Name: Designing Sites for Creativity
Start: 2019-03-07T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2019-03-07T10:30:00-05:00
Location: ValleyArts

Designing Sites for Creativity 

THE NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR CREATIVE PLACEMAKINGis a 501(c)(3) non-profit that helps grow more sustainable, prosperous, equitable, inclusive, and resilient communities through creative placemaking.

National Consortium for Creative Placemaking

It's easy to say what kind of creative and cultural activities should happen in a community.  But where should they be?  What kinds of activities might fit (or not) in vacant lots, underutilized buildings, sidewalks and street corners, parks and more. Explore how to design communities and sites to encourage more creative and cultural activities.  Participants will also learn how the arts can help improve navigation, safety and other issues in urban and site design. There will be plenty of time to ask questions and share your own experiences. 
This session has been approved for 1.5 AICP CM credits.
About the instructor: Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP is a national award-winning planner who is a leader in two emerging fields in urban planning: creative placemaking and cultural competency. He has two decades of experience in community development, community engagement, small group facilitation, local economic development, leadership development and strategic communications. He has worked with a wide variety of communities in New Jersey, California, Connecticut, Louisiana, New York and Pennsylvania. With a strong focus on implementation and sustainability, he specializes in building leadership teams to oversee plans and raising funds to support planning and implementation efforts. In addition to his affiliation with The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking, Leonardo Vazquez is Director of Creative Placemaking at New Hampshire Institute of Art. He is the author of Leading from the Middle: Strategic Thinking for Urban Planning and Community Development Professionals and co-editor of Dialogos: Placemaking in Latino Communities. He has written for several professional and general interest publications, including Planetizen, Planning, Progressive Planning and The Star-Ledger. He is the recipient of the 2012 American Planning Association National Leadership Award for Advancing Diversity and Social Justice in Honor of Paul Davidoff. It is the highest award given in the urban planning field on issues of social equity. He received a B.S. from Northwestern University and a M.P.A. and M.Pl., both from the University of Southern California.

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