to use their services and programs. The original rule was designed to monitor contracted companies that provide colleges and universities with services to manage various aspects of Federal Student Aid. In his latest podcast episode,  Dr. Drumm McNaughton discusses the recent Dear Colleague letter and the upcoming regulation expansion with Michael Goldstein, Managing Director of Tyton Partners' Center for Higher Education Transformation.  Mike talks about: Why the Department penned the letter and what it says. What the Department's position is on the regulation it's expanding. What colleges and universities will likely be impacted by the implementation of this expanded rule. How it will likely affect the working relationship between institutions and third-party servicers. How higher ed has been reacting to the letter. What will likely happen as a result.   Podcast Highlights The Dear Colleague says that the Department of Education will have the authority to look at the contracts and economic relationships between institutions and enterprises that provide them with services, including online program managers. This will require them to deliver detailed information about their finances to the Department. Based on laws and regulations, the Department will also be immune from any type of congressional review and from being challenged in the courts. The Department believes it's responsible for ensuring that the Federal financial aid monies is being properly used, and thus are examining transactions between institutions and these enterprises. But it has grabbed hold of a third-party service or regulation, which was intended for entities that actually put their fingers on the federal money. The Department of Education was prompted to publish the Dear Colleague letter because the GAO, the Inspector General, and various congressional oversight committees have said the Department doesn't fully understand this relationship between institutions and the enterprises that provide them with third-party services. The Department issued this Dear Colleague letter on February 28. It initially gave higher ed two weeks to comment on it, but the comment period was extended to March 30. The Department also moved back the implementation date from May 1 to September 1. The Department also published an announcement saying that it is going to initiate a Negotiated Rulemaking process that will include a comprehensive review of multiple regulations, including regulations that involve the oversight of entities that are providing services to institutions. The Department will initiate this over the next six to eight months, starting in late spring. These regulations will likely not go into effect until July 1, 2024, at the earliest. Negotiated Rulemaking enables the Department to implement regulations, whereas a Dear Colleague letter is an opinion that can be rescinded the day after it was issued and by the next administration. The Department is likely attempting a regulatory proceeding because, if there is a change, it will have effectively changed the rules. And by the time there is another administration, it will have triggered a process that cannot easily be reversed if the Department has promulgated a rule, even though it has not necessarily gone into effect. With a few minor exceptions, every higher ed organization, including those usually at odds with each other, like the American Council on Education and the US Chamber of Commerce, have united by saying that the Dear Colleague position is wrong. More than just institutions that use third-party or online services will be affected. Essentially everything short of janitorial services will or may fall under these rules, including LMS or any online program delivery software that is “rented” by an institution. This will also likely prevent institutions and those entities that work with institutions from actually being able to work together. The Department has likely self-sabotaged itself by essentially saying that companies that are normally subject to the foreign exclusion regulation no longer have to comply since the Department does not have that authority.   #DearColleague #HigherEducation #HigherEdPodcast About the Podcast Guest Mike Goldstein Mike Goldstein has a long history of close engagement with higher education.  He was the founding Director of New York City Urban Corps, the nation's first large-scale student intern program designed to support access for less affluent students through the use of the Federal Work Study Program.  He went on to lead a Ford Foundation-supported effort to establish similar programs in cities across the U.S.  He returned to New York City government as Assistant City Administrator and Director of University Relations.  From there, Mike joined the then-new University of Illinois Chicago campus as Associate Vice Chancellor for Urban Affairs and Associate Professor of Urban Sciences.  In 1978 Mike joined the Washington, DC law firm of Dow Lohnes to establish a new legal practice focusing broadly on issues confronting higher education.   By 2014 when his firm merged with the global law firm Cooley LLP, the higher education practice he headed was the largest and one of the highest regarded in the country.  Mike has been a pioneer in the development of alternative mechanisms and institutional structures for the delivery of high-quality postsecondary education, including helping to accomplish substantial regulatory reforms that made telecommunicated and then online learning broadly available.  He is the recipient of the WCET Richard Jonsen Award, CAEL's Morris Keeton Ward, the President's Medal from Excelsior College, and USDLA's Distance Learning Hall of Fame Award, as well as an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Fielding Graduate University for his contributions to the field of adult learning.  He is a graduate of Cornell University and New York University School of Law, and was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard's Graduate School of Design.  He and his spouse Jinny, an education and media consultant and former head of education for the Public Broadcasting Service, live in Washington, DC.   Read the podcast transcript →   About the Podcast Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton, host and consultant to higher ed institutions. To find out more about his services and read other thought leadership pieces, visit his firm's website, https://changinghighered.com/.   The Change Leader's Social Media Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdrumm/ Twitter: @thechangeldr Email: podcast@changinghighered.com  

The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio)
Is This the Era of the Library?

The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 33:33


For decades the demise of the library has been predicted. But in 2023, is the library now more relevant than ever? From makerspaces to outreach programs and media literacy opportunities to podcast and video equipment, the library has evolved into a community hub. The Agenda examines the new role of the library, with:Shamichael Hallman, Loeb Fellow at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University and co-founder of, Libraries as Bridges; Sabrina Saunders, CEO & Board Secretary at the Blue Mountains Public Library; Mary Chevreau, CEO of the Kitchener Public Library; Vickery Bowles, City Librarian at the Toronto Public Library.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Access to Inspiration
93. Andrew Freear: How Rural Studio creates sustainable impact

Access to Inspiration

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 40:38 Transcription Available


In our final guest-hosted episode, researcher and designer Josh Wasserman, from episode 44 talks to Andrew Freear, Director of Rural Studio which part of the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture of Auburn University. Freear lives in a small rural community in Hale County, West Alabama, where for twenty years he has directed this unique architecture program where students design and build community buildings, homes, and landscape projects for under-resourced local towns and non-profit organization. Freear explains how the project has evolved over the years, and about the unique experience where the students live and work in-situ and are responsible for all aspects of the design and build process including liaison with community partners, local authorities, and those who will be using or living in the buildings.About Andrew Freear:Andrew Freear is the J. Streeter Wiatt Professor and Director of Rural Studio. He was educated at the University of Westminster and the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He has designed and built exhibits for the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Whitney Biennial, the Museum of Modern Art, the Milan Triennale, and the Venice Biennale. His honours include the Ralph Erskine Award, the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, and the Architecture Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Freear was a 2018 Loeb Fellow at Harvard University and in 2020 received the President's Medal from the Architectural League of New York.Connect with Rural Studio: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Rural Studio Farm Connect with Josh Wasserman on LinkedIn Key QuotesWe're here to educate architecture students and help them get a good design education.Architecture students get to not only design their projects, but they get to build their projects.There's a responsibility to make sure that you are building something that will be here a long time.In the late nineties we built a house out of carpet tiles.We asked ourselves could we come up with an affordable home that anyone and everybody could afford.We bring young folks into a place like this and they bring energy and it breaks down some boundaries. class boundaries, race boundaries, misconceptions about this place.We have ambitious students who want to, save the world and you can't come to a place like this and tell people how to live their livesI think we should care about the craft of things. We should care about the way things are put together. And from concept to compete completion. It's a richer world if it's that way.This series is kindly supported by Squadcast –the remote recording platform which empowers podcasters by capturing high-quality audio and video conversations. Read the transcription for this episode at our website

