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Drylands Design Conference: Retrofitting the West, Adaption by Design

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Start:
March 22, 2012
End:
March 24, 2012
Venue:
Woodbury University: Fletcher Jones Auditorium
Phone:
818-767-0888
Address:
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7500 Glenoaks Blvd, Burbank, CA, United States, 91510

Drylands Design Conference: Retrofitting the West, Adaption by Design

Nowhere are the opportunities for global leadership in water-smart design greater than in the US West.
Shifts in the economy, demographics, and the climate are requiring westerners to rethink the centralized, energy-intensive water systems of the 20th century.
The DRYLANDS DESIGN CONFERENCE, RETROFITTING THE WEST: Adaptation by Design, presented by the Arid Lands Institute at Woodbury University in partnership with the California Architectural Foundation and UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, March 23-24, 2012, in Burbank, California, will re-examine the built environment of the arid and semi-arid west as a vast field of opportunities for design innovation at a range of scales, from building systems to infrastructure and landscape spaces. The conference will present and debate a portfolio of design strategies generated in response to the challenges set forth in ALI’s Drylands Design Initiative:
  • Uncoupling the Water-Energy Nexus
  • Anticipating Climate Impacts
  • Maximizing Local Water Resources
  • Creating Social Equity
With a focus on the design of adaptation, this conference brings together multiple generations of designers, scientists, and policy makers to explore design leadership opportunities presented by a time of change.

Nowhere are the opportunities for global leadership in water-smart design greater than in the US West.Shifts in the economy, demographics, and the climate are requiring westerners to rethink the centralized, energy-intensive water systems of the 20th century.
The DRYLANDS DESIGN CONFERENCE, RETROFITTING THE WEST: Adaptation by Design, presented by the Arid Lands Institute at Woodbury University in partnership with the California Architectural Foundation and UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, March 23-24, 2012, in Burbank, California, will re-examine the built environment of the arid and semi-arid west as a vast field of opportunities for design innovation at a range of scales, from building systems to infrastructure and landscape spaces. The conference will present and debate a portfolio of design strategies generated in response to the challenges set forth in ALI’s Drylands Design Initiative:

  • Uncoupling the Water-Energy Nexus
  • Anticipating Climate Impacts
  • Maximizing Local Water Resources
  • Creating Social Equity

With a focus on the design of adaptation, this conference brings together multiple generations of designers, scientists, and policy makers to explore design leadership opportunities presented by a time of change.