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The Adaptation Urbanism workshop, led by Andrés Duany, will explore principles of designing for climate change. Over the last few years, Duany and colleagues have been developing design responses to climate change building on New Urbanist tools and principles. In this workshop, Duany and others will unveil this new work and discuss how to apply these ideas to the Front Range. Join planners, architects and urban designers in this important discussion. 

Concepts used in the workshop include agrarian urbanism, climate comfort zones, co-housing, decanting, defensible space, equity, gift economy, light living, lean governance, local infrastructure, loose space, permaculture, pockets of resilient infrastructure, receiving regions and areas, relocation readiness, self-administration, self-sufficiency, sharing, slow city, slow food, slow money, subsidiarity, succession, third place, transect, urban farming and vernacular. 

Bio

Andrés Duany is a founder and principal partner at Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, widely recognized as a leader of the New Urbanism, an international movement that seeks to end suburban sprawl and promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighborhoods.  As an architect, urban designer, planner and author, he has influenced planners and designers worldwide and produced plans for hundreds of new and renewed communities across the globe. 

Duany led the development of the plan and code for Seaside, Florida; the Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) zoning ordinance; the SmartCode, a form-based zoning code adopted by numerous municipalities seeking to encourage compact, mixed-use, walkable communities; the concept of the rural-to-urban transect; and inventive affordable housing designs, including Carpet Cottages and Cabanons. Locally, Duany also designed the popular Prospect development in Longmont, the state’s first new urbanist neighborhood. 

Who: Planners, designers, city officials, faculty, students and anyone interested.

What: Adaptation Urbanism Workshop with Andrés Duany

When: Saturday, Feb. 15, 9:30-6:30 p.m.

Where: CU Â鶹ӰԺ, Environmental Design Building, 1060 18th St., ENVD 134, Â鶹ӰԺ

Cost: New, reduced price $50, includes lunch! Space is limited and is on a first-come, first-serve basis. A limited number of scholarships are available for students, but must be requested in advance by first  and emailing the request to cedarcenter@colorado.edu.

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Hosted by: Community Engagement, Design and Research Center (CEDaR) and the University of Colorado Â鶹ӰԺ

He is the author of many essays and articles and co-author of several books including, "Suburban Nation: the Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream," "The SmartCode," "The Smart Growth Manual," Garden Cities: Agricultural Urbanism" and "The New Civic Art."
 

Tentative Schedule
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Presentation: Introduction and premises

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Discussion: Recommendations and practice 
Adaptation concepts and patterns

12 - 1:30 p.m.
 Lunch (provided)

1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Presentation and discussion: Key concepts and patterns.

5 - 6:30 p.m.
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In 2019, Growing Up Â鶹ӰԺ (GUB), Â鶹ӰԺ’s child- and youth-friendly city initiative based out of the University of Colorado's Community Engagement, Design and Research (CEDaR) Center, created the United States’ first printed, child-friendly city map. GUB also created a digital version of the child-friendly city map, and under GUB’s supervision, a team of graduate students created a digital teen-friendly city map. These free, bilingual (the printed version) maps have reached more than 15,000 families, and they were co-created with local children and families. Learn how your community can create one of these maps as a tool for social justice, active living, empowerment and joy!

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Manufactured home communities face many challenges, and each community is different. From problems with basic infrastructure and water billing, to rent increases, unreasonable park rules, and unfair treatment - many areas of potential conflict between residents and park owners exist. Resident health and well-being can suffer. How can disputes be resolved? How can positive change be made?

Join us on Nov. 9, 2019 for lunch and a full afternoon of speakers, Q&A, brainstorming, and breakout groups as we explore past success and possibilities for future action. Learn, share, connect, and leave with motivation and resources to stay engaged.

Information and registration

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The Community Engagement, Design and Research Center (CEDaR) is a member of the planning committee for the fourth annual Colorado Pollinator Summit, “Protecting Colorado’s Biodiversity." The summit, which will be held at the Sustainability, Energy & Environment Center (SEEC) on the CU Â鶹ӰԺ east campus, features plenary talks and panels on urban neighborhoods, landscaping for biodiversity, and holistic farming in Colorado. Kate Greenberg, Colorado commissioner of agriculture, will give opening remarks. The afternoon will include a participatory format and short inspiring talks to spur breakthrough thinking and action.

Friday, November 1, 2019 at 8 am-4:30 pm

—past summits have sold out in advance. Registration includes lunch and refreshments. Discount rates available for students.   

The event was planned by CEDaR, along with the Denver Botanic Gardens, the city of Â鶹ӰԺ, the Butterfly Pavilion and other organizations.

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Many Coloradans - renters, immigrants, artists, students, seniors, mobile and manufactured homeowners, single-parent and working families, small business owners, and middle-class families - are financially stressed as a result of housing and urban costs. Coloradans are also concerned about quality of life - congestion, pollution, neighborhood character and shrinking green landscapes. 

Please join us Oct. 25 at the third annual Community Building Colorado-Style conference to explore creative solutions to the challenges of affordability, diversity and equity in rapidly-growing Colorado communities

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Visit Growing Up Â鶹ӰԺ’s 10-year retrospective exhibit at Â鶹ӰԺ Public Library during August and September (on the ramp between Seeds Cafe and the Canyon Gallery).

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MetroLab — a national network of 40 city-university partnerships focused on urban innovation — is holding its annual summit in Â鶹ӰԺ Sept. 19-20, 2019. The Â鶹ӰԺ, led by the Community Engagement, Design and Research Center (CEDaR ) and the Program in Environmental Design (ENVD), are co-hosting the event with the city of Â鶹ӰԺ.

This national convening of city-university partnerships brings together leaders from local governments, universities, industry and nonprofits and is an opportunity to share, discuss and present on the impact of data, analytics, technology and design on local government. 

CU Â鶹ӰԺ has entered into MetroLab MOU’s with the cities of Denver, Â鶹ӰԺ, and Longmont as well as Â鶹ӰԺ County, and a number of research projects have been initiated under these MOUs. Among other workshops, CEDaR is sponsoring a roundtable, "Climate change and research needs of local governments: the Colorado experience," which will provide an opportunity to discuss city research priorities related to climate change and climate change research partnerships that include city staff and CU Â鶹ӰԺ researchers. 

Colorado MetroLab

If you would like to become a Summit sponsor or have projects you would like featured, please contact Sara Tabatabaie.

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More than 100 Â鶹ӰԺ students and faculty and and the Community Engagement, Design and Research Center (CEDaR) are working with the city of Â鶹ӰԺ to design a new public art installation on University Hill.

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