WPA 2.0: Beauty, Economics, Politics, Ecology and Creation of the 21st Century Public Infrastructure

Drake, Susannah

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WPA 2.0: Beauty, Economics, Politics, Ecology and Creation of the 21st Century Public Infrastructure

dc.contributor.author	Drake, Susannah
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Architecture	en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Architecture	en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename	DLANDstudio Architecture + Landscape Architecture
dc.date.accessioned	2015-12-01T18:43:39Z
dc.date.available	2015-12-01T18:43:39Z
dc.date.issued	2015-11-18
dc.description	Presented on November 18, 2015 at 6 p.m. in the Reinsch-Pierce Family Auditorium on the Georgia Tech campus.	en_US
dc.description	The Douglas C. Allen annual lecture on landscape architecture was established and endowed by alumni, faculty and friends in honor of Professor Douglas C. Allen (1947-2014) in appreciation for his long-time dedication to the College of Design (formerly the College of Architecture) as a teacher, colleague and leader. A Georgia native and landscape architecture graduate of the University of Georgia and Harvard Graduate School of Design, Allen joined the School of Architecture in 1977. Over his career, he introduced thousands of architecture students to the history and design of landscapes and cities and to the inextricable bond between architecture and urban design. In addition to his teaching, he was honored as a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and served as Associate Dean and Interim Dean of the College of Design.
dc.description	Susannah Drake is a principal of DLANDstudio Architecture + Landscape Architecture, an award winning multi-disciplinary design firm. DLANDstudio is the recipient of National and International urban design awards from the AIA, ASLA and Chicago Athenaeum among others. As one of very few designers of her generation with professional design qualifications in Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Susannah paved the way for more synthetic thinking about urban ecological infrastructure.
dc.description	Runtime: 85:50 minutes
dc.description.abstract	DLANDstudio provides an integrated approach to project planning, programming, and design. Operating across scales, the firm is committed to exploring how urban, suburban and rural communities can be enriched by strategic design that involves economics, ecology, culture and formal design. Urban design is by its nature systemic and our interdisciplinary team tests innovative new approaches to place‐making and urban infrastructure with pop‐up, pilot and more permanent implementation strategies. The work is as much about beauty, aesthetics, craft and materials as it is about ecology, human interactions, local microclimates, and performance. DLANDstudio often forms strategic partnerships with community groups and not‐for‐profit organizations across the country to seek funding for design and implementation of projects. This new paradigm of practice enables innovation in the public sector that is truly driven by the people who will benefit most from well designed public space. We help write the grants, develop the design and graphics and assemble materials in compelling ways that are understandable to funders; a process that has directed millions of dollars to the projects on which we work. More specifically, DLANDstudio presents a unique model of sustainable design practice that transforms urban infrastructure systems for park creation, urban beauty, and optimized use by people; storm water capture, and climate resilience.	en_US
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dc.format.extent	85:50 minutes
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/54212
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Architecture Lecture Series
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Douglas C. Allen Annual Lecture
dc.subject	Urban design	en_US
dc.title	WPA 2.0: Beauty, Economics, Politics, Ecology and Creation of the 21st Century Public Infrastructure	en_US
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