idp, an approved provider of the American Instituteof Architects Continuing Education System
idp, an approved provider of the American Institute |
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As an AIA/CES Registered Provider, idp is recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education programming for New York licensed architects, professional engineers and land surveyors.
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Continuing Education Designing Urban Parks Presented by Julia E. Czerniak, RLA For most people, urban parks still conjure up images of green open space that provides respite from city life. Yet how they look, the services they provide and the space they occupy has changed considerably in the last century. Parks are increasingly valued for their ecological function, their promotion of civic life, their role as green infrastructure, and their ability to create density in their urban contexts - rather than provide relief from it. This seminar will examine the history and essential concepts, techniques and strategies for urban park design. Participants will analyze existing and proposed parks with a focus on their design, planning, and management. Specific topics discussed will include public space, ecology and sustainability, identity and values, and maintenance. Attendees will develop insight into the complex task of designing a park that is structured enough to give form, identity, and meaning to the site, but pliant enough to adapt to changing ecologies, demands, and uses. The presenter will examine key concepts of park design and will participate in a design workshop which will better position them and their firms for success on urban park making projects.
Julia Czerniak is a registered landscape architect and founder of CLEAR, an interdisciplinary design practice located in Upstate, NY. She is also an Associate Professor at Syracuse University School of Architecture where she teaches architectural studios as well as seminars on landscape theory and criticism. Educated both as an architect (Princeton University, March 1992) and landscape architect (Pennsylvania State University, BA 1984), her research and practice focus on the intersection of these disciplines. Ms. Czerniak’s design work focuses on urban landscapes in Rust-Belt cities and has been recognized with numerous awards. She is editor of two books, Large Parks (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) and Case: Downsview Park Toronto (Prestel and Harvard Design School, 2001), that focus on contemporary design approaches to public parks and the relationship between landscape and cities. Ms. Czerniak has authored essays in Landscape Alchemy: The Work of Hargreaves Associates (ORO Editions, Fall 2009); Fertilizers: Olin Eisenman (Institute for Contemporary Art, 2006); Landscape Urbanism, Charles Waldheim, ed. (Princeton Architectural Press, 2006); Assemblage 34 (MIT Press, 1998) and Harvard Design Review. This program qualifies for 7 CE hours for: Programs are 8:30am to 4:00pm and include lunch. Registration Fees:
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