Start Date
03/17/2021
End Date
12/31/2021
Description
In an ongoing partnership with the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University, the Boston Chapter is pleased to provide LA CES credits for the 2021 Myra Kraft Open Classroom program sessions that feature landscape architecture, landscape architects, and/or topics that help advance and inform the practice of landscape architecture today.
Each one-hour session is recorded live, with the recording then available online for the year.
Session:
Creating Inclusive and Resilient Public Spaces
Recorded: March 17, 2021
Instructors/Speakers:
Mikyoung Kim, FASLA, Founding Principal, Mikyoung Kim Design
Kaki Martin, FASLA, Principal, Klopfer Martin Design Group
Deborah Marton, Executive Director, Van Alen Institute
Description:
There is increasing evidence demonstrating the economic, environmental, and health benefits of public parks and open spaces. How do we ensure that they are open, accessible, and inclusive to all, meeting community needs and addressing environmental demands while fostering community? Landscape architects Mikyoung Kim, Founding Principal of Mikyoung Kim Design, and Kaki Martin, Principal of Klopfer Martin Design Group, join Deborah Marton, Executive Director of the Van Alen Institute, for a conversation about the process of creating inclusive and resilient public spaces. Kim and Martin will draw upon their experiences designing urban landscapes in cities across the United States, including Klopfer Martin’s The Steel Yard (2013 RBA Silver Medalist) in Providence, and Marton will discuss the 126-year-old Van Alen Institute’s current efforts to create equitable cities through inclusive design.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Sustainable Development & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
Learning Objectives:
1
Understand and describe how investment in inclusive and resilient public spaces can address community welfare and affect economic, environmental, and social change.
2
Discuss the value of engaging in collaborative public private partnerships in the planning, design, and development of public spaces.
3
Identify and describe examples of inclusive and resilient public spaces.
4
Discuss common challenges to designing inclusive and resilient spaces and strategies for overcoming them.
Instructors
Mikyoung Kim, FASLA, Founding Principal, Mikyoung Kim Design Kaki Martin, FASLA, Principal, Klopfer Martin Design Group Deborah Marton, Executive Director, Van Alen Institute
Course Codes
NEU_OpenClass_PublicSpaces
Provider
Boston Society of Landscape Architects