September 2022
October 2022
Rail~Volution 2022
The annual Rail~Volution conference focuses on the interplay of transit, connected mobility options, land use and development in building great places to live. Join practitioners, leaders and advocates from communities across the United States and Canada. Share best practices, real-world solutions and innovative approaches to the challenges that face cities and regions of every size.
This year’s conference will be held in Miami, FL October 30 – November 2. For more information and to register, visit the Rail~Volution website.
View Event »November 2022
Greenbuild 2022
Greenbuild will take place November 1-3, 2022, in San Francisco, CA, alongside the Industrialized Wood Based Construction Conference (IWBC), produced by Forest Economic Advisors.
For more information and to register, visit https://informaconnect.com/greenbuild.
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The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is hosting its annual conference November 11-14, 2022 in San Francisco, CA.
For more information and to register, visit www.aslaconference.com.
View Event »December 2022
Designing for Mental Health AIAU Webinar
Registration is open for the AIA YAF Advocacy panel discussion on Mental Health + Equitable Design.
Join AIA YAF on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 2:00 to 3:30pm ET.
To register visit: bit.ly/YAFMentalHealth
1.50 HSW LU + FREE FOR AIA MEMBERS WITH PRE-REGISTRATION.
If you can’t make the live event, on-demand is available with pre-registration.
Instructors
Ashley Cox  AICP, NOMA, EcoDistricts AP
Urban Designer | evolveEA
Mindy Thompson Fullilove  MD, LFAPA, Hon AIA
Professor of Urban Policy and Health | The New School
Erin K. Peavey  AIA, WELL AP, EDAC, LSSYB, LEED AP BD+C
Vice President | HKS
Emily Schickner  AIA
Principal Architect | Harrison Design
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Just Growth: The EcoDistricts Evolution
Join EcoDistricts’ founder Rob Bennett and Suzanne Burnes, Just Growth Director of Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE), in a conversation with Christine Mondor FAIA and Sarah Heinicke, two of EcoDistricts most active and long-standing leaders on the evolution of EcoDistricts.
Dec 15, 2022 02:00 PM EST
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March 2023
ACSA Annual Meeting: In Commons
Christine Mondor FAIA will present her paper,
“HELIOStudio and the Energy Commons: The Third Generation of Energy Landscapes”.
HELIOStudio speculated how solar technologies and the (re)emergence of distributed energy infrastructure will reshape the reciprocal relationship between landscape, urban form, and spatial practices. The studio tapped the talents of Carnegie Mellon University Scool of Architecture faculty/alumni Nico Azel, Anna Rosenblum, Robert Ferry, and CFA alumnus Elizabeth Monoian.
The full paper will be published in the conference proceedings.
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Inspire Speaker Series
Leveraging Change for a Sustainable and Just Future
Our cities and communities are changing whether we are ready for it or not. One place where that notion is especially evident is Atlanta, Georgia, which predicts incredible population growth in the coming years. Author, urban designer, and civic entrepreneur Ryan Gravel will explain how his city – Atlanta – is shifting the narrative of change through intentional investment. Ryan will share stories of the Atlanta Beltline, a $4 billion infrastructure project aimed at creating a cultural shift in the community’s expectations for its physical environment and turning physical barriers into new opportunities for connection with people and nature. Ryan will also share how the Beltline led to the Atlanta City Design. Inspired by famous Atlanta native and Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream for the beloved community, the City Design is a strategic realignment of plans, projects, policies, and priorities to leverage the city’s inevitable change into the kind of place that reflects the shared values of residents.
Gravel will be joined on-stage by Tiffany Taulton and Ashley Cox, who will present local perspectives and draw connections between Ryan’s stories and our own. NEXTPittsburgh’s Tony Norman will guest emcee the event and guide our speakers through a discussion with the audience.
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April 2023
National Planning Conference 23
Missing-Middle Models: Challenges and Innovations
Panel Discussion including Christine Mondor FAIA
Sunday April 2, 2023
11:30 AM –Â 12:15 PM
Green Building Tour: Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
To commemorate GBA’s 30th anniversary in 2023, we are re-visiting some of the green buildings that influenced our region’s path to sustainable leadership. These early adopters were among the first of their kind (the FIRST of their building type to achieve certain green building certifications!) and not only caused positive ripple effects throughout Western Pennsylvania, but also within their own industries. The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank got its original LEED certification under LEED’s Pilot program and was one of the first ever LEED certified buildings in the country.
Hear from Food Bank representatives as well as practitioners Christine and Marc Mondor about the evolution of building projects at the Food Bank, paralleled with the evolution of green building standards. The Mondors were involved with both the organization’s original LEED project in the 1990s and the one that is underway today!Â
