Registration Eligibility
All who attend conference
Start Date
11/16/2016
End Date
11/16/2016
Description
The closure of the Suffolk Downs property, a former horse racing track on a 150 acre site that straddles the neighborhoods of East Boston and Revere, provides an opportunity to reimagine a large parcel that is accessible by public transit. Visions for a property such as this can build on principles for development that were established through community dialogue. The panel will investigate how this design opportunity can catalyze sympathetic development in the surrounding neighborhoods, as well as explore how environmental sustainability and economic development can be mutually supportive endeavors. This session will compare three alternative visions for the former Suffolk Downs site with differing programmatic and spatial organizations, all of which anticipate the effects of sea-level rise and the increased frequency of storm events. The work is the product of a three day charrette hosted at BSA Space in March 2016 and included local urban design, landscape and planning firms.
Location
Boston, MA
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Urban Planning & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.50
Learning Outcomes
1. Learn how to generate development principles from community dialogue.
2. Learn how to catalyze sympathetic development in affected communities.
3. Explore how environmental sustainability and economic development can be mutually supportive endeavors.
4. Learn from design options exploring differing programmatic and spatial organizations, all of which anticipate the effects of sea-level rise and the increased frequency of storm events.
Instructors
David Gamble AIA Principal Gamble Associates, Shauna Gilles-Smith, ASLA, Paul Lukez, FAIA, Isabel Zempel
Course Codes
BSLA_04_ABX
Provider
Boston Society of Landscape Architects