Next City Event: People Building Better Cities - The Role of Engaged Learning (forum)

The ‘just ‘, ‘livable’, ‘decent’ and ‘accessible’ city are terms we often hear these days. AIA’s People Building Better Cities exhibition looks at how citizens and the urban professions can work together to help make cities resilient, equitable, inclusive, smart and sustainable.

Over two sessions – on December 7th and December 11th – we will explore a number of key questions, and seek audience views on New York – and other cities. What does it take to cultivate a successful engaged and inclusive practice among urban professionals? Where has this worked well? How do we learn from these professional – and educational examples?

On December 11th, institutions of learning from schools to universities, as well as community based organizations are increasingly seen as a critical part of the process of building better cities and cultivating values of stewardship for the city. Speakers representing diverse institutions and organizations will address the concept of engaged learning from their own vantage points and the role of education. They will share how they have turned ideas into action, and what more they think needs to happen.

Speakers include:
Christine Gaspar, Center for Urban Pedagogy
Nabeel Hamdi, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Geeta Mehta, GSAPP, Columbia University
Anna Rubbo, Global Studio and CSUD
Tony Schuman, Architecture and Design, NJIT

Organized by Center for Architecture, Global Studio and Columbia University’s Center for Sustainable Urban Development