On December 16 and 17, 2019, regional leaders in design, government, development, and community engagement gathered for a design-thinking workshop to help create tools and solutions that better advance climate-adaptive design. Stay tuned for an upcoming article summarizing the ideas that emerged from this convening.
Workshop participants created the following questions to guide the discussion:
How might we...
…hold space for creativity and experimentation within governmanet climate work?
…create a sense of “we’re all in this together” across municipal lines to get things done?
…motivate people to action without having to personally experience a climate crisis?
…create quick wins to keep people engaged with projects/timelines that span years?
…build meaning, active, on-going partnership with marginalized people on technical, bureaucratic projects?
Participating Organizations
Broward County Office of Resilience
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (New York)
City of Miami Beach Office of Resilience
Colloqate (New Orleans)
Florida International University
Local Office Landscape & Urban Design (Miami)
National Innovation Service (New York)
The CLEO Institute (Miami)
Location
Miami Center for Architecture
310 SE 1st St
Miami, FL 33131
Keeping Current: A Sea Level Rise Challenge for Greater Miami is a series of open design competitions inviting interdisciplinary teams to develop solutions and ideas using the lenses of economy, ecology, and equity to adapt to sea level rise.
Van Alen Institute is working with local municipalities in the greater Miami area, along with elected officials, academics, business leaders, community advocates, and residents.
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