Every issue of HP includes news and updates of our schools and institutions of higher learning. September’s annual focus on educational facilities dedicates the first 40 pages and 8 by-line articles to the topic and announces the following events:
SCUP Face-to- Face Events
The Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) North Atlantic region will host several valuable programs in Boston this fall. These events are open to members and non-members alike.
September 21, Boston University
SCUP Boston University Short Program: Transformational Planning: Facilitating Pedagogy While Resolving the Mid-Century Campus Dilemma
How can a generation of mid-century modern academic buildings support contemporary campus planning initiatives, even as these buildings approach what may appear to be the end of their useful life? Before its expansion and rehabilitation, the iconic Boston University School of Law facility lacked the capability for programmatic and educational growth. This session will present the planning decisions, implementation, and outcome of this project and explore how altering a building's geometry can support and reinforce an evolving pedagogical mission.
This program will feature speakers Leland D. Cott and Henry Moss of Bruner/Cott & Associates, Inc. and Paul J. Rinaldi of Boston University.
September 23, Cambridge College, Boston.
Planning Institute 1: Laying the Groundwork for Strategic Planning
The first workshop establishes the foundation of the SCUP Integrated Planning Model. Attendees will learn vital steps that must be taken before the planning process can begin, such as how to assess an institution’s internal and external environment. This lays the groundwork for a strategic plan that the entire campus can understand, support, and use. Workshop includes breakfast and lunch.
October 7, – Northeastern University:
SCUP 2016 North Atlantic Symposium: “Northeastern University’s Vision in Boston and Beyond.”
Founded in 1898, Northeastern's physical campus has grown from a small commuter school surrounded by parking lots, to a compact urban campus with 8 million sf across 72 acres in Boston. The University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools, and select advanced degrees at graduate campuses in Seattle, Silicon Valley, Toronto, and Charlotte, N.C.
November 7, Simmons College
SCUP Urban Campus Resilience Symposium
The day’s 39 sessions will examine an integrated planning approach that supports the political processes through strategic and physical planning in pursuit of a higher level of resilience for institutions and the cities in which they reside. Sessions include:
“Make Integrated Planning a Reality —- Not a Headache,”
“Resilience — – An Eessential Tool for Your Planning Toolkit!” and Program Structure.”
This program features speakers Illya Azaroff, +LAB architect PLLC; Chris Busch, Boston Redevelopment Authority; Thomas Fisher, College of Design, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Wendi Goldsmith, Center for Urban Watershed Renewal; Leslie W. Louden, Stantec; Michael R. Purcell; and Alex Washburn, Stevens Institute of Technology.
Visit scup.org/page/regions/na for more information and registration.