Post-Pandemic Communities - Building Stronger Communities
2021 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference: COMMUNITIES
Description:
Featuring the perspectives of city officials and a former city mayor all working for increased social justice, this panel discussion highlights the opportunities for designers and officials to work together to build stronger communities in a post-pandemic future. This includes ideas about how we can better prepare for the next public health crisis. The panel also touches on initiatives to reinvigorate downtowns with new community-inspired projects and highlights the fact that good ideas can come from anywhere and bring together diverse stakeholders.
Learning objectives
- Examine lessons learned about pandemic-resilient buildings and planning practices.
- Integrate strategies used in healthcare design into other typologies.
- Evaluate where health and climate considerations overlap and plan for a healthier built environment.
- Identify how we can better prepare for the next public health crisis using what worked and did not work for the COVID pandemic so we can build stronger communities for the future.
This course is part of a series
1.00 LU
- HSW
Instructors
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Shirley C. Franklin
Shirley Franklin served as mayor of the City of Atlanta from 2002 to 2010. As mayor, she led the... -
Rico Quirindongo
AIAInterim Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development | City of Seattle
As the Interim Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development for the City of Seattle... -
Christopher Tyson
JDPresident and CEO | Build Baton Rouge
Chris serves as the President and CEO of Build Baton Rouge and is responsible for directing day-to-...