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Equity in the Design of Public Space

2:45 - 3:45 pm
Location: Lynnwood Convention Center - Room 1BC
Speakers: Mark Brands, ASLA; Shannon Loew; Lynne C. Manzo, PhD

Description:

Seattle’s rapid growth rate is increasing pressures on the more needful populations of the city.  To remain a vibrant diverse city, we must quickly become sensitive to and adept at designing for all demographics, including marginalized, underserved populations and sub-market demographics. This session will focus on the issues surrounding equitable design of public spaces. It will leverage a Dec 2015 workshop hosted by the Seattle Design Commission to study the issue of equity in the design and operation of public space. During the session, the presenters will evaluate the design of two projects in Seattle– Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects and Privately Owned Public Open Spaces (POPOS)– and use these completed projects to define the value of equity in the public realm for both public and private projects as well as explore strategies for how to incorporate equity into project design. HSW-Yes

Learning Objectives:
  • Introduce the concept and active conversation of equitable design and why it matters
  • Summarize the learning of the Dec 2015 Equity in Design Workshop hosted by the Seattle Design Commission (SDC)
  • Understand resources and tools developed available for the evaluation of projects related to equitable design
  • Enhance design skills related to equitable design
Speaker Bios:

Mark Brands, ASLA
Co-founder, Managing Principal, Site Workshop
Mark Brands is a landscape architect with Site Workshop, a Seattle based landscape architecture firm focused on the artful transformation of the public realm. As a co-founder of Site Workshop and the managing principal, Mark has been a guiding force in its growth, culture and transition into its second decade of operations.

Shannon Loew
FIX (Form In Context)
Shannon is an architect and founding member of FIX, a mission-driven real estate design company founded in 2008 that solves social and economic challenges with place-based solutions. Their goal is to create more desirable, equitable and productive places in Seattle. The company uses an interdisciplinary approach, integrating fundamental real estate development practice with in-house market research and architectural design. 

Lynne C. Manzo, PhD
Environmental Psychologist, Associate Professor, Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Adjunct Assoc Prof, School of Social Work, College of Built Environments, University of Washington
Lynne Manzo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Washington, Seattle, where she has taught since 2001. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the UW School of Social Work.  She received a doctorate in Environmental Psychology from the City University of New York. Dr. Manzo’s work focuses on place attachment, place meaning, identity and social justice as applied to affordable housing, cultural landscapes and community participation. She has given invited lectures at the University of Warsaw, Beijing Forestry University, McMaster University in Canada, the City University of New York, and other various colleges and design firms in the U.S. and Europe. 

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