Curious Story Lab
Michelle Wilkinson: Reshaping Culture

Curious Story Lab

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 35:51


In Part 1 of episode 5, Reshaping Culture, I'm talking with Michelle Wilkinson, curator of Architecture and Design at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. She talks about why it's essential for the museum to preserve Black Design History and why she has taken on building out this collection of work by key Black Architects and Designers.Building off preserving Architectural Design, Culture, and history in 2018, Michelle organized the museum's three-day symposium, “Shifting the Landscape: Black Architects and Planners, 1968 to Now.” Then from 2019-2020, she was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard Graduate School of Design, which provided an opportunity to expand upon her research on preserving Black Architecture and Design. We also talk about what led her to seek out the work of Michael Puryear's Dan chair, which is now part of the collection that Michelle is helping to build. Find more on Curious Story LabWebsite: Curiousstorylab.comTwitter: @curiousstorylabInstagram: @curiousstorylabEmail me: curiousstory21@gmail.comCredits:Creator & Host: Michele Y. WashingtonProducer: Alicia Ajayi @aliciaoajayiEditor: Angelina BrunoSound Engineer + Music: Roifield BrownFollow us on Spotify or Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcastYou can check out Michelle Wilkinson on Instagram or Twitter. For more information on the Smithsonian Institute African American Museum of History and Culture (NMAAHC)Fellowship:Loeb FellowshipWritings:Harvard Design MagazineRace&SpaceSymposiums/Talks: Shifting Landscape Black ArchitectureBlack in Design at Harvard 2017 

#BetheChange with Christine Dimmick
Creating Resiliency with Nature, not Against it

#BetheChange with Christine Dimmick

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 46:26


In NYC we are currently facing major green washing resiliency projects that are taking away our public green spaces and old grow vegetation and being replaced with cement mounds and more development. Is it possible to have resiliency and also nature? The answer is a resounding yes. Not only do we need to work with it, we need to partner with it.In this BTC conversation we will hear from Eric "T" Fleisher, an Environmental Restoration expert who believes we need to stop fighting with nature and learn to live in harmony with it – floods and all.Eric is the Co-Principal of F2Environmental Design, a Soil Scientist, an Evironmental Restoration Specialist and a A Loeb Fellow at Harvard University. He is a frequent lecturer on sustainable practices and serves as a consultant for some of the top institutions in the country including Battery Park City where he is the former director of horticulture.http://www.f2environmentaldesign.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bethechange-with-christine-dimmick. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Be the Change with Christine Dimmick
Creating Resiliency with Nature, not Against it

Be the Change with Christine Dimmick

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 46:26


In NYC we are currently facing major green washing resiliency projects that are taking away our public green spaces and old grow vegetation and being replaced with cement mounds and more development. Is it possible to have resiliency and also nature? The answer is a resounding yes. Not only do we need to work with it, we need to partner with it.In this BTC conversation we will hear from Eric "T" Fleisher, an Environmental Restoration expert who believes we need to stop fighting with nature and learn to live in harmony with it – floods and all.Eric is the Co-Principal of F2Environmental Design, a Soil Scientist, an Evironmental Restoration Specialist and a A Loeb Fellow at Harvard University. He is a frequent lecturer on sustainable practices and serves as a consultant for some of the top institutions in the country including Battery Park City where he is the former director of horticulture.http://www.f2environmentaldesign.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bethechange-with-christine-dimmick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remarkable Retail
The Mall is Dead (Long Live the Mall) with best-selling author Alexandra Lange

Remarkable Retail

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 38:01


Our guest this week is Alexandra Lange, famed architecture and design critic, and author of the brand new best-seller Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall. In a wide-ranging interview we get Alexandra's perspectives on the history and cultural significant of shopping malls. We dig into the fascinating story of Victor Gruen and how his design ideas shaped the evolution of regional malls for decades. Then we explore how malls began to lose their relevance, particularly as department stores increasingly found themselves stuck in the boring middle. Lastly wonder what's next for malls and what it might take for them to have a remarkable future.But first we give our hot-takes on the latest retail news, including shaky earnings reports from several wobbly unicorns: Warby Parker, Allbirds and The Real Real, contrasting their performance with Yeti's wholesale first growth strategy. We also discuss Signet's fire sale priced acquisition of one of the OG's of DTC, Blue Nile, before wrapping up with Bed, Bath & Beyond's decision to bail on one of its new private brands ("Wild Sage") after its rookie season.GroceryShop discount offer:Valid for Retailers and Brands only, use code RBR1950  to access our special rate / ticket price is $US1950.  Offer code  expires 9/22/22.Past podcast episodes of note:Understanding Warby Parker and Customer-Based Valuation with Dan McCarthyThe Great Wholesale v. DTC Debate with Simeon Siegel About AlexandraAlexandra Lange is a design critic. Her essays, reviews and profiles have appeared in numerous design publications including Architect, Harvard Design Magazine, and Metropolis, as well as in The Atlantic, New York Magazine, The New Yorker, and the New York Times. She is a columnist for Bloomberg CityLab, and has been a featured writer at Design Observer, an opinion columnist at Dezeen, and the architecture critic for Curbed.Her latest book, Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall, was published by Bloomsbury USA in June 2022.Her previous book, The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids was published by Bloomsbury USA in 2018. Research for the book was supported by a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. Design of Childhood was named one of Planetizen's Top 10 Urban Planning Books of 2018 and has been an assigned text in art and architecture studios at ASU, Columbia, Harvard, MIT, UPenn, VCU and Yale.Alexandra is also the author of Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities (Princeton Architectural Press, 2012), a primer on how to read and write architecture criticism, as well as the e-book The Dot-Com City: Silicon Valley Urbanism (Strelka, 2012), which considers the message of the physical spaces of Facebook, Google, and Apple.In 2021, Alexandra became editorial advisor to the podcast New Angle: Voice, produced by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation. The podcast showcases the work of pioneering women of American architecture, and the first five-episode season featured Julia Morgan, Natalie de Blois, Helen Fong, Norma Sklarek and Florence Knoll. Several episodes were broadcast on 99 Percent Invisible.Alexandra co-wrote and co-produced “Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience,” a 2019 KCET Artbound documentary on Japanese American designers in the postwar era, which was based on one of her Curbed columns. “Masters of Modern Design” won a 2020 LA Area Emmy Award.Radio and podcast appearances include NPR Weekend Edition and Marketplace, as well as Studio 360, 99 Percent Invisible, Decoder Ring, The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC and Think on KERA. Alexandra has lectured widely at universities, museums and design conferences on topics ranging from the history of women architecture critics to the opulent modernism of Alexander Girard to the best use of social media by architects. She has also taught design criticism at New York University and the School of Visual Arts.Alexandra was a 2014 Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She won a 2018 New York Press Club Award for Feature Reporting – Internet for her Curbed story, “No Loitering, No Skateboarding, No Baggy Pants,” on teens and public space. In 2019, she was awarded a Steven Heller Prize for Cultural Commentary by AIGA. In 2020, Alexandra was the recipient of the Stephen A. Kliment Oculus Award from AIA New York, given to architectural journalists. She was also awarded the 2020 BRIO Prize by the eponymous Swedish toy company, which honors researchers and non-profits focused on creating a better world through play.Alexandra has long been interested in the creation of modern domestic life, a theme running through Design Research: The Store that Brought Modern Living to American Homes (Chronicle, 2010), which she co-authored with Jane Thompson, as well as her contributions to Serious Play: Design in Midcentury America (Yale, 2018), Alexander Girard: A Designer's Universe (Vitra, 2016), Formica Forever (Metropolis, 2013), and Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future (Yale, 2006). Her latest contributions on the topic include a chapter on design for children in Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890 – 1980 (Prestel, 2020) and the foreword to Designing Motherhood (MIT Press, 2021). Her 2005 dissertation, “Tower Typewriter and Trademark: Architects, Designers and the Corporate Utopia, 1956-1964,” discussed the design programs and design networks at postwar American corporations. About UsSteve Dennis is an advisor, keynote speaker and author on strategic growth and business innovation. You can learn more about Steve on his       website.    The expanded and revised edition of his bestselling book  Remarkable Retail: How To Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption is now available at  Amazon or just about anywhere else books are sold. Steve regularly shares his insights in his role as a      Forbes senior contributor and on       Twitter and       LinkedIn. You can also check out his speaker "sizzle" reel      here.Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus  Global E-Commerce Tech Talks  ,      The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois and now in its second season, Conversations with CommerceNext!  You can learn more about Michael   here  or on     LinkedIn. Be sure and check out Michael's latest venture for fun and influencer riches - Last Request Barbecue,  his YouTube BBQ cooking channel!

Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil Thought Leadership Interviews
Pedro Gadanho VOL 2 - Architecture, Arts, Cities & Society - Former MoMA & MAAT Curator, Architect

Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil Thought Leadership Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 55:42


Pedro Gadanho is an architect, curator, and writer. PhD in architecture and mass media, Gadanho led a recognized architecture renovation practice until 2012, when he became the curator of contemporary architecture at the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, New York. In 2015, Pedro Gadanho became the founding director of MAAT, the new Museum of Art Architecture and Technology, in Lisbon, working on projects with major multi-media artists such as Apichapong  Weerasethakul, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Gary Hill, and others.Pedro Gadanho Interview Topics1. Cities - The Pinnacle of Civilization1.1 How do you see cities?1.2 Ecological cities1.3 Architecture and Arts in Cities2. As a curator of MoMA and MAAT2.1 Major achievements and takeaways2.2 Challenges and Lessons2.3 The role of the curators3. About your bookPedro Gadanho BiographyPedro Gadanho has kept a high profile in the architectural field at large, with a regular presence  in international conferences, juries and other consulting bodies. He was a consultant for the Rolex  Mentor-Protegé Arts Initiative 2013, the MacArthurs Fellows Program, and the Pew Fellowship Programs for 2014, among others.Profiles on his work and curatorial projects have been published in magazines and online sites such as  New York Times, New York; Architecture d'Aujourd'Hui, Paris; ICON, London; DAMNo, Brussels; IndabaDesign, Cape Town, etc. He is a Loeb Fellow from Harvard University. Currently, Gadanho is leading the Candidacy to European Capital of Culture 2027, for 19 towns in Portugal and Spain, at the border territory of Raia Central.About Dinis Guarda profile and Channelshttps://www.openbusinesscouncil.orghttps://www.intelligenthq.comhttps://www.hedgethink.com/https://www.citiesabc.com/More interviews and inspirational videos on Dinis Guarda YouTube

Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil Thought Leadership Interviews
Pedro Gadanho - Architecture, Arts, Cities & Society - Former MoMA & MAAT Curator, Architect

Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil Thought Leadership Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 59:55


Pedro Gadanho is an architect, curator, and writer. PhD in architecture and mass media, Gadanho led a recognized architecture renovation practice until 2012, when he became the curator of contemporary architecture at the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, New York. In 2015, Pedro Gadanho became the founding director of MAAT, the new Museum of Art Architecture and Technology, in Lisbon, working on projects with major multi-media artists such as Apichapong  Weerasethakul, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Gary Hill, and others.Pedro Gadanho Interview Topics1. Education background -  From Portugal to the world, Education2.  As a Writer3. Science Fiction and its impact on our reality4. Architecture background - How do you see architecture now?5. Present state of architecture: evolution over digital platforms5. We are creating our own illusion of reality. How do you defend the blend?6. Challenges of the art world7. As a curator of MoMA and MAAT8. Major achievementsPedro Gadanho BiographyPedro Gadanho has kept a high profile in the architectural field at large, with a regular presence  in international conferences, juries and other consulting bodies. He was a consultant for the Rolex  Mentor-Protegé Arts Initiative 2013, the MacArthurs Fellows Program, and the Pew Fellowship Programs for 2014, among others.Profiles on his work and curatorial projects have been published in magazines and online sites such as  New York Times, New York; Architecture d'Aujourd'Hui, Paris; ICON, London; DAMNo, Brussels; IndabaDesign, Cape Town, etc. He is a Loeb Fellow from Harvard University. Currently, Gadanho is leading the Candidacy to European Capital of Culture 2027, for 19 towns in Portugal and Spain, at the border territory of Raia Central.About Dinis Guarda profile and Channelshttps://www.openbusinesscouncil.orghttps://www.intelligenthq.comhttps://www.hedgethink.com/https://www.citiesabc.com/More interviews and inspirational videos on Dinis Guarda YouTube

Architecture Off-Centre
On Public Art, Activism and Urbanism / Matthew Mazzotta

Architecture Off-Centre

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 44:28


“Let's make it so intriguing, so curious that people have to come into these ideas of their own volition.” Have you ever seen a storefront opening up as a theatre? Or a dilapidated house becoming a community event space? Or ever dined on an unfolding table that serves food from plants on the verge of extinction? What about a lamp post that is lit by converting dog poop into electricity? If you know any of these projects, you are probably familiar with Matthew Mazzotta's work. Matthew Mazzotta is an internationally renowned artist who works at the intersection of art, activism and urbanism. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University, and a TED Fellow. Matthew's work: https://www.matthewmazzotta.com/ And his TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_mazzotta_playful_wondrous_public_spaces_built_for_community_and_possibility?rss=172BB350-0315&fbclid=IwAR24mA5Of3ZEuzDFDt147qA9CnW4iVYHew4RNEUhMaP-QDMxTfrWGvUavyI

Daily News Cast
NIGERIA: Balkisu Saidu describes the article by Dr. Akinbode as “mischievous”.

