College of Architecture & GT Events
November 11, 2009
TODAY
Learn Web Design for Accessibility
This online course, created by Georgia Tech’s Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access, offers up-to-date information for web designers on creating sites that are accessible to people disabilities.
Good Urbanism 101
Join the Georgia Conservancy’s Growth Management Program and Georgia Tech professors David Green, Richard Dagenhart, and Doug Allen to learn about urban design and how different professions can collaborate to improve the city of Atlanta and its region.
Marcel Breuer Design and Architecture
As a designer and architect, Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) is one of the most influential and important designers of the 20th century.
Elliott Sclar / World Town Planning Day
The Policy Network as a Strategic Planning Tool: A New Approach to Urban Planning in the Global South
THIS WEEK
GT Wind Ensemble and Concert Band
The Awareness Project
Artist-in-residence Ruth Dusseault’s senior studio will open a campus-wide exhibition of site-specific installations on Friday, Nov. 6.
Vince Voron: Coca-Cola Global Head of Industrial Design
Mr. Voron directs the design vision and provides leadership for all global beverage packaging and equipment form design from conception through commercialization.
Sonic Generator: The French-American Connection
Georgia Tech’s chamber music ensemble-in-residence, Sonic Generator, opens its 2009-2010 season with The French American Connection, exploring the connections between French and American musicians in their explorations of technology.
Valerio Olgiati: T. Gordon Little Lecture Series in Imagination
Called by some the most important Swiss architect of his generation, Olgiati’s buildings have shot to prominence over the past few years for their intensity and precision. AIA Continuing Education Credits available.
Georgia Tech Choral Fall Concert
Georgia Tech Chorale, Chamber Choir and Women’s Chorus.
Engaging Universities in African Development
The Georgia Tech Initiative for African Education and Development (GT-IDEA) proudly present an Afric@Tech speaker series program:
Engaging Universities in African Development
Panelists:
• Honorable Jennifer C. Jenkins
Honorary Consul, Republic
Healthy Places Research Group- November Meeting
Ciannat Howett, director of Emory’s Office of Sustainability Initiatives, will describe the initiatives being taken by Emory University regarding sustainability and sustainability throughout Atlanta.
Ben Ledbetter: Graduate Program in Architecture Visiting Lecturer
Read about Ledbetter’s work at http://www.world-architects.com/index.php?seite=ny_profile_architekten_detail_us&system_id=14061
UPCOMING EVENTS
GT Wind Ensemble and Concert Band
The Awareness Project
Artist-in-residence Ruth Dusseault’s senior studio will open a campus-wide exhibition of site-specific installations on Friday, Nov. 6.
Vince Voron: Coca-Cola Global Head of Industrial Design
Mr. Voron directs the design vision and provides leadership for all global beverage packaging and equipment form design from conception through commercialization.
Sonic Generator: The French-American Connection
Georgia Tech’s chamber music ensemble-in-residence, Sonic Generator, opens its 2009-2010 season with The French American Connection, exploring the connections between French and American musicians in their explorations of technology.
Valerio Olgiati: T. Gordon Little Lecture Series in Imagination
Called by some the most important Swiss architect of his generation, Olgiati’s buildings have shot to prominence over the past few years for their intensity and precision. AIA Continuing Education Credits available.
Georgia Tech Choral Fall Concert
Georgia Tech Chorale, Chamber Choir and Women’s Chorus.
Engaging Universities in African Development
The Georgia Tech Initiative for African Education and Development (GT-IDEA) proudly present an Afric@Tech speaker series program:
Engaging Universities in African Development
Panelists:
• Honorable Jennifer C. Jenkins
Honorary Consul, Republic
Healthy Places Research Group- November Meeting
Ciannat Howett, director of Emory’s Office of Sustainability Initiatives, will describe the initiatives being taken by Emory University regarding sustainability and sustainability throughout Atlanta.
Ben Ledbetter: Graduate Program in Architecture Visiting Lecturer
Read about Ledbetter’s work at http://www.world-architects.com/index.php?seite=ny_profile_architekten_detail_us&system_id=14061
Ellen Do: COA Research Forum
Ellen Do is committed to building better design tools, from understanding the human intelligence involved in the design process and leading to the improvement of the interface with computers.
Healthcare Reform and Biomedical Innovation
BBUGS presents: Healthcare Reform and Biomedical Innovation - David H. Howard, PhD - Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health
CATEA Director Sanford to Speak at ‘Aging Means Business'
Jon Sanford, M.Arch, Director of Georgia Tech’s Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access, will deliver a talk entitled “Universal Design and Home Healthcare” on Friday, November 20, 2009, as part of an all day Business Forum entitled:
Perry Kulper, Graduate Program in Architecture Visiting Lecturer
Kulper’s interests include the roles of representation and methodologies in the production of architecture and in broadening the conceptual range by which architecture contributes to our cultural imagination.
Project Management Institute President/CEO to speak Nov. 23
The Building Construction Program in the College of Architecture is pleased to host Gregory Balestrero, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Project Management Institute, who will speak to the Georgia Tech community at 6PM Nov. 23, 2009 as part
Football vs. Georgia
Tech tries to extend a winning streak over its in-state rival.
Healthy Places Research Group- December Meeting
Ellen Dunham-Jones, Associate Professor, College of Architecture at Georgia Tech, will speak about her book Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs and the upcoming CNU 2010 Conference Rx for Healthy Places.
Healthy Places Research Group- January Meeting
Aaron Wernham, Project Director of the Health Impact Assessment Coordinating Center at the Pew Charitable Trusts, will speak on national efforts to expand the use of Health Impact Assessments (HIAs).
Book Series: Catherine Ross’ MEGAREGIONS
Engaging debate and discussion featuring the author and a panel of local practitioners.
Healthy Places Research Group- February Meeting
TBD
Healthy Places Research Group- March Meeting
TBD
Healthy Places Research Group- April Meeting
Eleanor Smith, MA, MEd, Director of Concrete Change, will speak about visit-ability and the relationship between public health and livable communities.
Healthy Places Research Group- May Meeting
Panel of Foundations funding health and built environment projects.