Updated Event: NYC's Post-Sandy Recovery: How're We Doin'?

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM — RSVP

At the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place
Organized by: Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee & The New York American Society of Landscape Architects

Three months after the ravages of Superstorm Sandy, this program brings together architects, government, and civic leaders to both report on the status and effectiveness of New York City and the region's recovery. The session will provide an opportunity to evaluate housing, neighborhood and open space clean-up and rebuilding initiatives.

On October 21st, 2012,  AIANY’s Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee (DfRR) fielded a similarly-constituted panel at the Center for Architecture to address the question: “After Disaster: How Does New York Plan to Recover?” Only eight days later, Hurricane Sandy devestated the region--an unprecedented challenge to the disaster-recovery systems that were described in October. This program asks: Do you think they worked? And what now?

DfRR has focused the Chapter’s efforts on disaster awareness and preparedness. It is an interdisciplinary committee  of architects, planners, landscape architects, engineers, and related professionals and is a source for information, discussion, connections, and the most advanced thinking on risk, mitigation, and resilience.

Welcome:
Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, DPACSA
Illya Azaroff, AIA
Co-Chairs, AIANY Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee

Moderator:
Denisha Williams, RLA, LEED AP
Immediate Past President, New York Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

Speakers:
Erica Keberle
Deputy Director, NYC Mayor’s Office of City Legislative Affairs, NYC Rapid Repairs, External Affairs

Bram Gunther
Chief, Forestry & Horticulture and Natural Resources Group, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Thaddeus Pawlowski
Associate Urban Designer, Office of the Chief Urban Designer, New York City Department of City Planning

Anthony C. Romeo, AIA
Parks Program Director, New York City Department of Design + Construction

Dean Sakamoto, FAIA, LEED AP
Urban Resilience Lab, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Ronald Schiffman, FAICP, Hon. AIA NYS
Professor, Pratt Graduate Center for Planning, Pratt Center for Community Development

Participants will have the opportunity to contribute to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City to support Superstorm Sandy relief efforts.The Mayor’s Fund retains no administrative fee, and 100% of donations are being dispersed to relief efforts and organizations. Funds will support immediate aid needs – including, food, water and hygiene supplies – as well as long-term relief and restoration.

AIA CES: 1.5 LUs | 1.5 HSW
LACES: 1.5 NYS LA CEUs/ 1.5 HSW
Price: Free for AIA & NYASLA members; $10 for non-members

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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