September Program with IIDA:  Portland Tour
Location: Heine Brothers Roasting Facility - 13th and Main - Portland, Louisville
Type: Presentations,Tours & Social

Date: September 14, 2017 from 4:00-8:00

More details on the  SUSTAINABLE PLACES + COMMUNITY SPACES Lecture:  

How do great communities happen? What is the role of design in fostering cohesive neighborhoods? Lyndsey Deaton brings together research and experience as a licensed architect to illustrate the successful patterns of sustainable places and community spaces in this one-hour presentation. She will weave the latest urban design research into five architectural stories thatrange in scale: Vivid Summer Parklet, ReachOUT House, Dexter Rowing Center, Santa Monica Low Income Housing Project, and Fort Leonard Wood 2030 Sustainability Plan. 

During this session, Lyndsey will identify specific patterns from the works of Christopher Alexander (A Pattern Language), Alan Jacobs (Great Streets), and Kevin Lynch (Image of the City) and tie them to these five architecture and planning projects. With this foundation in place she will frame contemporary architectural research into key themes to support great and cohesive communities.

Lyndsey understands how design can be used to make great communities happen. Her systems-basedplanning solutions for sustainable communities were featured in Architect Magazine (2011) and received awards such as the Lafarge Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction (2012), the APA's Outstanding Collaborative Planning Project (2016), and the Mayor's Choice Award, City of Eugene (2017). Her research explores how contemporary social phenomenons - such as social media and neoliberalization - shape the use of the urban environment and influence community cohesion. Her most recent publications include a chapter in Whose Tradition, "New Traditions of Placemaking in Central-West Africa" and " Social Traditions and the Built Form: The Tiny-House Village Model for Chronically Homeless Americans" in Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review WPS Fall 2016.

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Description:

Bring your outdated & surplus sample materials to the 2017 Zero Landfill collection. Zero Landfill is an award winning up-cycle program where materials are pollinated/collected, cultivated/sorted & then harvested by the creative community, artists, educators, & crafters.

We want your help! Gather materials for donation: tiles/carpet/wall coverings/finish chips, anything that can be repurposed. Drop off during our Pollination times or contact us to arrange for pick up. AND of course - we would love to have volunteers! You might find volunteers in the form of teenagers who need service hours, helpful people and those who might want first dibs at seeing the goods. Sign up for a volunteer spot by registering!

Cultivation/Categorizing Dates:

September 12, September 14, September 20, September 21 from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Harvest/Pick Up Dates:

September 16 & September 23 from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Clean Up Day:

September 27 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Parking will be available. Drop off will be at the loading docks in back of the old Kroger parking lot.

For questions please contact Julie Eckert 502.612.2139 or [email protected]

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Sunday, September 24th, 2 pm, Ursuline Chapel, 3115 Lexington Road, Free and Open to the Public

 

Louisville has many beautiful places of worship of many faiths. Baptist, Jewish, Methodist, Episcopal, etc., all have inspirational designs for their religious services. This talk will feature the architecture of local Catholic churches from the mid-1800s up to today's modern sanctuaries.  This presentation will provide an enjoyable visual journey around our community to view these spiritual designs. And, even if you are not Catholic, you will like seeing these artistic interior spaces. The location for this talk is the remarkable Ursuline Chapel, which itself is an awe-inspiring space. The Ursuline Chapel is celebrating its 100th year, built in 1917.  

Presentation will be by Steve Wiser, AIA.

Free and Open to the Public. 

Center For Neighborhood's Design Assistance Day program is coming to the Beechmont Neighborhood on September 29th. Our area of focus will be diverse Woodlawn Avenue, from S. 2nd St. to S. 5th St.

 

Through our Design Assistance Day program, we offer conceptual design assistance to small local business owners. Providing conceptual design adds value, creativity and design aesthetic to local neighborhood corridors, and empowers business owners with documents that help convey their vision to potential funders and partners. Convening business owners along a single corridor creates positive momentum around improving neighborhood quality and design, and makes new connections between neighbors. Our p revious Design Assistance Day was very successful, and business owners walked away with hand drawn conceptual designs that they are now able to use as leverage for funding, partnership, or working on more plans for improving their business. 

 

We are currently looking for skilled architects and designers to volunteer to sit with small local business owners for a 90 minute design session. By participating in this program, you can make it possible for these owners to get creative about their properties and envision future improvements. You are key to the success of our work to equip communities with the vision and tools they need to build stronger, healthier, more sustainable neighborhoods.

 

The next volunteer opportunity will be Friday, September 29th (tentatively scheduled for 1-3pm) at Supreme Peace Yoga and Wellness,  343 W Kenwood Way. Would you be available to donate 2 hours of your time?

 

To confirm your interest and be paired with a small business client, please fill out the volunteer  application form here.

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