City To Host ‘Innovative Urban Design Solutions’ Symposium

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – The City of West Hollywood is hosting an “Innovative Urban Design Solutions” Symposium open to community members, which will feature forward-thinking professionals from a variety of design, architecture, and sustainability disciplines, according to the City press release.

The Symposium will be on Saturday, September 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Plummer Park’s Fiesta Hall. There will be two panel discussions that will focus on innovation in urban infrastructure, infill architectural design, housing types, and creative public place-making in West Hollywood and beyond. The event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided for Symposium attendees, and residents can RSVP here.

“The City of West Hollywood has a well-earned reputation for being creative and progressive,” said Councilmember Lauren Meister in a statement. “We need to use our creativity to explore how innovative design in housing types might better serve our community, and think about ways to make our public space more responsive to community needs.”

Creative Alternatives for Housing Development and Design starts at 10 a.m. and will focus on emerging trends, fresh thinking in housing types, and creative development alternatives for the design of new housing in residential and commercial districts, the press release said. The panel will feature renowned architects Stefanos Polyzoides (Principal, Moule & Polyzoides); Anne Fougeron (FAIA, Fougeron Architecture); Hector M. Perez (Associate AIA, Partner Member, the RED Office); and Ric Abramson (FAIA, Principal, Workplays studio*architecture). The panel will be moderated by Liz Farrell (M.Arch, MSRED, Associate Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy).

Public Spaces, Landscape, and Use of Local Resources starts at 12:45 p.m. and will focus on landscape urbanism, urban programming, sustainability, and creative use of our local natural and material resources, according to the press release. The panel will feature Mia Lehrer (FASLA, Studio-MLA); Hank Koning (FAIA, FRAIA, LEED AP, Koning Eizenberg Architecture); and Dr. Julianna Delgado (M.Arch, Ph.D, AICP, Co-Director, California Center for Land and Water Stewardship); and Vinayak Bharne (Principal, Moule & Polyzoides). The panel will be moderated by Ric Abramson.

“This is an exciting time to think about the future," Councilmember Lindsey P. Horvath said in a statement. “West Hollywood is uniquely positioned to lead the way in designing cities for our region. I look forward to hearing from design professionals and expert thought leaders at the symposium about what’s possible and what works in creating different kinds of communities.”

For more information, please contact the City of West Hollywood’s City Council Offices at (323) 848-6460 or alovano@weho.org. Plummer's Park Fiesta Hall is located at 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood.

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