Daily News Cast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 9:51


Nigeria's Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has denied having a Christianisation agenda and only appointing Christians into sensitive positions.A widely circulated article written by “Dr Musbau Akinbode” titled “Osinbajo's Stealth Christianization Agenda” had accused Osinbajo of advancing a dangerous religious agenda by appointing mostly Christians into government.Osinbajo denied the allegations through his Senior special assistant to the president on legal, research and compliance matters, Balkisu Saidu.Balkisu Saidu describes the article by Dr. Akinbode as “mischievous”, according to reports.She listed the Muslims who are working closely with the vice-president and also disclosed that he supports them in their right to religious freedom without hindrance.FULL TEXT OF BALKISU SAIDU'S REJOINDERBefore the permeation of social media, I was one of those who believed in and re-echoed the popular saying that “the only way to win with a toxic person is not to play.” To this end, I found silence to be a very potent tool in dealing with some extremely wicked and deliberate acts of provocation exhibited through concoction and spread of falsehoods and apparently implausible stories.I have since realised that, in this day and age of fake news and cyber propaganda, it is important that lies and misinformation, no matter the motive of the initiator, are countered and records set straight. Amongst the recipients of the falsehood could be some innocent consumers who will benefit from having true facts presented. Allowing fake news to linger may create the impression that there could be some element of truth in what was propagated.It is for the foregoing reasons that when the write-up credited to one Dr Musbau Akinbode titled “Osinbajo's Stealth Christianization Agenda”, which has been circulating recently in social media, was brought to my attention, I opted to respond. Although no date was ascribed to the write-up, it appears to be a rehash of several baseless allegations made in the past against the Vice President, many of whom have been debunked with apologies issued by unsuspecting media houses misled into publishing some of the concocted stories.The new twist in Dr Akinbode's write-up is the allegation that the Vice President is implementing a “Christianization” agenda and in that wise none of the appointments made by the Vice President from persons of Yoruba extraction were given to Yoruba Muslims. This allegation reminded me of a similar baseless claim made in 2017 by one Dr. Ismaila Farouk, which Akinbode referred to, alleging that the selection of personal staff of the Vice President was skewed in favour of “his Yoruba ethnic group.” Those fuelling the orchestrated and surreptitious narrative immediately backtracked when confronted with facts and a long list of Northerners, from tribes other than Yoruba, working in the office at the time including, among others, Mrs. Maryam Uwais (Special Adviser on Social Investment, from Kano State); Ambassador Abdullahi Gwary (Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs, from Yobe State); my humble self (Senior Special Assistant on Legal, Research and Compliance Matters, from Sokoto State); Mr. Ismaeel Ahmed (Senior Special Assistant on Social Investment, from Kano State); Mr. Bege Bala (Special Assistant, BPE, from Kaduna State); Abdurahman Baffa Yola (Special Assistant on Political Matters); Mrs. Susan Chagwa (Special Assistant on Household and Social Events, from Adamawa State), etc.Certainly, some of the listed allegations made by Dr Akinbode are objectionably and glaringly malicious and even laughable, unlikely to be believed by any discerning follower of the rise and actions of the Vice President. For example, the Office of the Vice President is like a mini-Nigeria. The level of diversity accomplished in the office reflects all segments of the society – geo-political, ethnic, religious, gender, and youth representation.It is therefore inconceivable for anyone to suggest marginalisation or, as Dr Akinbode puts it, “Christianization” in appointments and religious bigotry. To the specific point of appointment of Yoruba Muslims, Dr Akinbode may wish to know that, even amongst his personal staff, no less than ten Yoruba Muslims were appointed to work for the Vice President including his next in command and the highest-ranking officer in the Vice President's office, the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. AbdurRahman Adeola Ipaye. Other Yoruba Muslims who work, at various times, in the office include Distinguished Senator Babafemi Ojudu (Special Adviser on Political Matters); Dr Mariam Masha (Senior Special Assistant on Internally Displaced Persons); Ms Lanre Shasore (Senior Special Assistant on Planning and Coordination); Mrs. Olabisi Ogungbemi (Special Assistant on Political Matters); Yusuf Ali (Special Assistant on Power); Mr Mohammed Brimah (Special Assistant on Job Creation); Mr Mukhtar Tijani (Special Assistant on Power); Ms. Lolade Abiola; and Mr. Akanni Rahman.A leader known to suspend meetings to enable Muslim participants to perform prayers; known to rescue Muslim orphans and provide them with shelter and educational opportunities that safeguard and promote their religious practices; known to host Breaking of Ramadan Fast (Iftar) with Religious Leaders and Muslim communities from across the country; known to timeously intervene in the resolution of thorny inter-religious issues with potential for escalation can certainly not be said to be promoting any particular religion.Also, the allegation of “Christianization” in the appointment of some named individuals to various positions in Government is indicative of a complete lack of understanding of how Government appointments are made or a deliberate attempt to distort facts and mislead the unsuspecting public. Save for Mr. Kayode Pitan, who was appointed by the Vice President as the Managing Director of the Bank of Industry to take over from Mr. Waheed Olagunju, who was serving in an acting capacity, all the other persons named by Dr Akinbode were appointed by the President in the exercise of his constitutional powers.The calibre of the persons is not in question. In terms of accomplishments, these are pacesetters in their respective industries. For example, Mr. Ben Akabueze, the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation served more than two terms as Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget in Lagos State and was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NAL Bank Plc. (now Sterling Bank Plc.). He has also served as Special Adviser to the President on National Planning.Mr Alex Okoh, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises, an Alumnus of Harvard Business School and former Managing Partner, Ashford & McGuire Consulting Ltd.; is a quintessential Banker and Financial Advisor who as the Managing Director/CEO of NNB International Bank led the transformation of the bank from a comatose state into a leading commercial bank in Nigeria. He has worked with various banks within and outside Nigeria including Nigeria International Bank Limited (Citibank); United Bank for Africa Plc.; Citibank New York; Fidelity Bank London; Swiss Banking Corporation, Zurich; and Grindlays Bank, Zimbabwe. His first tenure recorded tremendous transformation of the Bureau leading to his reappointment by the President.Before the appointment by Mr. President of Mr Okey Enelamah as the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment in 2015, the Harvard University graduate, Baker Scholar, and Loeb Fellow has had a tremendously successful career in investment banking and with Arthur Anderson (now KPMG Professional Services), New York and London offices of Goldman Sachs, Zephyr Management. He also founded and served as CEO of the African Capital Alliance (ACA).Clearly, even on the appointment of Mr Pitan, the author is not questioning the qualification of Mr Pitan, imaginably considering his robust academic training (including at American Graduate School of International Management, Arizona, USA; London Business School; and Haggai Institute, Singapore) as well as his decades of corporate and banking experience.These appointments were based purely on merit. The only problem with the appointments, according to the author, was their religion. Save Dr Akinbode is suggesting that persons being considered for appointments into Government positions must denounce their religions, it is unclear why the religious leanings of the appointees should be an issue. Recall that similar allegations were made against appointments of equally deserving and competent Muslims with claims of “Islamisation” being bandied around. Such divisive rhetoric and adverse language are dangerous to Nigeria's unified harmonious existence and should be resisted and rejected by all.The Osinbajo I know has been nothing but absolutely and uncompromisingly loyal to his principal, earning him several public and private commendations and additional responsibilities from the President, including the management of the Economic Sustainability Plan, credited with facilitating the “unexpected exit” of Nigeria from one of the worst recession cycles to hit several nations of the world. The man, Osinbajo, seeks no accolades. It is therefore not every action taken by him in support of persons facing challenges that will end up on the pages of newspapers. Just because Dr Akinbode is unaware of these interventions should not be a basis for dehumanising the Vice President.Additionally, it is evil and reprehensible to drag the person of Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo into whatever malicious campaign the author is mounting against the Vice President. This is a humble and compassionate woman, who has conducted her humanitarian and philanthropic activities in a well-guided and detached manner away from any Government activities. It is unacceptable to have persons of integrity be subjected to such ridiculous acts of scathing and baseless attacks. Clearly

Design Perspectives with Gail M Davis
Episode 62 - Jean Brownhill

Design Perspectives with Gail M Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 29:47


