Intersections: Equity, Environment + the City Schedule

Symposium Schedule

Registration

For individual registration, click on a session below. Pack registration is now closed.

Tickets Prices

The symposium is free for BSA members and BosNOMA members.

Single session: nonmember $20
4-pack: nonmember $75
8-pack: nonmember $140
Full Conference: nonmember $150

Saturday, November 6

BSLA Inside/Out + Intersections: CAMBRIDGE + BOSTON
10:00 AM | Charles River Waterfront
Ambar Johnson—Program Director, Livable Streets Alliance
Gautam Sundaram ASLA—Practice Leader, Principal, Perkins + Will

1:00 PM | Moakley Park
Amy Whitesides ASLA—Director of Resilience and Research, Stoss Landscape Urbanism
Alysoun Wright—Project Manager, Moakley Park, Stoss Landscape Urbanism

Monday, November 8

Women in Design Award of Excellence Virtual Luncheon
12:00 PM—1:30 PM | Virtual
Yanel de Angel Salas FAIA—Principal, Perkins&Will
Felice Silverman FIIDA— Principal, Silverman Trykowski Associates

Intersections: Opening Keynote
5:30PM—7:00 PM | Virtual
Kenneth Bailey—Co-Founder, Design Studio for Social Intervention (ds4si)
Billy Fleming—Wilks Family Director, Ian L. McHarg Center, University of Pennsylvania
Keller Easterling—Enid Storm Dwyer Professor, Director of MED Program, Yale University

Tuesday, November 9

Design For Advocacy: Fostering Conversation About Boston's Future
12:00 PM—1:30 PM | Virtual
1.5 LU HSW AIA
Anne-Marie Lubenau FAIA—Director, Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence, Bruner Foundation
David Gamble AIA— Principal, Gamble Associates
Ted Landsmark—Director, Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University

The Process of Engaging Community and Public Spaces
5:30 PM—7:30 PM | BSA Space
1.5 LU HSW AIA
Vanessa Till Hooper— Creative Director & Founder, Studio HHH
Jeff Grantz—Executive Director, ILLUMINUS Boston
Edwardo Chacón—Director, Jukebox
Teresita Cochran—Project Manager, The People's Memorial Project
Richard Joon Yoo—Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Pratt & Founder, WY Studio
Raber Umphenour—Co-Founder, Midway Artist Collective

Wednesday November 10

Cultural Emergency Response
12:00 PM—1:30 PM | Virtual
1.5 LU HSW AIA
Erin Genia—Artist, Educator and Organizer,
Sharon Amuguni— Program Manager, Boston Artists-in-Residence

Creating Unity Park
2:30 PM—4:00 PM | Virtual
1.5 LU HSW AIA
Lisa Giersbach ASLA LEED—Co-Founder & Principal, G2 Collaborative
Gigi Saltonstall ASLA LEED—Co-Founder & Principal, G2 Collaborative
Gretchen Schneider Rabinkin AIA Affil. ASLA— Executive Director, Boston Society of Landscape Architects
Patricia Seitz AIA— Professor & Chair, MassArt Architecture Department

WiD Wednesday with Studio Luz Architects—Sociedad Latina
5:00 PM—6:30 PM | Virtual
1.5 LU HSW AIA
Hansy Better Barraza AIA LEED ID+C—Founding Principle, Studio Luz Architects
Alexandra Oliver-Dávila— Executive Director, Sociedad Latina
Emily K. Bozek—Project Manager, Haynes Group Inc.

Thursday, November 11

Light Privilege
12:00 PM—1:30 PM | Virtual
1.5 LU HSW AIA
Edward Bartholomew IALD LC LEED AP— Principal, Bartholomew Lighting
Lauren Dandridge LC IES— Principal, Chromatic
Nick Albert—Principal, Chromatic

PLA.CE Boston
5:00 PM—6:30 PM | BSA Space
1.5 LU HSW AIA
Ranu Singh—Architect and Urban Designer, Utile Design
Kate Mytty—MIT D-Lab, Co-Founder MIT CREATE
Riddhi Shah—RSB Planners

Friday, November 12

Equity and Social Justice in Design and Planning of Public Infrastructure
12:00 PM—1:30 PM | Virtual
1.5 LU HSW AIA
Jessica Kenny AIA—Director of Environmental Services, MassDOT
Marggie Lackner—Deputy Chief for QA/QC, MBTA
Etty Padmodipoetro— Founding Principal, Urban Idea Lab
Pallavi Mande—Climate Resilience and Sustainable Design Lead, Urban Idea Lab

*POSTPONED* Jackson Square: Mending the Community Fabric in Jamaica Plain
2:30 PM—4:00 PM | Jackson Square
1.5 LU HSW AIA
Kendra Halliwell AIA LEED AP—Associate Principal, Practice + Design Team Leader, ICON Architecture
Giovanny Valencia— Community Organizing Director, Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation
John K. Harding—Project Manager, The Community Builders
Mark Eclipse AIA— Principal, Prellwitz Chilinski Architects (PCA)

Happy Hour
5:00 PM—7:00 PM | Canary Square, 435 S Huntington Ave, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Saturday, November 13—Rain Date.

Women in Design (WiD)

Women in Design is a multifaceted interdisciplinary community focused on creating opportunities for networking, professional development, continuing education, mentorship and community recognition. Learn more about Women in Design Resources and the Women in Design Award.

BosNOMA

BosNOMA, the Boston chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and supports the organization's mission to "champion diversity within the design professions by promoting the excellence, community engagement, and professional development of its members."