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Transformational Lecture Series (PDX) featuring Robert Young

Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 AM (PT)

Portland, OR

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Speaker: Robert YoungYoung, Assistant Professor of Planning, Public Policy & Management, University of Oregon 

Topic: Towards an American Architecture  

Prof. Young's essay, Towards American Architecture: Washington D.C., Oregon and Green Cities, is the inspiration for the 2010 Transformational Lecture Series in Oregon.  His lecture will outline four topics that are crucial for the Oregon community to address: close at hand food production, transportation networks, diminished reliance upon imported energy sources, and urban regions growing more compactly and more responsively to the availability of local resources. His theory is that when we address these crucial topics, it will lead the shift to a genuinely American architectural vernacular that is eminently rooted in its place.

Bio: As an Assistant Professor at the University of Oregon, Robert Young works in the fields of urban and regional planning, sustainable economic development, and urban ecology.  Previously, Robert served as the Director of Planning for the Philadelphia Recycling Office and served under Governor Christine Whitman as the Director of the Office of Sustainable Business in the New Jersey Commerce Department. Additionally, he founded two successful, large-scale composting firms in New Jersey and California and co-founded the Sustainable Business Alliance, a coalition of firms interested in expanding the market for environmental technologies and design.  Robert was recently appointed by Governor Kulongoski to the Oregon Way Advisory Group, which advise and assist state agencies seeking competitive federal stimulus grants by developing grant proposals that include innovative elements that promote sustainability, renewable energy, carbon reduction, energy efficiency and green development. 

Date: March 11, 2010

Time: Doors open at 5:00PM, Lecture begins at 5:30PM

Location: University of Oregon White Stag Building, 70 NW Couch St., Portland, OR 97204

Cost: Cascadia Members and students; Free (RSVP MANDATORY)
General Audience; $10


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