New Urbanism Lecture and AIA SNY Annual Dinner Meeting

• Free parking in the Human Ecology Building Garage (see FAQ's below)
• 6:00-7:00 pm Lecture held at Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, room G151
• 7:30-9:00 pm Dinner at Statler Hotel, Castello Banfi room

The 1-hour lecture on New Urbanism, Past, Present, & Future, 1AIA LU/HSW. The lecture will be followed by a plated dinner and our AIA SNY Annual Meeting. At the dinner, there will be an opportunity to meet and converse with our guest lecturer, Rob Steuteville. Rob has been the premier journalistic voice for The New Urbanism movement for three decades.

Learning Objectives:

-Define what New Urbanism is as a movement and the Congress for the New Urbanism

-Recognize the broad trends of the history of rapid urbanization in the United States, followed by mass suburbanization, and the response and environmental benefits to re-urbanize, including the social, physical, and emotional well-being of these exterior environments.

-Understand the challenges that exist in creating walkable communities to improve health and safety.

-Explain what urbanism means to major issues of the day, including climate change, housing, and health.

Info: Martha Van Rensselaer, Room G151. The movement known as New Urbanism in the United States seeks to address and provide a type of development that promotes the health of individuals through the incorporation of safe, easily accessible, and walkable lifestyle, which is in contrast to a typical suburban environment where most activities are reliant on vehicular transport for everyday activities. The New Urbanism environments promote social connections to neighbors and visitors with zoning that emphasizes front door to sidewalk living over driveway and vehicle garages dominating building frontage. The New Urbanism also encourages connection to the broader community through mass-transit placing less pressure on land use, preserving more of the natural environment, compared to the typical suburban planning and zoning that is road and parking lot dominate to handle the high demand for vehicular traffic over longer distances and commercial activities.

Info: Join us at the private Castello Banfi dining room in the Statler Hotel. You will have an opportunity to meet the lecturer Rob Steuteville. Dinner will be a three-course meal with three entree options to choose from. A complimentary drink of choice is included. The AIA annual meeting will allow members to hear updates on chapter activity, 2026 officer elections, and opportunities to participate.

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