After earning an Architecture degree at The Cooper Union, Jean spent a decade working in architecture and construction. Her own challenging renovation inspired her to transform the opaque construction industry and create the first modern renovation experience that is transparent, efficient and personal. Sweeten (as in “home, sweet home”) launched in 2011. Today, Sweeten has nearly $1.5B of construction projects in the pipeline. The two-sided marketplace brings trust, transparency and technology to a $400B industry, creating the end-to-end standard for the renovation experience. Sweeten has been called a “Renovation Game-Changer,” with Jean hailed as “The Contractor Whisperer” by New York Magazine and one of Inc. Magazine’s “Most Innovative Women Founders in America.” Jean is a Loeb Fellow from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, where she co-founded the African American Student Union (AASU), an organization supporting African Americans in architecture, real estate and urban planning. As a member of the 2018 Class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute, she recently launched SAW (Sweeten Accelerator for Women) to help female contractors build their businesses. Most recently, Jean was recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2020 at its Builders + Innovators Summit. https://sweeten.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sweeten_home/?hl=en

Radio Resistance
Perseverance and Participation with Wendy Red Star and De Nichols

Radio Resistance

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 46:23


If taking a collaborative stance in protesting ensures sustainability and longevity, how do we lay the groundwork for participation? In this episode of Radio Resistance, Wendy Red Star and De Nichols talk about how and why they use their creative work to connect with communities of ancestors and young people across time and place. They share thoughts on defining success by the ability to make, hold, and take space, as well as how important maintaining curiosity and setting strong boundaries are to the sense of adventure that gives them both purpose.Wendy Red Star was raised on the Apsáalooke (Crow) reservation in Montana, and her work is informed both by her cultural heritage and her engagement with many forms of creative expression, including photography, sculpture, video, fiber arts, and performance. An avid researcher of archives and historical narratives, Red Star seeks to incorporate and recast her research, offering new and unexpected perspectives in work that is at once inquisitive, witty and unsettling. Red Star holds a BFA from Montana State University, Bozeman, and an MFA in sculpture from University of California, Los Angeles. She lives and works in Portland, OR.De Nichols is a social impact designer, arts organizer, and community engagement specialist. Through her leadership with Design as Protest, De mobilizes designers and changemakers nationwide to develop creative approaches to the social, civic, and racial justice issues that matter most within communities. De is a 2020 Monument Lab Fellow and 2020 Loeb Fellow of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. She is also the author of an upcoming book, Art of Protest, with Bonnier UK and Candlewick publishers. -As a major component of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis's exhibition Stories of Resistance, Radio Resistance assembles the voices of intersecting local and global agents of change. Artists featured in the exhibition are paired with figures from the past, present, and future of St. Louis, coming together to transmit messages of dissent. Eleven episodes will be released over the course of the exhibition, amplifying shared struggles, collective dreams, and models of individual and group action. Using a historically rebellious medium, Radio Resistance broadcasts social narratives of defiance and hope.Selections of Radio Resistance will be broadcast on St. Louis on the Air, the noontime talk program hosted by Sarah Fenske on St. Louis Public Radio. Full episodes will be released biweekly in a listening station at CAM, and on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher. A publication celebrating Stories of Resistance, featuring episode highlights, will be released later this year.

And This Is Bodhi with Lola Wright
Building Business and Community with Eric Williams

And This Is Bodhi with Lola Wright

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 43:37


“I try and use this space for good. And hopefully not just for me, but to inspire other folks to do something similar. This could be a restaurant, but it could be something else also. How do we use our spaces to help other people?” - Eric WilliamsEric Williams started his adult life by studying finance in the classroom and selling products on the streets of Chicago. Over many years he built his business into the Silver Room, which operates not only as a store but as a community—supporting the neighborhood, hosting artists, and putting on an annual block party attended by tens of thousands of people.This week on Find Your Fierce & Loving, Eric shares the lessons that helped him weather the extraordinary challenges brought by the last year. Listen in to hear his remarkable insights on the importance of maintaining a positive mindset, nurturing the next generation to be compassionate and curious, and why sunglasses are the great equalizer for all people.(05:56) - Career beginnings(11:43) - Radicalism(15:41) - Impact of COVID(19:59) - Parenting(25:09) - Positive mindset(31:26) - Block party & building communityEric Williams is the founder and creative director of The Silver Room, a retail space, community events hub, and art gallery.  As a social entrepreneur, Williams successfully addresses the historic disenfranchisement in communities of color over the past 20 years by providing space, mentorship, and programming that responds to his core constituents' needs. In 2018, Downtown Hyde Park dedicated its inaugural Economic Impact Award to the Sound System Block Party, and in 2019 the event brought over 100 musical artists, 100+ small business owners, and more 50,000 celebrants to the neighborhood, generating an estimated $2.3 million dollars in economic impact for the Southside of Chicago in one day.In 2019, Eric Williams established The Silver Room Foundation. This foundation exists to further the reach, promotion, and education of artists and creative entrepreneurs, and to strengthen, leverage, and lend structure to the efforts of the social impact placemaking work catalyzed by Mr. Williams over the past 25 years. The Silver Room Foundation mission is to create intentional art-centered experiences, spaces, events, and programming to increase the health, wellness, equity, and economic prosperity outcomes for communities of color on Chicago's south and west sides. Williams holds a degree in finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago and was a 2017-2018 Loeb Fellow at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.Do you want to unleash your inherent love and goodness, liberate yourself, and free humanity from the oppressive systems and structures we have created? We are here to support you in finding your fierce and loving life. Join us in Our Circle, a vibrant membership community rich in opportunities for engagement and transformation. Find out more at lolawright.com/our-circle.You can follow Lola Wright, on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter and learn more about my work at lolawright.com.Chicago born and built, Lola grew up in wealth and privilege, yet always sensed something was missing. She sought out aliveness and freedom in music, immersing herself in the hip hop and house music scenes of 90s Chicago. After finding herself on her own at 23, as the mother of two young children, she became determined to create a new experience.Lola is an ordained minister with a gift for weaving together the mystical and material, she served for many years as the CEO of Bodhi Center, an organization committed to personal transformation, collective awakening, conscious activism, and community-building.This podcast is produced by Quinn Rose with theme music by independent producer Trey Royal.If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Find Your Fierce & Loving in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. Your reviews help others find the show.

Women in Sustainability - Design the Future
Katie Swenson on love as a driver for design for all

Women in Sustainability - Design the Future

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 51:37


Architect, affordable housing expert, and leadership cultivator Katie Swenson joined MASS Design Group early this year, after years at Enterprise Community Partners, where she expanded the Rose Fellowship, bringing design expertise into collaboration with communities. While Katie was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard GSD, she asked: “What role do love and kindness play in urban design?” Love is also at the core of Katie’s two new books (Schiffer Publishing, 2020). In Bohemia: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Kindness, which Katie wrote following the death of her partner, is also about architecture, history, and home. Design with Love: At Home in America, chronicles the work of the Rose Fellowship, uplifting these collaborations.

