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Challenging
the Status Quo in Community Design and Planning
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throughout the United States are challenged by transportation
problems, land use dilemmas, and negative impacts of sprawling
growth. The current conditions are the result of fifty years
of policies at the federal, state and local levels that have
heavily subsidized suburban sprawl. This phenomenon simultaneously
speaks to the post World War II American dream of the single
family home while producing many vexing problems that affect
the quality of life and sense of community. This presentation
will present alternatives from several communities across the
United States emphasizing the integration of land-use, design
and transportation infrastructure decisions that optimize pedestrian,
bicycle, and transit options through innovative design and planning.
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 Friday,
April 25, 2003
7:00-9:00pm
at the Roanoke
Higher Education Center
108
N. Jefferson Street, Roanoke
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 Kenneth
Schwartz, FAIA, is an Associate Professor of Architecture
at the University of Virginia, where he served as Department
Chair and Associate Dean. He has been on the faculty of
UVa since 1984.
In the office of Schwartz-Kinnard Architects, he has won
four national design competitions exploring the constructive
force that sensible urbanism can play in rebuilding cities.
He has completed numerous private commissions in Charlottesville;
Princeton, New Jersey; Rochester, New York; and New York
City. For the competitions and early residential work, he
was recognized by the Architectural League of New York in
their Young Architects Competition and lecture/exhibition
series.
In 2001, he opened the Charlottesville office of Renaissance
Planning Group to focus on community design and the
integration of land-use with innovative transportation strategies.
He is doing work in several communities throughout the Eastern
seaboard.
Professor Schwartz's service activities include several
at the national level, including the National Architectural
Accrediting Board, President, 2001-2002. He was appointed
by the Governor as Chair and Board member from 1995-1997
on the Art and Architectural Review Board for the Commonwealth
of Virginia.
In 1997, he was appointed as a Planning Commissioner for
the City of Charlottesville, and he is the founding director
of the Design
Resources Center, a not-for-profit organization serving
community concerns and lower income neighborhoods in Charlottesville.
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Download
the list of resources
for Mr. Schwartz's Lecture in pdf format. You need Adobe
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Professor
Schwartz's works include:
Professor Schwartz is the author of numerous articles, reviews,
and other works as well as the architect of record on a broad
career of built work.
Recent News and Quotes
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Associate Professor of Architecture