WILLIAM GILCHRIST
CITY OF OAKLAND, PLANNING AND BUILDING
Urban Design as a Catalyst for Environmental Equity
M 12 October 2020 | 7:00pm ET | Zoom Webinar
David Lewis Lecture on Urban Design and Social Equity
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 12 October at 7:00pm ET as we welcome William Gilchrist for his talk “Urban Design as a Catalyst for Environmental Equity” during the annual David Lewis Lecture on Urban Design and Social Equity.
Prior to the lecture, we welcome you to join us at 5:30pm ET for a Remembrance of David Lewis, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Urban Studies at Carnegie Mellon. We'll be joined by members of David’s family, as well as his fellow faculty, friends, and colleagues, who will share their remembrances of him and his legacy to the school, the profession, and the Pittsburgh community.
URBAN DESIGN AS A CATALYST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY The professions of architecture, planning, and landscape architecture face a critical moment of self-examination in the light of the challenges that cities and regions must meet addressing the environmental, social, and political manifestations of the global health crisis. Through a series of project case studies in urban regeneration, principles shall be explored that affirm urban design’s vital role through substantive engagement and creative aesthetic responses that support social inclusion, equity, and adaptation.
WILLIAM GILCHRIST is the Director of Planning and Building for the City of Oakland, California. Gilchrist’s transformational work has been recognized by the Urban Land Institute, the American Institute of Architects, the National League of Cities, the American Planning Association, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows. Gilchrist is former Director of place-based planning in New Orleans, where he focused on the city’s design and development strategy. Gilchrist is an alumnus of MIT and of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. As part of its 150th Anniversary Global Celebration, MIT’s Department of Architecture honored Gilchrist with its Alumni Recognition for Civic Design.
The Fall 2020 Lecture and Dialogue Series focuses its theme on architecture, social equity, and spatial justice. This series, and conversations and ideas that challenge and inspire us to re-envision our future, are more relevant and critically important than ever before.
Due to the current global health crisis and university policy, all events will be held in a virtual format. Events are free and open to all. Advance registration is not required; all are welcome to attend via Zoom webinar.