Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 : Charles Renfro shares his idea of how architects and urban designers' role play as creators of urban intervention. By introducing number of his projects, such as The High Line (NY), and The Broad Art Museum (LA), Charles Renfro discusses architect's innovative thinking process and creative perspective towards cities, humanities and environment.
Charles Renfro, AIA, is a Partner at Diller Scofidio + Renfro, a 100 person interdisciplinary design studio that integrates the performing arts, visual arts, and architecture. He is a graduate of Rice University and holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. He served as Partner-in-Charge of the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Stanford University’s McMurtry Art & Art History Building, the Dongguan Factory and Housing Complex in Shenzhen, China, the City Garden public park and cultural center in Aberdeen, Scotland, and the recently completed Creative Arts Center at Brown University.
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https://vimeo.com/57760565 Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 : Max Kuo discusses about the master mind behind ALLTHATISSOLD projects that embrace his ideas of emerging adaptable infrastructure into the urbanized cities, in order to live sustainable lives within physically and socially... View full entry
Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 : Passive Intervention, Max Kuo, ALLTHATISSOLID
https://vimeo.com/57758983 Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 : Architect Wil Carson walks through the creative design process of competition winning project, Sixth Street Viaduct Bridge in Los Angeles. As a senior project designer at Michael Maltzan Architecture, Wil Carson (NCARB... View full entry
Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 : Sixth Street Viaduct Competition, Wil Carson, Michael Maltzan Architecture
https://vimeo.com/57758169 Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 : Graham Sadtler talks about his vision and value as a product designer with concerns about the environment and efficient lifestyle by suggesting creative solution to be committed with to sustainability. Graham Sadtelr leads the... View full entry
Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 : Consuming Efficiency, Graham Sadtler, BOSCH
Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 : Our Keynote speaker Linda Taalman talks about the pattern of lifestyles in Los Angeles that shapes the usage of architectural space and urban connectivity. Linda Taalman currently directs Taalman Koch Architecture based in Los Angeles, which... View full entry
Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 : Living In Los Angeles, Linda Taalman, Taalman Koch Architecture, Woodbury University
https://vimeo.com/57756661 Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 : Geeti Silwal discusses about the recent projects that explore infinite potential of clean energy generating designs fit for city infrastructure. Geeti Silwal is a dynamic Urban Designer with more than 14 years of experience. As... View full entry
Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 : The Resource Infinity Loop, Geeti Silwal, Perkins+Will
https://vimeo.com/57752710 Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 : Vic Liptak, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Woodbury University, makes opening speech with welcome message. View full entry
Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 : Opening Speech, Vic Liptak, Woodbury University
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Marc Carrel currently serves as Legislative and Public Affairs Program Supervisor for the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) where he oversees federal legislative affairs and community outreach programs. He has 15 years of experience working on... View full entry
Geeti Silwal is a dynamic Urban Designer with more than 14 years of experience. As a Project Manager in the Perkins+Will Urban Design team, she provides design and planning expertise on a wide scale of projects including regional plans, master plans, waterfront... View full entry
2012 Advancing Sustainability Symposium 2012 opens in a week! Tickets are getting sold very quickly, but we don't want anyone to miss out! Visit our website and register your spot for a very affordable price... View full entry
As a senior project designer at Michael Maltzan Architecture, Wil Carson (NCARB, LEED AP) has been responsible for projects including SF State's Mashouf Performing Arts Center, New Carver Apartments, One Santa Fe, Playa Vista Park, UCLA Hammer Museum’s Billy... View full entry
Dr. Matt Miyasato is the Assistant Deputy Executive Officer for the Technology Advancement Office at the South Coast Air Quality Management District. In this role, Dr. Miyasato leads the groups responsible for research, development, demonstration and deployment of clean... View full entry
Tim Durfee and Iris Anna Regn are Los Angeles-based designers who frequently collaborate as the eponymous Tim Durfee & Iris Anna Regn. Their architectural work overlaps with other fields of design and art: in the creation of award-winning... View full entry
Brian Stanke, AICP, is a transportation planner with Cordoba Corporation and serves as a member of Program Management Team for the California High-Speed Train Project. As a certified urban planner, Brian brings years of urban planning and... View full entry
Maxi Spina investigates how issues of differential geometry, computation and new means of fabrication influence the emergence of novel formal and tectonic logics for architecture. His work strives to articulate architecture's corporeal presence... View full entry
Leigh Christy (AIA, LEED® AP BD+C) is a Senior Associate at the design firm of Perkins+Will where she is one of the heads of the Innovation Incubator micro-grant program, a member of the Green Team, and the leader of the Los Angeles Office’s... View full entry
Maria Mehranian is the Managing Partner for Cordoba Corporation, a full-service civil engineering, construction management, and program management firm specializing in transportation, education & facilities, and water & energy. Cordoba is headquartered in Los... View full entry
Joshua G. Stein heads Radical Craft, a Los Angeles-based studio that investigates urban and material patterns while focusing on the intersection of traditional craft and contemporary technology. He has taught design studios and fabrication seminars at California College... View full entry
Max Kuo is a founding partner in the collaborative office of ALLTHATISSOLID. He has an interdisciplinary background in art, architectural design, and media. He has produced work through artist-in-residency programs at the Whitney Museum, Independent Studies Program and in... View full entry
Linda Taalman currently directs Taalman Koch Architecture based in Los Angeles, which has completed a number of award winning projects including the Off-grid itHouse (AIA LA Merit Award 2008, Sunset Western Home Awards 2009- Best Small Space), the Small... View full entry
Graham Sadtelr leads the Bosch design studio for North America, and has worked for Bosch in the US and Germany for over 9 years. He cultivates a philosophy of modern design, form and function, and sustainability that is part of Bosch’s German Heritage and... View full entry
Charles Renfro, AIA, is a Partner at Diller Scofidio + Renfro, a 100 person interdisciplinary design studio that integrates the performing arts, visual arts, and architecture. He is a graduate of Rice University and holds a Master’s degree in... View full entry
'The Ailing Heart of the Urbanscape: Its Causes and Cures’ is the theme of the 2012 symposium hosted and organized by Woodbury students. With the October 6th date quickly approaching, students and advisors are adding all the finishing touches. The enthusiasm of students and success of last... View full entry
With less than a month away from Advancing Sustainability: Business + Design Symposium, Woodbury University students are working vigorously until the big day. The symposium is an annual event that explores various areas in new technology and sustainable concepts focusing on environmental... View full entry
After a highly successful Advancing Sustainability: Business + Design Symposium in October of 2011, students from Woodbury University have gathered once again in order to prepare their second annual event. The topic of this year focuses on the "cardiovascular system" of a city—its... View full entry
After a highly successful Advancing Sustainability: Business + Design Symposium in October of 2011, students from Woodbury University have gathered once again in order to prepare their second annual event. The topic of this year focuses on the "cardiovascular system" of a city—its infrastructure. The discussion will investigate how various infrastructures—perform, exchange, and are incorporated into the natural environment.
