Upcoming DFRR Event: Designing for Risk: Climate Change Adaptation in NYC

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Wednesday September 12, 2012 

The Center for Architecture 

536 Laguardia Place New York, NY 

The AIA New York Chapter Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee (DfRR) and the NY Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects will host City representatives as they discuss the City's framework for improving our long-term resilience to coastal flood risks and describe ongoing initiatives to promote climate change adaptations. 

Welcoming Remarks: 

Lance J. Brown, FAIA, Co-Chair AIANY Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee 

Denisha Williams, ASLA, ASLA New York Chapter President 

Moderator: 

Howard Slatkin, Director of Sustainability, Department of City Planning 

Speakers: 

Leah Cohen, Policy Advisor, Mayor’s Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability 

Levan Nadibaidze, Policy Advisor, Mayor’s Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability 

Mary Kimball, Waterfront and Open Spaces, Department of City Planning 

Thaddeus Pawlowski, Urban Design, Department of City Planning 

Howard Slatkin will moderate questions after the presentations. 

5:30-6:00 pm Reception 

6:00-7:15 pm Program 

7:15-8:00 pm Discussion and questions 

Cost: 

Free for Members and Students 

$10 for Non-Members 

This is the first of two related programs that play off the DfRR Committee name. 

The second program, Designing for Reconstruction, will take place the third week of October and be organized by the New York City Office of Emergency Management. 

The AIANY DfRR Committee hopes that these events and others will continue to foster a dialogue between city government and the design community that will help to make the city ready for future climate hazards while protecting the quality of the design of the public realm. 

Organized by the AIANY Design for Risck and Reconstruction Committee (DfRR), and the NY Chapter of Americans Society of Landscape Architects