Start Date
04/27/2021
End Date
04/27/2021
Description
Learn how empathy for the public’s engagement with memorials and park spaces informs the work of Philadelphia-based landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm DAVID RUBIN Land Collective. Founding principal David A. Rubin, FASLA, FAAR, discusses the joys and challenges of navigating Washington, D.C.’s complex federal and local public space environment, all while steadfastly emphasizing and advocating for the equity, access, and inclusion of every visitor. Projects discussed include Canal Park, Potomac Park Levee, the National World War I Memorial, and Franklin Park. Jennifer Reut, acting editor of Landscape Architecture Magazine, facilitates the program.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
Yes
Subjects
Urban Planning & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
No
Hours
1.50
Learning Outcomes
Learning Objective 1:
Appreciate how kindness and empathy can be a positively-contributing factor to finding success in the design process, implementation, and governance of the civic environment.
Learning Objective 2:
Learn how to take on the challenges and goals of clients and constituents while remaining focused on impressing inclusive design upon the landscape.
Learning Objective 3:
See how a humanist approach can allow designers to draw from multiple disciplines to inform landscapes of significance.
Learning Objective 4:
Discover how active listening facilitates design problem-solving in support of the multi-agency oversight of civic spaces.
Instructors
David Rubin, FASLA; Jennifer Reut, acting editor of Landscape Architecture Magazine
Course Codes
NBM210427
Provider
National Building Museum