Three-Part MUD Symposium: The Challenge of Whole Earth Urbanism
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The Challenge of Whole Earth Urbanism
As part of the Master of Urban Design (MUD) for the College of Environmental Design (CED), University of California, Berkeley, Peter Calthorpe is the main speaker for “The Challenge of Whole Earth Urbanism,” a three-part symposium that introduces the history and current challenges of Whole Systems Urbanism.
Co-sponsored by HDR and the Urban Design Academic Council, this series of livestreamed events, starting with Sustainable Communities, which originated at CED in the 1970s, will highlight and debate the steps, lessons, and tools that have transformed the theory and practice of urban design.
Whole Earth Urbanism and The Housing Crisis
Occurred on September 22.
Peter Calthorpe, Dan Parolek, Chris Calott
New/Old Urbanism
Occurred on October 13.
Peter Calthorpe, Stef Polyzoides, Dan Solomon
Metropolitan Whole Systems
November 10, 5:30-8 p.m. PDT
Peter Calthorpe, Robert Cervero, Chris Calott
The final event of this three-part symposium — with Peter Calthorpe and Robert Cervero, moderated by Chris Calott — considers Transit-Oriented Development 2.0.
New Urbanism took two complementary directions: one leaning toward reinterpreting historic urban and architectural norms at the neighborhood and town scale, and the other focusing on regional issues of growth, metropolitan structures, and their underlying policy. Transit-Oriented Development grew from a regional perspective by reinventing the tradition of streetcar suburbs and focusing density on walkable nodes throughout a bounded regional growth pattern. Two originators of TOD discuss new directions are emerging using next-generation transit technology to anchor new urban forms. Grand Boulevards integrate infill housing and diverse mobility to produce TOD 2.0
- TOD 2.0 and Grand Boulevards — Next Generation Transit
- Autonomous Rapid Transit vs Traditional Bus and Rail
- Whole Systems Metropolitan Networks
