Ms. Ellin’s work in urban design, community-building and university-neighborhood partnerships aims to enhance quality of life, specifically through improving the built and natural environments. She has developed a process for accomplishing this called VIDA: Visioning, Inspiring, Demonstrating, and Advocating.
Most recently, Ellin applied this process with students and communities to introduce Canalscape, an award-winning metropolitan initiative to leverage the vast network of canals in the Phoenix region, originally built by early inhabitants over a millennium ago, by creating vital urban hubs where canals meet major streets. She also worked with the Phoenix cultural community to spearhead a book project, Phoenix 21st Century City, designed to strengthen the region’s metropolitan image as a youthful, creative hub beyond its snowbird stereotypes. The Phoenix Tourism office used the book project to help promote tourism in European markets.
Ellin is also the author of several other books, including Integral Urbanism (2006) and Postmodern Urbanism (1999) which offer an optimistic big picture and a primer on restoring health and well-being to the contemporary city by incorporating five qualities: hybridity, connectivity, porosity, authenticity, and vulnerability.
This event is open to all EVDS students as well as the public.
| Date: | Thursday, September 22, 2011 |
| Time: | 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. |
| Place: |
Professional Faculties Building, Room 2165 |