Date: September 17, 2007
Contact: Robin Meinhart, Customer Relations Mgr., Planning &
Development Services Dept., (480) 312-2647
Scottsdale Community Design Studio Lecture Series Begins
September 27 - Downtown Planning in a Desert Environment -
ASU Professor Dan Hoffman
Scottsdale’s Community Design Studio, in collaboration with the ASU School of Design and Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory, is hosting a series of free community lectures to explore issues related to design, architecture, economics and sustainability. The first lecture will feature ASU Professor Dan Hoffman and his perspective on Downtown Planning in a Desert Environment.
6-7:30 p.m. , Thursday, September 27 - ASU Professor Dan Hoffman
Downtown Planning in a Desert Environment:
How appropriately designed urban form can enhance pedestrian activity
Room 2 of the Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd.
Professor Hoffman is one of three partners at Studio Ma, a Phoenix based architecture and environmental design firm. As an ASU Professor of Architecture, he focuses on bio-climatic urbanism and the design of outdoor, public spaces in hot, arid climates. Mr. Hoffman has been integrally involved in the recent Phoenix Downtown Plan Update process.
For more information on Scottsdale’s Community Design Studio lecture series go to: http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/bldgresources/planning/lectures.asp
Future lecture topics include the San Diego Centre City success story, visualizing density, and the evolution and impact of artist centers on careers, neighborhoods, and economies.
Attendees are encouraged to RSVP by calling (480) 312-2647.
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