Sustainability@UC Week is right around the corner! From January 27th – February 1st, join us for a series of sustainability-related events and activities for both the UC community and the Greater Cincinnati public. This event is organized by the UC Office of Sustainability, the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS), Student Government, and PEWS.
Although there are lots of events aimed at UC researchers, educators, students, and staff (see the full schedule here!), this newsletter focuses on two PEWS-sponsored public-facing events. We hope that you will join us, and help spread the word! For a full list of public events, visit our website.
Public Lecture and Reception
Thursday, January 30th
6:00-6:30pm – Reception
6:30-8:00pm – Public Lecture
Probasco Auditorium, University of Cincinnati
2839 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati
Beyond Brownfields: Nature, Design and Urban Regeneration in the Post-Industrial Landscape – Niall Kirkwood, FASLA Charles Eliot Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA
The class of site known as ‘brownfield’ is universal. That is, it is not only found across every part of the country, but in every nation and across each continent. It is also still the most contentious-politically, ecologically, culturally and therefore important for planners, architects and landscape architects in shaping the places and sensibilities of any national, regional or local civic landscape. Some of the wider issues surrounding the subject of brownfields will be introduced. Topics will range from Kirkwood’s research into brownfield sites internationally over the last 35 years to a summary of the principles and strategies of site design that demonstrate brownfield remediation and recovery as an infrastructural investment in communities and society. Finally, speculation on the next decade will focus on more integrated yet complex global brownfield futures where stark and forgotten landscapes, places of devastation and neglect, will ultimately be redeemable, and vital as part of any national vision in the 21st century.
Niall Kirkwood is a landscape architect, technologist and the Charles Eliot Professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) where he has taught full time since 1991. In addition, for the last five years he served as the Academic Dean at the GSD. He also holds research appointments at Tsinghua University, Beijing and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.
Kirkwood is a leading expert in the reuse and remaking of global brownfields and their integration of environmental remediation, site engineering, landscape design and cultural and social programs.
Those who can’t attend in person can view the livestream here!
Prix Jeunesse Suitcase: Kids TV and Sustainability – No Planet B
Saturday, February 1st, 8:30am-4:15pm
Clifton Court Hall Auditorium, University of Cincinnati, 2800 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati
Spend the day watching and discussing children’s sustainable educational television from around the world! All are welcome. Breakfast and lunch provided.
Schedule:
8:30am – Breakfast/Check-in
10:00am – First Viewing Begins
12:30pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Second Viewing Begins
4:15pm – End of Day
This event is sponsored by Prix Jeunesse International, Cheer, the UC Niehoff Center for Film and Media Studies, and PEWS.
Follow the link for a complete list of public events during Sustainability@UC week! We hope to see you there! For questions, email engagingscience@uc.edu
