November 12, 2020

Learning from Practice: The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence

ACSA Webinar

November 12, 2020

6:00–7:30pm EST

Learning from Practice: The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence

Sponsored by the Bruner Foundation as part of its Exploring Urban Excellence Series

The session will introduce the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence (RBA) and invite discussion of its use as a foundation for design education, planning and development practice, scholarship, and public engagement. RBA is a national design award that recognizes transformative urban places that contribute to the economic, environmental, and social vitality of American cities. The program offers more than three decades of research, evaluation and writing on architecture, urban design and development including 88 in-depth medalist case studies that offer insight into the collaborative process of placemaking and the evolution of places and practices over time.

Moderator

Anne-Marie Lubenau, FAIA
Anne-Marie Lubenau, FAIA

Anne-Marie Lubenau, FAIA, is an architect, educator and advocate for excellence in urban design and planning. She focuses on expanding the role of architects in shaping cities by engaging people in the process of design and increasing understanding about the built environment and its impact on our lives.

Speaker

Beth Lundell Garver
Beth Lundell Garver

Beth Lundell Garver, AIA, NCARB, is Director of Applied Learning and Core Faculty at the Boston Architectural College. She leads college-wide efforts to connect education with practice through reflective assessment and experiential learning initiatives including the CityLab Intensive program.

Speaker

Marc Norman
Marc Norman

Marc Norman is the founder of the consulting firm “Ideas and Action”, Director of Real Estate Initiatives, and Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

Speaker

Ted Landsmark
Ted Landsmark

Ted Landsmark is Distinguished Professor and Director of the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Northeastern University.

Speaker

Bob Shibley, FAIA, FAICP
Bob Shibley, FAIA, FAICP

Bob Shibley, FAIA, FAICP, is the Dean of the University at Buffalo’s School of Architecture and Planning. Bob co-authored the RBA Award prospectus, served as the first author for seven volumes, and wrote 26 of the 88 case studies.