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As climate change accelerates displacement across the globe, architects & planners are increasingly called upon to design for communities in transition. Erik Fang, FAIA, AICP, will moderate this timely panel discussion, co-organized by AIA New York's Design for Risk & Reconstruction Committee & Planning & Urban Design Committee, brings together Hillary Brown, FAIA, & Bonnie A. Harken, AIA, WEDG, President of Nautilus International Development Consulting, to explore how the built environment can support equitable, place-based responses to climate-driven relocation.
Drawing from Brown's new book Revitalize | Resettle: How Main Street USA Can Offer New Beginnings for America's Climate-Displaced (Palmetto Publishing, 2025) & Harken's international planning work in the Amazon basin, the session will provide an overview of US & global climate migration & the upcoming 2025 UN Climate Change Conference COP30 in Brazil, examining strategies for revitalizing small-town America & adapting to ecological disruption in the Amazon. The conversation will highlight how design can promote health, safety, & welfare for displaced populations through resilient infrastructure, inclusive planning, & sustainable development.
Speakers:
Hillary Brown, FAIA, Professor Emerita of Architecture, Spitzer School of Architecture
Bonnie Harken, AIA, WEDG, President, Nautilus International Development Consulting
Moderator:
Eric Fang, FAIA, Principal, Perkins Eastman
About the Speakers:
Hillary Brown, Professor Emerita at the City University of New York, previously directed its interdisciplinary graduate program in urban sustainability. Her recent book: Revitalize | Resettle: How Main Street USA Can Provide New Beginnings for America's Climate Displaced examines how our population may be shifting over the coming decades & calls for strategic planning in how we resettle those dislodged by climate adversity. Brown's two previous books, Next Generation Infrastructure (Island Press 2014) & Infrastructural Ecologies (MIT Press 2017), describe integrated approaches to regenerative, low-carbon & resilient urban system planning. As Assistant Commissioner, Brown was the founding director in 1996 of NYC's Office of Sustainable Design, developing both its High-Performance Building & Infrastructure Guidelines. She recently served two terms as a member of the National Academies' National Research Council's Board on Infrastructure & the Constructed Environment (BICE). She was a Senior Research Fellow at the CUNY Institute of Urban Systems & is Affiliated Faculty at CUNY's Advanced Science Research Center. For her leadership in sustainable buildings & infrastructure, Brown was elected to the National Academy of Construction in 2019.
Eric Fang is a Principal at Perkins Eastman & leads the firm's Planning & Urban Design practice as well as PE Strategies, Perkins Eastman's consulting arm. Fang has worked extensively with towns & cities throughout the U.S. & abroad in their efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change, promote community resiliency, & develop strategies for sustainable growth. His work as an architect, city planner, development consultant, public official, & teacher has given him broad perspective on the challenges of contemporary city building.
Bonnie A. Harken is President of Nautilus International Development Consulting, a multi-disciplinary firm which consults about strategies for planning & implementing successful, sustainable developments that transform cities. Founded in 2003 with a special strength in resilient urban waterfronts, Nautilus International has worked in over 25 countries. Harken is an internationally recognized expert in sustainable waterfront revitalization & downtown development, speaking widely. Nautilus previously worked with the World Water Council on the role of water resources in green growth for developing countries. Nautilus also worked with The Nature Conservancy on integrated river basin management (IRBM) for the Tapajs River Basin, one of the main tributaries to the Amazon. Recently in New York, Nautilus International provided services in urban design & sustainability as part of the AECOM team on the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project. Harken's work has won numerous awards for design excellence as well as meritorious service to the profession. After Superstorm Sandy, Harken co-chaired the AIA's Post-Sandy Initiative's Waterfront Working Group, which was awarded their highest honor: the AIA National Honors Award for Collaborative & Professional Achievement. Harken grew up in Asia & Latin America, studied environmental design at Parsons School of Design, real estate finance at NYU, & holds a Master of Architecture from Columbia University.
If you register for a virtual ticket, you will receive an email with a Zoom link to access the program.
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