Leading with Genuine Care
Creating Equality and Positive Change Through Urban Architecture and Design with Steven Lewis

Leading with Genuine Care

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 44:59


Award-winning architect Steven Lewis believes that urban planning and design can promote positive change and progress within our often divided societies. As a principal at ZGF Architects, past president of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), and the former Urban Design Director for the City of Detroit, Steven is a leader in supporting diversity and bringing once-separated communities together as one.  Steven is a tireless advocate for social justice and diversity within the field of architecture. With a unique perspective on community-building, he also offers incredible wisdom and honest insights about systemic racism, the lasting impact of the COVID pandemic, our path towards a more equal future for all, and so much more. In this episode, you’ll also learn: About some of Steven’s most innovative projects Why thoughtful design and architecture brings communities together How Steven is helping to bring more people of color into architecture What Detroit’s city planners did to improve life for all citizens Steven’s advice on proactively learning about other cultures Why COVID is inspiring positive change and action The similarities between COVID and systemic racism How to use this moment to move society forward Why Steven says that politicizing COVID has been a disaster  What the tipping point is towards a more equitable society Why you’re either an anti-racist or you’re not The importance of speaking out against racism Why George Floyd’s death has had such an impact on white people How Steven’s influential architect father shaped his own career  And so much more! More About Steven Lewis Steven Lewis is a principal with the firm ZGF Architects, where he leads the Los Angeles office’s urban design practice. Prior to joining ZGF, Steven was appointed by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan as the Urban Design Director for the City’s Central Region, where he played a key role in shaping the vision of the present and future development. Steven is the AIA 2016 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award recipient, and was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in December of 2015. In January of 2008, he returned to Southern California to join Parsons as a Design  Manager after serving four years with the U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of the Chief Architect in Washington, DC. Steven was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design for the 2006-07 academic year. He was a founding partner of the Los Angeles-based firm of RAW International in 1984, and for the next twenty years, was an essential part of the firm’s growth and success. In December of  2010, he concluded a two-year term as President of the National Organization of Minority Architects, traveling around the country advocating for architects-of-color, while cultivating the next generation of diverse architects and designers. Steven recently launched a consulting practice – “Thinking Leadership – What We Do...Who We Are” – aimed at assisting clients to attain superior outcomes through his engagement.    Connect with Steven Lewis LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/steven-lewis-b0b61a4 Facebook www.facebook.com/r.steven.lewis Twitter twitter.com/rsteve26   Steven’s Favorite Programs and Other Resources NOMA www.noma.net Beyond the Built Environment www.beyondthebuilt.com Colloqate: Design for Social Justice colloqate.org/design-justice-platform   Get Rob’s Weekly Newsletter Never miss an inspiring conversation about compassionate, positive leadership on the Leading with Genuine Care podcast plus other great articles and insights. Click below and you’ll also get a download of his favorite mindful resources. https://www.donothingbook.com/resource-guide    Follow Rob Dube on Social Media  LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/robdube  Facebook:  www.facebook.com/rob.dube.1  Twitter:  twitter.com/robddube    Rob Dube’s Website www.donothingbook.com   Buy Rob’s book, donothing: The Most Rewarding Leadership Challenge You'll Ever Take   amzn.to/2y9N1TK

My Climate Journey
Ep 118: Andrew Salzberg, Loeb Fellow at Harvard University Graduate School of Design

My Climate Journey

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 43:51


In today’s episode, we cover:Andrew’s early passion in transit and transportation.His background in civil engineering and urban planning.His experience working in China on urban development.Andrew’s time at Uber.His perspective on where the U.S. is with respect to climate change.How transportation behavior is hampering progress on emissions.The role of ride share companies and the impact of autonomous vehicles.His impetus for leaving Uber.The importance of localizing action to improve transportation.The big transportation levers that should be pulled to address climate change.The challenges around local regulations and NIMBYism and the need to overcome it.Lyft’s recent announcement to go 100% EV by 2030.How the government needs to lead the decarbonization of transportation.Links to topics discussed in this episode:Loeb Fellow Profile: https://loebfellowship.gsd.harvard.edu/fellows-alumni/fellows-search/andrewsalzberg/Transport for London: https://tfl.gov.uk/House Democrats’ climate proposal: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/06/30/pelosi-climate-plan/Lyft’s pledge to go 100% EV by 2030: https://www.lyft.com/blog/posts/leading-the-transition-to-zero-emissions

Informal History Podcast
The Ferguson Project with De Nichols

Informal History Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 57:43


In this episode of the Ferguson Project we will hear from De Nichols, a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, a Transnational Fellow at Monument Lab, and Principal of Design & Social Practice at Civic Creatives. She speaks on her participation in the 2014 Ferguson uprising and her role as an activist and artist in the movement. Links: Design as Protest: https://www.dapcollective.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/designasprotest/www.denichols.co https://loebfellowship.gsd.harvard.eduhttps://monumentlab.com/bulletin/announcing-the-2020-monument-lab-transnational-fellows https://www.civiccreatives.comhttps://www.facebook.com/denichols.co/https://www.linkedin.com/in/deandrean/ https://twitter.com/de_nicholshttps://www.instagram.com/de_nichols/https://www.youtube.com/user/befreeknowthyselfhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pA6at4WqxPj7ctKjwWiS7itGyBVPkED7Music: Music from Pixabay

Micromobility
80: Decarbonizing Transport with Andrew Salzberg, Loeb Fellow and former Head of Transportation Policy at Uber

Micromobility

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 58:22


This week Oliver interviews Andrew Salzberg, former head of Transportation Policy at Uber, and now a Loeb Fellow at Harvard about his work in radically decarbonising transport. Oliver worked with Andrew at Uber, and he’s been thinking about the intersection between climate, transportation and technology longer than most. It’s a great conversation touching on the challenge ahead and opportunities that abound.Specifically, they dig into:his work at TfL, the World Bank and Uber and then now, focussing on decarbonising transport.the challenges and opportunities for decarbonising the transport sector, and where Micromobility might be able to helphow can these modelling exercises actually get integrated into decision making processes and funded, and who in the US is talking about it.The intersection of landuse change, PT, EV’s and Micromobility and others, and how the conversation can be ‘unsiloed’Why Andrew doesn’t think that decarbonization is inevitable, but how the renewable energy sector offers instructive examples of how tech can change the conversation.The opportunity for ‘policy feedback’ in further accelerating and ratcheting up new technologies to reduce emissionshow EVTOLS/‘flying cars’ represent an asymmetric risk to overall decarbonisation effortsEditor note: Andrew’s audio got lost towards the end, so we reverted to the backup. Apologies.

