DfRR committee members complete Hurriplan training.

Hurriplan: Resilient Building Design for Coastal Communities is a two-day training course for planners, design professionals, state and local officials, and property owners.  This recent session, held at Pratt Institute - Manhattan Campus, was conducted through The National Disaster Preparedness Training Program (NDTPC) and sponsored by FEMA.  In attendance were DfRR committee members, Illya Azaroff (co-chair), Jack Suben, Deborah Gans, Cynthia Barton, and Dean Sakamoto.

Event: VisioNYC 2080: Towards a Risk-Resilient City

When: Thursday, October 6th, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: At The Center

New York City in 2080
Looking significantly farther into the future than typical projections, the speaker and panel will outline the design community's risks and opportunities for the design and adaptive reconstruction of our waterfront, low-lying areas, and below-grade infrastructure.

Speaker:
Klaus Jacob, Geophysicist, Urban Environmental Disaster Expert, Columbia University (SIPA, EI/LDEO)

Respondent panel:
Adam Freed, Deputy Director Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning
Deborah Gans, RA, Architect, Educator and Author
Jill N. Lerner, FAIA, Principal, Kohn Pederson Fox Architects
Donald Watson, FAIA, CIP. Architect, Planner, Educator, and Author

Moderator:  Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, Co-chair DfRR
Introduction: Illya Azaroff AIA, Co-chair DfRR

Cost:
Free for Members
$10 for Non-Members
AIA CES: 1.5 LUs | 1.5 HSW

Organized by the DfRR and part of Archtober 2011, Architecture and Design Month in New York City

Post by: Anne Marie Chance