A Bottom-Up Approach to a Healthier City
This webinar is part of the RAIC 2023 Conference on Architecture, now available to stream!
Topics:听Housing, Planning and Urbanism
Length:听1 hour |听What's Included:听Video, Quiz, and听Certificate of Completion听
Much of current healthy city planning is from a macro-planning perspective, with objectives pushed down as policies to elicit desired outcomes. While this may be a valid approach, this session hopes to also present a bottom-up approach; where micro-parameters are examined to determine what are the possible/plausible contributors from healthy housing and buildings toward a healthier city. It is noble to set lofty urban goals, but these goals are completely reliant on the buildings and their occupants for any practical measurement of success. A bottom-up approach may prove to be much more relevant for healthier city planning and design.
Learning Objectives:
By the completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify current issues impacting the health and wellbeing of occupants in housing and buildings.
- Define what is healthy housing and buildings in the Canadian context.
- Discuss what are the factors in healthy housing and buildings that can positively impact a healthier city.
- Identify what are the desired planning and design principles for a healthier city.
Subject Matter Expert:
Yew-Thong Leong
OAA, FRAIC
Architect / Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University
Yew-Thong Leong is Associate Professor at Ryerson University and Managing Director of ssg architecture inc. A graduate of the Pratt Institute, NYC, he has taught and practiced concurrently for close to 4 decades. He has designed clinical and research labs in the life sciences, healthcare and long-term care facilities and specialized housing.
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