Toward a Walkable Seattle: Drawing on International Examples

The Green Futures Lab at the University of Washington and the International Sustainability Institute invite you to:

GLOBAL GREEN: A lecture/panel series showcasing Sustainable Planning and Design in the Pacific Northwest and Denmark

SPRING 2009: TOWARD A WALKABLE SEATTLE: DRAWING ON INTERNATIONAL EXAMPLES
Guest Lecture by Helle Søholt, Architect, MAA Partner and Managing Director, Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
7:00–8:30 PM
Architecture Hall, Room 147
University of Washington, Seattle

Danish architect Helle Søholt will present a series of recommendations for improving the pedestrian experience within Seattle. Drawing from experience in cities around the globe, Ms. Søholt will illustrate the relationships between urban walkability and vibrant public life.

Helle Søholt is a founding partner at Gehl Architects, a firm renowned for its influence on urban life and public space. Gehl Architects’ unique methodology uses empirical survey and mapping methods to measure the human experience of urban space, and applies these lessons to their urban design solutions. Ms. Søholt has extensive experience consulting on international urban design projects. She has taught both Urban Design Theory and Studio Work, and is a frequent lecturer and keynote speaker. She received a MA in Architecture and Urban Design from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, Denmark as well as a March from the University of Washington.
For more information, visit www.be.washington.edu

The Green Futures Lab would like to thank our co-sponsors for this event: The Scan|Design Foundation; The Northwest Danish Foundation; International Sustainability Institute; UW College of Built Environments; UW Department of Landscape Architecture; and the UW Scandinavian Studies Department.

To request disability accommodations contact the UW Disability Services Office at least 10 days in advance of the event.

Phone – 206.543.6450
Fax – 206.685.7264
TTY – 206.543.6452
or contact: dso@u.washington.edu
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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* Ms. Søholt will also be speaking on improving the Seattle pedestrian experience on April 27th at 7 pm at the Nordic Heritage Museum. For more information on that event, please contact Charlotte Lehman at charlotte@nordicmuseum.org