Miami - Day 3

Just now getting to posting about it, but Day 3 may have been the best. Up early again and we spent the day with Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Dean of the architecture school. She gave us a lecture about the Charter of the New Urbanism and her views of the state of the movement and challenges confronting us, then we had hands-on urban design training from Geoff Dyer, urban designer from Calgary, which might have been my favorite part of the trip. I did an analysis of Coolidge Corner in Brookline with 4 sketches analyzing existing street network, green space, and existing retail. As soon as I can figure out how to scan the oversized sketches, I'll post them.

Then lectures from Jamie Correa, architecture professor, about the charrette they ran in Punta Gorda, Florida after the hurricane there last year, and from Chuck Bohl and Dean Plater-Zyberk again about the post Katrina mega-charrette in Mississippi. It was especially interesting to hear about the management challenges they faced. Here are examples of draft plans for Gautier and Waveland that the community could use as a guide, if they choose.




Check this link for a list of example plans.

Dean Plater-Zyberk took us out to dinner at one of her favorite spots on Miami Beach, which was incredibly generous of her. Even after such a great day, it was a huge relief to get back to my hotel room and have time to myself again. I'll be catching up on sleep for a week...