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HOW TO BECOME A TOWN
ARCHITECT
A NEW EXECUTIVE EDUCATION COURSE OFFERED BY THE KNIGHT PROGRAM IN COMMUNITY
BUILDING
ON NOVEMBER 12, 2005
SEPTEMBER 30,
2005 -- How to Become a Town Architect,
held November 12, 2005 on the Coral Gables campus of the University of Miami, is
an intensive introduction to the subject and part of a series of executive
education courses offered by the Knight Program in Community Building at the
University of Miami School of Architecture. This course combines real estate
development with the School of Architecture’s expertise in New Urbanism. It is
offered in conjunction with The New Urban Guild.
This one-day
course provides a comprehensive overview of the process of becoming a town
architect and focuses on the core responsibilities of the position. Town
architects are essential to ensuring quality at the scale of architecture.
Seminar attendees learn from industry leaders who are implementing the best
current systems for construction oversight and design review.
Attendees
Learn
- Architectural Codes and Pattern Books
- Operating System of New Urbanism: The
Transect
- Components: Hot Spot Items to Look For
- Responsibilities and Issues
- Methods: Resident Town Architect,
Face-to-Face Review
- Demonstration: Face-to-Face Method
- Details: The Paper Trail
Instructors
(Invited)
- Steve
Mouzon: lead course instructor; principal, The New
Urban Guild; town architect of Gorham’s Bluff, Providence, the Preserve, and
the Waters (all AL)
- Marieanne
Khoury-Vogt: town architect, Alys Beach, FL
- Geoffrey
Mouen: principal, Geoffrey Mouen Architects;
recently town architect of Celebration, FL
- Nathan
Norris: principal, PlaceMakers
- Teofilo
Victoria: principal, De La Guardia Victoria
Architects & Urbanists; first town architect, Seaside, FL
- Mike
Watkins: director of Town Planning, Duany
Plater-Zyberk & Company; town architect of the Kentlands MD and Norton
Commons, KY
How to Become a Town
Architect is scheduled
to follow and complement the Guild Workshop offered by
The New Urban Guild
on Miami Beach on Nov. 10-11.
There is a reduced rate of $450 for those enrolling in both courses.
Tuition
The course fee
is $250 ($225 for early registration before October 28, 2005). Checks or money
orders should be made payable to the University of Miami. Special rate of $450
for those enrolling in both How to Become a Town Architect and The
Guild Workshop on Miami Beach on Nov. 10-11, payable through The New Urban
Guiild; information at www.newurbanguild.com or call 786.276.6000.
Further
Information
Please visit our
website, www.arc.miami.edu/knight or contact Julia Pizarro at jpizarro@miami.edu
or 305.284.3731.
About the Knight Program
in Community Building
The mission of the Knight
Program in Community Building is to advance the knowledge and practice of
effective community building through an innovative series of interdisciplinary
initiatives including fellowships, conferences, charrettes, courses, and
publications.The Knight Program is based at the University of Miami School of
Architecture and is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which
promotes excellence in journalism worldwide and invests in the vitality of
twenty-six U.S. communities.
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