The Future of Collaborative Design Symposium

And don't forget to register for the symposium pre-convening on Tuesday, September 30.

5.25 HSW credits available through LACES and expected through AIA.

AGENDA

9:00 a.m. THE FUTURE OF COLLABORATIVE DESIGN (1.5 HSW CEUs)

Opening Keynote

• Maurice D. Cox is Emma Bloomberg Professor in Residence of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He is an urban designer acclaimed for his ability to merge architecture, design, and politics in pursuit of design excellence and the equitable development of cities. His career spans public service, private practice, and higher education.

The State of Integrative Design: How is Sasaki leading with radical collaboration?

• Marta Guerra, Sasaki
• Margit Liander, Sasaki

10:30 a.m. LIGHTNING TALKS (1.25 HSW CEUs)

Environment & Technology: What new expertise is required to design projects in 2025?

• Ken Goulding, Sasaki
• Nigel Jacob, RethinkAI
• Allentza Michel, Powerful Pathways and Mapping Mattapan
• David Morgan, Suffolk Construction
• Timothy Gale, Sasaki and Hideo Sasaki Foundation (moderator)

Designers, Clients, and Communities: How do we include everyone as designers?

• Gabriel Cira, ARCH CIRA
• Meera Deean + Melissa Peters, City of Boston + City of Cambridge
• Patricia Gruits, MASS Design Group
• Heang Leung Rubin + Chuyi Yin, CHIC Community Engagement Consulting + Sasaki
• Felicia Jiang, Sasaki and Hideo Sasaki Foundation (moderator)

12:00 p.m. COLLABORATIVE DESIGN AS WORLD BUILDING (1.25 HSW CEUs)

How are municipalities leading collaborative design initiatives?

• Diana Fernandez Bibeau, City of Boston Planning Department
• Luisa Oliveira, City of Somerville
• Julie Wormser, City of Cambridge
• Tiffany Chu, City of Boston (moderator)

1:30 p.m. SMALL SESSIONS (1.25 HSW CEUs)

Implementing the Future: How are we empowering the next generation of design professionals?

• Estefany Benitez, Hideo Sasaki Foundation
• Neil Daniel, YouthBuild Boston
• Taylor Johnson, Boston Society for Architecture
• Bethany Lundell Garver, Boston Architectural College
• Taylor Powers, PowerCorpsBOS
• Folajimi Bademosi, Hideo Sasaki Foundation (moderator)

Building community power, capacity, and ownership: What does radical collaboration look like in today's political climate?

• Caroline Ellenbird, Comunidades Enraizadas Community Land Trust
• Lydia Lowe, Chinatown Community Land Trust
• Minnie McMahon, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative + Greater Boston Community Land Trust Network
• Armani White, Reclaim Roxbury
• Gabriel Ramos, Sasaki and Hideo Sasaki Foundation (moderator)

3:00 p.m. CLOSING RECEPTION

Thank you to our in-kind sponsors supporting our event experience: Arielly Photography