Upcoming Event March 28 Benjamin Gianni
March 6, 2014 By ccfs.ottawa@gmail.com
Urban Planning and the Challenge of Sustainable Cities in China
by Benjamin Gianni
Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism, Carleton University
Friday, March 28, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Library and Archives Canada, Room 156, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa
Benjamin Gianni is an Associate Professor in the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism at Carleton University. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture and has studied at the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. He previously taught at Ohio State University and worked as an architect in Columbus, New York, Chicago and Seattle. He is author of many professional papers and articles relating to architecture, urban design and planning.
In 2013 he was a Canada-China Friendship Society delegate to the Beijing International Forum on Urban Development. In February 2014 he led a group of 40 architectural students on a three-week trip to China where they met with Chinese scholars and officials in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Hong Kong to discuss issues of planning and sustainable development in urban areas. His presentation will focus on how China is dealing with the challenge of a rapidly urbanizing population and compare the situation with developments in other countries.
Conversation and refreshments following the presentation
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
No pre-registration. Entry is free for CCFS members and $5 for non-CCFS members. Memberships are available at the door. Annual membership is $20 for individuals, $30 for a family, $12 for students and $17 for a student family. Membership forms are available at www.ccfso.org. For further information about the Society or this event, please consult our web site or www.facebook.com/ccfs.ottawa, send an email to ccfs.ottawa@gmail.com or phone 613-789-3318.
March 6, 2014 By ccfs.ottawa@gmail.com
Urban Planning and the Challenge of Sustainable Cities in China
by Benjamin Gianni
Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism, Carleton University
Friday, March 28, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Library and Archives Canada, Room 156, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa
Benjamin Gianni is an Associate Professor in the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism at Carleton University. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture and has studied at the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. He previously taught at Ohio State University and worked as an architect in Columbus, New York, Chicago and Seattle. He is author of many professional papers and articles relating to architecture, urban design and planning.
In 2013 he was a Canada-China Friendship Society delegate to the Beijing International Forum on Urban Development. In February 2014 he led a group of 40 architectural students on a three-week trip to China where they met with Chinese scholars and officials in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Hong Kong to discuss issues of planning and sustainable development in urban areas. His presentation will focus on how China is dealing with the challenge of a rapidly urbanizing population and compare the situation with developments in other countries.
Conversation and refreshments following the presentation
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
No pre-registration. Entry is free for CCFS members and $5 for non-CCFS members. Memberships are available at the door. Annual membership is $20 for individuals, $30 for a family, $12 for students and $17 for a student family. Membership forms are available at www.ccfso.org. For further information about the Society or this event, please consult our web site or www.facebook.com/ccfs.ottawa, send an email to ccfs.ottawa@gmail.com or phone 613-789-3318.