Free Library Podcast
Inga Saffron | Becoming Philadelphia: How an Old American City Made Itself New Again

Free Library Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 65:08


Architectural critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer for more than 20 years, Inga Saffron won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for her sagacious critiques of urbanism, planning, and Philly's hyper-rapid transformation after a half-century slump. An Inquirer writer since 1985, she worked as the paper's suburban reporter and Eastern European correspondent, was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 2012, and in 2018 was awarded the prestigious Vincent Scully Prize by the National Building Museum. Becoming Philadelphia is a collection of Saffron's most insightful newspaper columns. (recorded 6/17/2020)

Original Series
#87 - Kevin Canvenaugh | Successful Business in a Pandemic

Original Series

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 61:47


During the 2008 recession Kevin found himself 1 million dollars in debt. Not only did he venture through and learn from the recession, he came back stronger and prepared for this 2020 Pandemic. Kevin is an innovative developer. He creates revolutionary, rule-bending buildings that double as social experiments and subsidized housing to help fight the homeless issue. Kevin is the Owner of Guerrilla Development in Portland Oregon. Everyone in Kevins company makes the same amount of money AND earns shares in the company. Kevin completed architecture school at U.C. Berkeley. He was a Loeb Fellow in 2007-2008 at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and spent a 2-year stint building schools and homes for the Peace Corps in Gabon, Africa. In this episode we answer the question, what is enough? We talk about the issue with the ‘American Dream”, how to run a business in a pandemic, how to only have high calibre employees and how to keep them. How to earn respect from the people you do business with and how to make sustainable income while making a massive impact on society. Guerrilla Development Send me an email: ben@heroicminds.live      

Talk Cocktail
Philip Johnson and the Politics of Architecture, the Architecture of Politics

Talk Cocktail

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 28:34


In an era in which everything it politicized, from the TV shows and the movies we watch to the places we shop, it’s not surprising that architecture and design would also be reflective of the politics of the day. This phenomenon is nothing new. For proof of this, we need to look no further than Philip Johnson. Considered one of the greatest of modern architects, he would spend a good part of his life caught in the vortex between his politics and his art. His art, on the one hand, reflecting who he really was (because art seldom lies,) but also using the scope and causes of that work, to try and escape from who he was and what he believed. That dilemma lies at the heart of an insightful new biography of Johnson by Mark Lamster, the architecture critic of the Dallas Morning News, a professor in the architecture school at the University of Texas at Arlington, a 2017 Loeb Fellow of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and the author of The Man in the Glass House: Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century. My conversation with Mark Lamster:

Disability INC.
Designing with a Heart

Disability INC.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 34:10


Cara McCarty, Director of Curatorial at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, speaks with INCLUDEnyc Senior Family Educator Ruth DiRoma about the history of the museum, accessible design, and their favorite pieces from the latest exhibitions. McCarty oversees the museum’s curatorial vision and leads exhibition planning. She played a lead role in the 2014 renovation and transformation of Cooper Hewitt into a 21st-century museum, from the overall master plan to the creation of new gallery spaces and participatory visitor experiences. Previously she was curator and head of the department of decorative arts and design at the Saint Louis Art Museum, where she established the museum’s 20th-and 21st-century design collection, and was instrumental in the museum's expansion. Prior to that, McCarty held curatorial positions in the department of architecture and design at The Museum of Modern Art. Her numerous exhibitions and accompanying publications include Access+Ability; Tools: Extending Our Reach, National Design Triennial: Why Design Now?, Structure and Surface: Contemporary Japanese Textiles, Masks: Faces of Culture, and Information Art: Diagramming Microchips. She received a bachelor's degree in Architectural History and East Asian Art from Stanford University and was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard's Graduate School of Design.

We Who Engage
S1E5: People Before Buildings (with Tau Tavengwa)

We Who Engage

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2018 44:07


In Episode 5, the Move Podcast interviews Tau Tavengwa, 2018 Loeb Fellow from South Africa and Editor/Founder of the publication CityScapes. We discuss the role of humility in public service, and how it should inform the profession. What does real collaboration and conversation between professionals and planners look like?

Smart Growth Developer Spotlight: Motivation, Inspiration and Guidance for the Next Generation of Real Estate Developers

KEVIN CAVENAUGH After completing architecture school at U.C. Berkeley and a 2-year stint building schools and homes for the Peace Corps in Gabon, Africa, Kevin moved to Portland, Oregon in 1993.  Kevin designs and develops small commercial and residential buildings.  He uses inexpensive materials and always attains high energy efficiency in his work.  His Burnside Rocket building has earned a LEED Platinum rating. From hip restaurants to creative offices to wonderful residential renters, Kevin has been fortunate to turn his good buildings into great buildings by virtue of the tenants.  And because he builds with the intention of keeping each project, he also learns directly how his designs age as he maintains them year by year. Kevin was a Loeb Fellow in 2007-2008 at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.  His current projects include micro restaurants in The Ocean, experimental lenticular art along 100% of the façade of The Zipper, social capital-turned-architecture in an adaptive re-use livery stable 4-plex (Dr. Jim’s Still Really Nice), and corridor-free creative office spaces in the Fair-Haired Dumbbell. Kevin's current obsession (and possible upcoming project) is to create a better version of subsidy-less affordable housing.

Scratching the Surface
41. Mark Lamster

Scratching the Surface

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2017 54:29


Mark Lamster is the architectural critic of the Dallas Morning News, a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and a professor in the architecture school at the University of Texas at Arlington. He's the author of several books, and is currently finishing a biography of architect Philip Johnson. In this episode, Mark and I talk about how he started writing about architecture, how making books is like making architecture, what it's like writing about architecture for a daily newspaper, and how technology is changing the role of the critic. Links from this episode can be found at scratchingthesurface.fm

CUNY-TV Specials
Zoning the City: Addressing New York City's 21st Century Challenges (Part 1)

CUNY-TV Specials

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2012 58:15


Excerpts from a one-day conference "Zoning the City: Addressing New York City's 21st Century Challenges" sponsored by the New York City Department of City Planning, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute of Baruch College. The event takes place on November 15, 2011, at McGraw-Hill Conference Center, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor. [Part I -- 58 min.] Welcome Robert K. Steel, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, New York City Zoning New York City Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission Panel One: Shaping New York City Zoning, 1961 to the Present Hilary Ballon, Deputy Vice Chancellor, NYU Abu Dhabi; University Professor of Urban Studies and Architecture, NYU Carol Willis, Founder, Director, Curator, The Skyscraper Museum, New York; Adjunct Associate Professor of Urban Studies, Columbia University Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists Moderator: Rick Bell, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects New York Panel Two: Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century Daniel L. Doctoroff, President and CEO of Bloomberg LP Rosanne Haggerty, President, Community Solutions (CS) Rohit T. Aggarwala, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture, The New School Moderator: Errol Louis, Host, "Inside City Hall," NY1 Panel Three: Zoning's Role In Addressing Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century: Zoning and the Competitive City Vishaan Chakrabarti, AIA, Holliday Professor and Director, Center for Urban Real Estate, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Columbia University Kairos Shen, Chief Planner, Boston Redevelopment Authority Moderator: Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists Panel Four: Zoning and the Equitable City Toni Griffin, Professor & Director of the J. Max Bond Center at the Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York, CUNY John Rahaim, Director of Planning, City and County of San Francisco Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Panel Five: Zoning and the Sustainable City Harriet Tregoning, Director, Office of Planning, Government of the District of Columbia Jonathan F. P. Rose, President, Jonathan Rose Companies Moderator: Jack Nyman, Director, Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY [Part II -- 60 min.] Framing the Place of Zoning in Modern Cities Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Panel Six: Zoning and the Physical City Matthew Carmona, Professor of Planning & Urban Design, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London Peter Park, Loeb Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Moderator: Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture, The New School Panel Seven: Where Do We Go From Here? Thom Mayne, Founder, Morphosis Robert A. M. Stern, Dean, Yale School of Architecture; Founder and Senior Partner, Robert A. M. Stern Architects, LLP Mary Ann Tighe, Chief Executive Officer, New York Tri-State Region, CB Richard Ellis; Chair, Real Estate Board of New York Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Closing Remarks Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission

CUNY-TV Specials
Zoning the City: Addressing New York City's 21st Century Challenges (Part 2)

