CNU XIV

Description: Sustainable Development: An International Perspective The Right Honorable John Prescott, the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, leads off the evening plenary. During the last 9 years as Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Prescott has implemented successful policies to encourage a... read more »

Description: Plenary address by Daniel Solomon, FAIA, to CNU XIV in Providence, R.I. We also have a slideshow (PDF 30MB) and a movie available (each part is 30-40MB): Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 ... read more »

Description: 6/4/06 10:00am-12:30pm CNU Update: A Historic Year and a Vision for the Future Hank Dittmar, Chair of the Board, and John Norquist, President and CEO, will report back on activity from the Councils and discuss recent victories, charter amendments, and future goals for CNU. Lifet... read more »

Description: 6/2/06 2006, 5:15pm-6:30pm Marilyn Jordan Taylor will explore how ULI, the nation's largest developers’ organization, is responding to the expanding market for urbanism. ULI is deepening its understanding of ways to increase and leverage funds available for investments in infra... read more »

Description: 6/2/06 8:30am-9:45am Do the principles of the New Urbanism represent a development advantage or burden? Listen in as three accomplished developers -- with extensive experience in large-scale income-properties, master-planned communities, and complex urban redevelopment -- have a ... read more »

Description: 6/3/06 2006, 2:30pm-3:30pm Leading urbanists from Australia and New Zealand will provide an overview of new urbanist projects down under and the Australian Congress for New Urbanism, and will showcase projects and approaches which have lessons for other places. Presented by: Pet... read more »

Description: 6/3/06 2:30pm-3:30pm The debut of LEED-ND will create a certification and rating scheme for at least some New Urbanist projects, offering a template and trial for CNU to use when considering its own certification regime. This session will examine LEED-ND's process, its applicabil... read more »

Description: 6/3/06 2:30pm-3:30pm Find out more about the constellation of organizations outside CNU that support New Urbanism around the world. Representatives from the Council for European Urbanism, the Institute for Classical Architecture & Classical America, the Prince's Foundation fo... read more »

Description: 6/3/06 11:30am-12:30pm New Urbanism has influenced the design of many new communities in Canada, which has reinterpreted New Urbanism to address particular social, climatic, and legal conditions. Leading urbanists from Canada will discuss the current state of Canadian urbanism, i... read more »

Description: 6/2/06 4:00pm-5:00pm Surface streets have replaced freeways in San Francisco,New York, Portland, and Milwaukee. Now Buffalo, Louisville, and Seattle are all contemplating what to do with crumbling urban freeways that separate their downtowns from their waterfronts and channelize ... read more »