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Lessons from Rebuild by Design with Shaun Donovan and Kate Orff

Lessons from Rebuild by Design with Shaun Donovan and Kate Orff
September 17, 2019
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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The Forum at Columbia University 601 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027

Shaun Donovan and Kate Orff discuss how to design successful, inclusive urban planning interventions in an era of climate crisis.

About this Event

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Obama administration launched Rebuild by Design, an innovative design and planning competition for projects that promote resilience in the face of climate change. This event brings together two people closely involved in this effort — Shaun Donovan, the former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and Kate Orff, an Associate Professor at Columbia GSAPP, the Director of GSAPP’s Urban Design Program, and the founder of SCAPE studio. They will discuss how we might design successful, inclusive urban planning interventions in an era of climate crisis.