AIA Michigan Partners with Main Street Oakland County for Conclusion of Workshop Series
“Lead Your Downtown From Brown to Green” is Focus for Aug. 14.
Detroit, MI, August 14, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The American Institute of Architects Michigan (AIA Michigan, www.aiami.com) continues its partnership with Main Street Oakland County to host a series of workshops entitled, “Tools to Help You Stay in the Game in a Tough Economy.”
The three-part series, which focuses on downtown and urban revitalization, preservation and sustainability issues, concludes Aug. 14 with a presentation entitled, “Lead Your Downtown From Brown to Green.” This workshop takes place from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Oakland County Executive Office Building Conference Center, 2100 Pontiac Lake Rd. (west of Telegraph) in Waterford.
“As was the case with the first two workshops,” said AIA Michigan President and Oakland County Principal Planner/Preservation Architect Ronald R. Campbell, AIA, “we want to provide practical advice and information to building owners, city officials, planners, architects and people in general who have an interest improving their community one step at a time and let them know that their efforts are part of a much larger picture.”
“Lead Your Downtown from Brown to Green” focuses on how green design does not necessarily have to be associated with only new construction and high tech buildings, but also can apply to old buildings and entire communities. Some of the featured presentations include:
The Green Side of Historic Preservations and Downtown—The State of Illinois Main Street Design Architect Anthony Rubano, AIA, provides insight to these topics and shows how, through good, thoughtful design, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Tapping Your Foodshed with a Farmers Market—Farmers markets provide a great way to connect Main Street communities with their foodsheds—surrounding areas that supply (or could supply) much of the community’s food. Susan Smalley, Ph.D., director of the C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems at Michigan State University, will discuss the progress of this growing trend and its positive economic, environmental and social impacts.
Not Just for Tree Huggers: Urban Forestry—Robert Schutzki from the Michigan State University Department of Horticulture presents the social and psychological impact trees have in our urban fabric.
Cost for the workshop is $75 ($25 for Main Street Community representatives and college students with current student ID). Registration includes conference materials, continental breakfast, lunch and snack. Professional Continuing Education Credits are pending for the American Institute of Architects (AIA), CES Credits. The American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) CM Credits has been approved for 5 APA-CM hours. For further details, agendas and registration information, go to www.mainstreetoaklandcounty.com.
The mission of AIA Michigan is to serve its membership, advance the values of the profession and improve the quality of the built environment. For more information on The American Institute of Architects Michigan, please visit www.aiami.com.
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The three-part series, which focuses on downtown and urban revitalization, preservation and sustainability issues, concludes Aug. 14 with a presentation entitled, “Lead Your Downtown From Brown to Green.” This workshop takes place from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Oakland County Executive Office Building Conference Center, 2100 Pontiac Lake Rd. (west of Telegraph) in Waterford.
“As was the case with the first two workshops,” said AIA Michigan President and Oakland County Principal Planner/Preservation Architect Ronald R. Campbell, AIA, “we want to provide practical advice and information to building owners, city officials, planners, architects and people in general who have an interest improving their community one step at a time and let them know that their efforts are part of a much larger picture.”
“Lead Your Downtown from Brown to Green” focuses on how green design does not necessarily have to be associated with only new construction and high tech buildings, but also can apply to old buildings and entire communities. Some of the featured presentations include:
The Green Side of Historic Preservations and Downtown—The State of Illinois Main Street Design Architect Anthony Rubano, AIA, provides insight to these topics and shows how, through good, thoughtful design, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Tapping Your Foodshed with a Farmers Market—Farmers markets provide a great way to connect Main Street communities with their foodsheds—surrounding areas that supply (or could supply) much of the community’s food. Susan Smalley, Ph.D., director of the C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems at Michigan State University, will discuss the progress of this growing trend and its positive economic, environmental and social impacts.
Not Just for Tree Huggers: Urban Forestry—Robert Schutzki from the Michigan State University Department of Horticulture presents the social and psychological impact trees have in our urban fabric.
Cost for the workshop is $75 ($25 for Main Street Community representatives and college students with current student ID). Registration includes conference materials, continental breakfast, lunch and snack. Professional Continuing Education Credits are pending for the American Institute of Architects (AIA), CES Credits. The American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) CM Credits has been approved for 5 APA-CM hours. For further details, agendas and registration information, go to www.mainstreetoaklandcounty.com.
The mission of AIA Michigan is to serve its membership, advance the values of the profession and improve the quality of the built environment. For more information on The American Institute of Architects Michigan, please visit www.aiami.com.
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