CUNY-TV Specials

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2012 59:48


Excerpts from a one-day conference "Zoning the City: Addressing New York City's 21st Century Challenges" sponsored by the New York City Department of City Planning, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute of Baruch College. The event takes place on November 15, 2011, at McGraw-Hill Conference Center, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor. [Part I -- 58 min.] Welcome Robert K. Steel, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, New York City Zoning New York City Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission Panel One: Shaping New York City Zoning, 1961 to the Present Hilary Ballon, Deputy Vice Chancellor, NYU Abu Dhabi; University Professor of Urban Studies and Architecture, NYU Carol Willis, Founder, Director, Curator, The Skyscraper Museum, New York; Adjunct Associate Professor of Urban Studies, Columbia University Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists Moderator: Rick Bell, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects New York Panel Two: Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century Daniel L. Doctoroff, President and CEO of Bloomberg LP Rosanne Haggerty, President, Community Solutions (CS) Rohit T. Aggarwala, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture, The New School Moderator: Errol Louis, Host, "Inside City Hall," NY1 Panel Three: Zoning's Role In Addressing Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century: Zoning and the Competitive City Vishaan Chakrabarti, AIA, Holliday Professor and Director, Center for Urban Real Estate, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Columbia University Kairos Shen, Chief Planner, Boston Redevelopment Authority Moderator: Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists Panel Four: Zoning and the Equitable City Toni Griffin, Professor & Director of the J. Max Bond Center at the Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York, CUNY John Rahaim, Director of Planning, City and County of San Francisco Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Panel Five: Zoning and the Sustainable City Harriet Tregoning, Director, Office of Planning, Government of the District of Columbia Jonathan F. P. Rose, President, Jonathan Rose Companies Moderator: Jack Nyman, Director, Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY [Part II -- 60 min.] Framing the Place of Zoning in Modern Cities Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Panel Six: Zoning and the Physical City Matthew Carmona, Professor of Planning & Urban Design, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London Peter Park, Loeb Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Moderator: Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture, The New School Panel Seven: Where Do We Go From Here? Thom Mayne, Founder, Morphosis Robert A. M. Stern, Dean, Yale School of Architecture; Founder and Senior Partner, Robert A. M. Stern Architects, LLP Mary Ann Tighe, Chief Executive Officer, New York Tri-State Region, CB Richard Ellis; Chair, Real Estate Board of New York Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Closing Remarks Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission

CUNY-TV Specials
Zoning the City: Addressing New York City's 21st Century Challenges (Part 2)

CUNY-TV Specials

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2012 59:48


Excerpts from a one-day conference "Zoning the City: Addressing New York City's 21st Century Challenges" sponsored by the New York City Department of City Planning, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute of Baruch College. The event takes place on November 15, 2011, at McGraw-Hill Conference Center, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor. [Part I -- 58 min.] Welcome Robert K. Steel, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, New York City Zoning New York City Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission Panel One: Shaping New York City Zoning, 1961 to the Present Hilary Ballon, Deputy Vice Chancellor, NYU Abu Dhabi; University Professor of Urban Studies and Architecture, NYU Carol Willis, Founder, Director, Curator, The Skyscraper Museum, New York; Adjunct Associate Professor of Urban Studies, Columbia University Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists Moderator: Rick Bell, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects New York Panel Two: Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century Daniel L. Doctoroff, President and CEO of Bloomberg LP Rosanne Haggerty, President, Community Solutions (CS) Rohit T. Aggarwala, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture, The New School Moderator: Errol Louis, Host, "Inside City Hall," NY1 Panel Three: Zoning's Role In Addressing Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century: Zoning and the Competitive City Vishaan Chakrabarti, AIA, Holliday Professor and Director, Center for Urban Real Estate, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Columbia University Kairos Shen, Chief Planner, Boston Redevelopment Authority Moderator: Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists Panel Four: Zoning and the Equitable City Toni Griffin, Professor & Director of the J. Max Bond Center at the Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York, CUNY John Rahaim, Director of Planning, City and County of San Francisco Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Panel Five: Zoning and the Sustainable City Harriet Tregoning, Director, Office of Planning, Government of the District of Columbia Jonathan F. P. Rose, President, Jonathan Rose Companies Moderator: Jack Nyman, Director, Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY [Part II -- 60 min.] Framing the Place of Zoning in Modern Cities Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Panel Six: Zoning and the Physical City Matthew Carmona, Professor of Planning & Urban Design, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London Peter Park, Loeb Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Moderator: Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture, The New School Panel Seven: Where Do We Go From Here? Thom Mayne, Founder, Morphosis Robert A. M. Stern, Dean, Yale School of Architecture; Founder and Senior Partner, Robert A. M. Stern Architects, LLP Mary Ann Tighe, Chief Executive Officer, New York Tri-State Region, CB Richard Ellis; Chair, Real Estate Board of New York Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Closing Remarks Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission

CUNY-TV Specials
Zoning the City: Addressing New York City's 21st Century Challenges (Part 1)

CUNY-TV Specials

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2012 58:15


Excerpts from a one-day conference "Zoning the City: Addressing New York City's 21st Century Challenges" sponsored by the New York City Department of City Planning, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute of Baruch College. The event takes place on November 15, 2011, at McGraw-Hill Conference Center, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor. [Part I -- 58 min.] Welcome Robert K. Steel, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, New York City Zoning New York City Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission Panel One: Shaping New York City Zoning, 1961 to the Present Hilary Ballon, Deputy Vice Chancellor, NYU Abu Dhabi; University Professor of Urban Studies and Architecture, NYU Carol Willis, Founder, Director, Curator, The Skyscraper Museum, New York; Adjunct Associate Professor of Urban Studies, Columbia University Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists Moderator: Rick Bell, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects New York Panel Two: Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century Daniel L. Doctoroff, President and CEO of Bloomberg LP Rosanne Haggerty, President, Community Solutions (CS) Rohit T. Aggarwala, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture, The New School Moderator: Errol Louis, Host, "Inside City Hall," NY1 Panel Three: Zoning's Role In Addressing Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century: Zoning and the Competitive City Vishaan Chakrabarti, AIA, Holliday Professor and Director, Center for Urban Real Estate, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Columbia University Kairos Shen, Chief Planner, Boston Redevelopment Authority Moderator: Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists Panel Four: Zoning and the Equitable City Toni Griffin, Professor & Director of the J. Max Bond Center at the Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York, CUNY John Rahaim, Director of Planning, City and County of San Francisco Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Panel Five: Zoning and the Sustainable City Harriet Tregoning, Director, Office of Planning, Government of the District of Columbia Jonathan F. P. Rose, President, Jonathan Rose Companies Moderator: Jack Nyman, Director, Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY [Part II -- 60 min.] Framing the Place of Zoning in Modern Cities Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Panel Six: Zoning and the Physical City Matthew Carmona, Professor of Planning & Urban Design, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London Peter Park, Loeb Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Moderator: Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture, The New School Panel Seven: Where Do We Go From Here? Thom Mayne, Founder, Morphosis Robert A. M. Stern, Dean, Yale School of Architecture; Founder and Senior Partner, Robert A. M. Stern Architects, LLP Mary Ann Tighe, Chief Executive Officer, New York Tri-State Region, CB Richard Ellis; Chair, Real Estate Board of New York Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Closing Remarks Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission