The Placemaking of St Pete: 2023 Jane Jacobs Lecture Series In Person

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[["images-card",{"images":[{"url":"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dpcbzfiye\/image\/upload\/v1683594134\/t46bwd4dhmvl6exqqsmn.jpg","id":"6624690"}],"caption":"Everald Colas"}]],"markups":[["em"],["a",["href","https:\/\/centerforthelivingcity.org\/home","target","_blank"]]],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"On May 4th 2023, the Center for the Living City, AIA Northeastern Pennsylvania, and Marywood University hosted Everald Colas, AIA NOMA for an in person lecture. Members of AIA who attended this lecture earned 1 LU."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Everald Colas is an award-winning Haitian-American architect, educator, and storyteller with design experience in hospitality, aviation, multifamily, and institutional buildings. He has led a variety of internationally acclaimed projects during his time as a practitioner. As a designer, Everald specializes in projects that require a sensitive approach to integrating mixed-use buildings in a historical context."]]],[1,"p",[]],[10,0],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Everald\u0027s lecture, "],[0,[0],1,"The Placemaking of St Pete"],[0,[],0,", was billed as a discussion of place-making as a process that creates areas where all demographics want to eat, work, rest, play, and learn. If the best interests of all demographics are not considered in this process, then it is not actual place-making. Saint Petersburg differs from any other Florida City because, in the 1920s, urban planners designed wide streets connecting the gulf and bay waters edges, enabling walkability. These wide sidewalks were activated with street-level stores and beautiful arcades, providing an excellent porosity to move north and south. These were intentional ingredients of urban design that were added to enable people to enjoy the city; however, not all were allowed. The lecture reflects on Saint Petersburg\u0027s historical placemaking strategies and social structures to describe a City\u2019s identity. While also reflecting on the future growth opportunities of the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant Redevelopment as a potential strategy for equitable growth."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The recording of this lecture and past lectures in "],[0,[1],1,"Jane Jacobs Lecture Series can be accessed here."]]]]}