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In 2020, Multnomah County voters approved a historic measure to modernize and expand their library spaces, creating an opportunity for inclusive and culturally affirming approaches to civic design. This session focuses on Colloqate's transformation of Midland library with partner firm Bora Architecture, through the interplay of participatory design, public art, and connections to the land. Join Colloqate to discuss how community priorities around climate justice informed their approach to placemaking, and explore strategies for deeper community partnership in architecture.
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Learning Objectives
The session will cover the principles of climate justice, which addresses the unequal impacts of climate change on marginalized communities. Including climate justice considerations in building design allows architects to create spaces that offer adaptive strategies for all.
The speakers will discuss placemaking and how it can foster social interaction, cultural identity, and well-being while ensuring these spaces are accessible to diverse populations and strengthening social ties and civic engagement.
The speakers will cover the importance of making design decisions that ensure fairness in how resources are allocated that contribute to a more just and equitable built environment.
The speakers will discuss how listening to and integrating community voices throughout the design process ensures more impactful project design and program identification.
Speakers
Karim Hassanein is an interdisciplinary, values-driven designer, storyteller, and organizer committed to supporting civic engagement and creating a more just world in everything they do. They work and think at multiple scales, from storytelling to event coordination to urban design, with a commitment to excellence and tangible positive outcomes for the organizations and communities they serve. Karim is motivated by hope for a liberated future, and strives to democratize organizational structures. All of this is fueled by their love of complexity and the ways that embracing uncertainty can lead to radical change.
Sophia Xiao-fan Austrins (she/they) is an architect, artist, and facilitator strengthening community and culture through design activism. In her work designing libraries, community centers, resource hubs, housing, installations and exhibits, and spaces for creativity and learning; she seeks to share the power of the built environment with communities who have been left out of our design processes and storytelling; not only because they deserve to create their own futures, but also to find the moments of delight and community growth that the act of designing together can create.