3835 Campus Drive
Architecture Building (145 ARC)
College Park, MD 20742
United States
This event is open to the public
Disciplines like architecture, historic preservation, and urban planning have historically contributed to systemic harms, including displacement, segregation, and environmental damage, disproportionately affecting low-income communities and communities of color. From racist regulations to urban renewal and freeway construction, these practices have inflicted "slow violence" on individuals, communities, and ecosystems. Today, many professionals are shifting toward a community-oriented, ecological, and healing-centered ethos. How are these disciplines transforming past practices to embrace healing and sustainability? How can planning and design replace slow violence with meaningful and lasting restoration?
Panelists:
Elisa Dainese
Assistant Professor of Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
Ashley Hernandez
Assistant Professor, Community Development
University of North Carolina
Maia S. Roberts
Vice President, Real Estate Development,
Mid-Atlantic Preservation of Affordable Housing
Fallon Aidoo
Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation
Tulane School of Architecture
Nohely Alvarez
Ph.D. Candidate, Urban & Regional Planning & Design
University of Maryland
Moderator:
Riem Elzoghbi
Lecturer, Urban Studies & Planning Program
UMD, School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
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Dialogue Series Schedule:
- October 29, 2024, 6 - 8:30 p.m. | Dialogue 1/4: Social Polarization Can the Spatial Disciplines Bring Us Closer Together?
- November 26, 2024, 6:30 - 8 p.m. | Dialogue 2/4: Wars and Peacebuilding: What Can the Spatial Disciplines Do?
- March 13, 2025, 1 - 2:30 p.m. | Dialogue 3/4: Climate Change and Disasters
- April 16, 2025, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Dialogue 4/4: Disrupting Slow Violence: Untapping the Healing Power of the Spatial Disciplines