With the time- and attention-monopolizing presidential elections behind us, our thoughts can return to life at home. And to another important deadline: November 15th.
(Shout out to our good friend Dr. T Gongaware for passing along the info on this awesome opportunity.) Several Savannah organizations, including the Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC), Downtown Neighborhood Association, Historic Savannah Foundation, Savannah Development and Renewal Authority, Savannah Tree Foundation and the Trustees’ Garden Club, have arranged a 2009 lecture visit by Fred Kent. Kent, a leading authority on revitalizing city spaces and one of the foremost thinkers in livability, smart growth and the future of the city, is the founder and president of Project for Public Spaces. And he follows a list of prolific “idea men” who have come to town, including Richard Florida and Charles Landry.
Project for Public Spaces focuses on environmental design, architecture, urban planning, urban geography, urban design, environmental psychology, landscape architecture, arts administration and information management. They also collaborate on projects with architecture, landscape architecture and engineering firms, graphic design firms, transportation consultants, retail planners and community organizations in the United States and abroad.
