Big Ideas from Crain’s “Getting Ready for 9 Million”

Note: The Center for Architecture will share this sold-out event on Facebook Live video here: https://www.facebook.com/CenterforArchitecture/ 

Crain’s New York Business asked leading architects and planners to think of ways for New York City to accommodate a population of 9 million people. The innovative proposals range from new infrastructure and housing to open space and up-zoning. Join the AIANY Planning and Urban Design Committee for a PechaKucha-style presentation of ten designs followed by a discussion of key ideas and themes for shaping the future of our city.

Speakers:
Mike Aziz, Project Manager, Perkins + Will
Eran Chen, AIA, Founder and Executive Director, ODA
Jonathan Cohn, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Perkins Eastman
Eugene Flotteron, AIA, Principal, CetraRuddy
Daniel Heuberger, AIA, Principal, Dattner Architects
Matt Melody, Senior Associate, Curtis + Ginsberg Architects
Ted Mukamal, Chief of Staff, Wachtel Missry 
Jennifer Pehr, City Design Practice Manager, SOM
Jack Robbins, AIA, Principal, FXFOWLE
Oliver Schaper, Senior Associate, Gensler
Jeremy Smerd, Editor, Crain’s New York Business
Christopher Ward, Senior Vice President and Chief Executive, Metro New York, AECOM

Moderator: John Shapiro, Professor, Pratt Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment