A Conversation on the Urban Future with Record Editor-in-Chief Cathleen McGuigan
Sponsored by AIA and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, AIA California Council, AIA New York, American Institute of Steel Construction, Architectural Record Innovation Conference 2021, Archtober, Armstrong World Industries, Benjamin Moore & Co., Bison Innovative Products, BQE Software, cove.tool, DuPont™ Tedlar®, Hofmann Facades, Kingspan Insulated Panels, Landscape Forms, Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings, The Ornamental Metal Institute of New York, The Steel Institute of New York, Think Wood, and Unilock | Presented by David Chipperfield, Principal, David Chipperfield Architects
Webinar On-Demand
Over his long career as an architect, David Chipperfield has been closely engaged in cities and their evolution, with major projects from Berlin to London to New York, involving restoration, adaptive re-use or new buildings, with careful consideration of scale, materials and context. In a wide-ranging discussion, he will address the forces pushing contemporary urban development; the urgent need to confront issues of equity and the environment; and the role the architect can play in creating sustainable futures for cities.
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David Chipperfield is the princpal of DCA, which has won more than 100 awards, including the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2007 for The Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach, Germany, and both the Mies van der Rohe Award (European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture) and the Deutscher Architekturpreis in 2011 for the Neues Museum, Berlin. Sir David Chipperfield is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and an honorary fellow of both the American Institute of Architects and the Bund Deutscher Architekten. |
Originally published in The NEWS
Originally published in October 2021
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Outline strategies for repurposing outdated or disused urban infrastructure and buildings for beneficial civic use.
- Describe planning and design processes that promote equity and inclusion in the built environment.
- Discuss how data can help policy makers and designers understand urban environmental problems and create more livable and resilient cities.
- Identify construction techniques, materials, and sustainable strategies that can help address seemingly intractable urban challenges, such as the housing crisis.
