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Sustainable Community Design Leaders: Who we are, What we do
Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
3 - 4pm ET (12 - 1pm PT)
Description: Join this live webinar to learn about the brand-new Sustainable Community Design Leaders Peer Network and the realm of work these folks are leaning in to through a few project presentations! At the conclusion of this webinar you’re invited to participate live in a short Q&A wrap-up. As Sustainable Leader professionals, how do we all see ourselves engaging and supporting each other’s work? We also want to keep in mind, as we continue to grow the SCDL Peer Network (planners, architects, landscape architects, and other professionals at design/consulting firms who are committed to leveraging design to promote equity and social sustainability in communities), who would be a good fit for this network?
About the Presenters: Julie Hiromoto, Yogesh Saoji, Timothy Smith
Julie Hiromoto is a Principal at HKS and firmwide Director of Integration, leading efforts to bridge silos and connect specialized expertise with the needs of clients and communities we serve. Her experience managing a diverse portfolio of large and complex projects to boutique installations transforms the built environment by synergizing research, systems thinking, and inclusive best practices. She balances business, design excellence and technical expertise while instilling her passion for socially and environmentally responsible design.
As an architect, planner, and urban designer, Yogesh Saoji works closely with DLR Group’s integrated design teams to deliver complex master planning, campus planning, urban design, and redevelopment solutions for clients nationwide. Yogesh experience includes working with wide spectrum of clients including federal, state and local governments, higher educational institutions, developers, communities and stakeholders. He has worked on award winning civic, cultural, higher education, transportation, and large-scale mixed-use redevelopment projects involving collaborations across multiple disciplines and cultures. This background makes him adept in navigating complex challenges of planning, design, policy, and real estate development. Yogesh has instructed at University of Pennsylvania and University of Cincinnati. He is a ULI member and a LEED AP BD+C. He is a member of the Advisory Committee for the Philadelphia 2030 District initiative.
Timothy W. Smith, AIA, AICP is an architect, city planner and Principal and founder of the Urban Design and Planning Studio at SERA Architects, a Portland, Oregon firm that offers integrated services in architecture, urban design, planning, and sustainability consulting. His recent work includes master planning for Google, Liwa-- a capital city for the Western Region of Abu Dhabi, Stanford University, the new campus for Oregon State University – Cascades and the Treasure Island Redevelopment in San Francisco, CA. Tim is currently leading the development planning for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)/Center for Tribal Nations District in Portland, OR. Tim developed Civic Ecology, a stakeholder-driven, whole systems public engagement framework and has helped implement the framework in numerous communities. He co-authored Making EcoDistricts: Concepts and Methods for Advancing Sustainability in Neighborhoods, delivered a TEDx talk on Civic Ecology and lectures widely on the topic. Tim holds a BS and a MArch from the University of Michigan and an MCP/MArch in Urban Design from the University of Pennsylvania.
Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
3 - 4pm ET (12 - 1pm PT) Description: Join this live webinar to learn about the brand-new Sustainable Community Design Leaders Peer Network and the realm of work these folks are leaning in to through a few project presentations! At the conclusion of this webinar you’re invited to participate live in a short Q&A wrap-up. As Sustainable Leader professionals, how do we all see ourselves engaging and supporting each other’s work? We also want to keep in mind, as we continue to grow the SCDL Peer Network (planners, architects, landscape architects, and other professionals at design/consulting firms who are committed to leveraging design to promote equity and social sustainability in communities), who would be a good fit for this network? About the Presenters: Julie Hiromoto, Yogesh Saoji, Timothy Smith Julie Hiromoto is a Principal at HKS and firmwide Director of Integration, leading efforts to bridge silos and connect specialized expertise with the needs of clients and communities we serve. Her experience managing a diverse portfolio of large and complex projects to boutique installations transforms the built environment by synergizing research, systems thinking, and inclusive best practices. She balances business, design excellence and technical expertise while instilling her passion for socially and environmentally responsible design. As an architect, planner, and urban designer, Yogesh Saoji works closely with DLR Group’s integrated design teams to deliver complex master planning, campus planning, urban design, and redevelopment solutions for clients nationwide. Yogesh experience includes working with wide spectrum of clients including federal, state and local governments, higher educational institutions, developers, communities and stakeholders. He has worked on award winning civic, cultural, higher education, transportation, and large-scale mixed-use redevelopment projects involving collaborations across multiple disciplines and cultures. This background makes him adept in navigating complex challenges of planning, design, policy, and real estate development. Yogesh has instructed at University of Pennsylvania and University of Cincinnati. He is a ULI member and a LEED AP BD+C. He is a member of the Advisory Committee for the Philadelphia 2030 District initiative. Timothy W. Smith, AIA, AICP is an architect, city planner and Principal and founder of the Urban Design and Planning Studio at SERA Architects, a Portland, Oregon firm that offers integrated services in architecture, urban design, planning, and sustainability consulting. His recent work includes master planning for Google, Liwa-- a capital city for the Western Region of Abu Dhabi, Stanford University, the new campus for Oregon State University – Cascades and the Treasure Island Redevelopment in San Francisco, CA. Tim is currently leading the development planning for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)/Center for Tribal Nations District in Portland, OR. Tim developed Civic Ecology, a stakeholder-driven, whole systems public engagement framework and has helped implement the framework in numerous communities. He co-authored Making EcoDistricts: Concepts and Methods for Advancing Sustainability in Neighborhoods, delivered a TEDx talk on Civic Ecology and lectures widely on the topic. Tim holds a BS and a MArch from the University of Michigan and an MCP/MArch in Urban Design from the University of Pennsylvania.