Citizen/Designer | 3-12-16

Conversation 3: Citizen/Designer
Saturday March 12, 2016, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

How can the average citizen initiate participation and contribute to the progress of the city? The conversation will be led by individuals who have taken an active role in the design of the urban environment, and will inspire a brainstorming of new ideas and process models that enable the citizen to become a critical player in contemporary urban planning and design.

Moderator: Guido Hartray, AIA, Founding Partner, Marvel Architects

Discussants:
Nancy Nowacek, Artist
Scott Francisco, Founder and Director, Pilot Projects
Jonathan Marvel, Founding Principal, Marvel Architects
Molly Woodward, Vernacular Typography

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Private/Public Partnerships
 | 2-20-2016

Conversation 2: Private/Public Partnerships
Saturday February 20, 2016, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

To what extent- if at all- is privatization a boon to the design of equitable urban space? As collaborations between public agencies and private actors endeavor to promote growth while accruing capital for large- scale public projects, a gradually increasing amount of city land becomes unavailable to a vast number of everyday individuals. The discussion will consider the current state of private/public partnerships in the urban context, and reflect on new models that might further engage citizens in the making of decisions about private sector involvement in the public realm.

Moderator: Lissa So, AIA, Founding Partner, Marvel Architects

Discussants:
Carolee Fink, Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer, NYCEDC
David Belt, Executive Director and Founder, Macro Sea
Regina Myer, President, Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation
Jonathan Marvel, Founding Principal, Marvel Architects

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AIA CES/Continuing Education Credits

Video: CITIZEN/DESIGNER Conversation 1

CITIZEN/DESIGNER Conversation 1: Gentrification/Affordable Housing | Feb. 6, 2016

Is large scale private development at odds with the availability of viable options for public housing? The conversation will investigate the ability of everyday citizens to promote affordable housing that can survive and perhaps even thrive in the current climate of real estate speculation and the accompanying burdens on (and displacement of) existing communities.

Video by Marvel Vision on Vimeo.

CITIZEN/DESIGNER Kickoff

CITIZEN/DESIGNER Gentrification/Affordable Housing | 2-6-2016 photo via @usaginy

A great first conversation on gentrification and affordable housing with Rosanne Haggerty, David Kramer, Ron Schiffman, Erik Chu and Jonathan Marvel. Thank you to all who participated in the kickoff of CITIZEN/DESIGNER.

RSVP HERE to join the conversations on Feb. 20 and March 12.

#CITIZENDESIGNER with @marvelarch @CenterForArch. We had a great discussion on #Gentrification #AffordableHousing pic.twitter.com/f3Likkcx2l

— Usagi NY (@usaginy) February 7, 2016

Gentrification/Affordable Housing | 2-6-2016

Conversation 1: Gentrification/Affordable Housing
Saturday February 6, 2016, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Is large scale private development at odds with the availability of viable options for public housing? The conversation will investigate the ability of everyday citizens to promote affordable housing that can survive and perhaps even thrive in the current climate of real estate speculation and the accompanying burdens on (and displacement of) existing communities.

Moderator: Jonathan Marvel, FAIA, Founding Principal, Marvel Architects

Discussants:
Rosanne Haggerty, President, Community Solutions
David Kramer, Principal, Hudson Companies Inc.
Ron Schiffman, Professor, Pratt Institute & Founder, Pratt Center for Community Development
Erik Chu, Architect, Marvel Architects

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AIA CES/Continuing Education Credits

Introducing CITIZEN/DESIGNER

Citizen/Designer is a forum hosted by Marvel Architects, bringing together practitioners, policy makers, community leaders and activists to open up the discussion about how citizens can get involved in the decisions that directly affect our lives in the city.

Introducing Citizen Designer video by Marvel Vision on Vimeo.

DUMBO First Thursday Gallery Walk Feb. 4

DUMBO First Thursday Gallery Walk: February 4, 2016 Organized by Art in Dumbo

AIA P&UD | CES/Continuing Education Credits

The Citizen Designer discussions are AIA Planning and Urban Design Committee events offering CES/Continuing Education Credits.

Conversation 1: Gentrification/Affordable Housing
Saturday February 6, 2016, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
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Conversation 2: Private/Public Partnerships
Saturday February 20, 2016, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
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Conversation 3: Citizen/Designer
Saturday March 12, 2016, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
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RSVP for the Conversation Series at Usagi NY

CITIZEN/DESIGNER: Everyday People Making the City is a free program organized by Marvel Architects, and has been planned in conjunction with the exhibition Brooklyn in Process on view January 15 – March 12, 2016, at Usagi NY.

Click here to RSVP 

Conversation 1: Gentrification/Affordable Housing
Saturday February 6, 2016, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Conversation 2: Private/Public Partnerships
Saturday February 20, 2016, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Conversation 3: Citizen/Designer
Saturday March 12, 2016, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Brooklyn in Process Architecture Exhibit Shows Borough’s Changing Facade | Untapped Cities

At “Brooklyn in Process,” locals get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the buildings they pass everyday. “We wanted people to be able to see the dirtiness and messiness of the creative process, and also the beauty of it,” said Lissa So, a founding partner of Marvel Architects.

Untapped Cities
“Brooklyn in Process” Architecture Exhibit Shows Borough’s Changing Facade
by Nikki Lohr

#NYC Discover #Brooklyn in Process, exhibit of major #architecture in recent years https://t.co/sEZ78NjWQl pic.twitter.com/fTCepzcAiS

— Untapped Cities (@untappedcities) January 20, 2016