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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T173000
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URL:https://ssa.ccny.cuny.edu/events/fall-2025-sciame-lecture-series-tamar
 -renaud/
SUMMARY:Fall 2025 Sciame Lecture Series: Tamar Renaud
DESCRIPTION:Please RSVP here to attend.\n\nThis in-person lecture is part o
 f the Fall 2025 Sciame Lecture Series\, "rePURPOSE."\n\nTamar Renaud is th
 e New York State Director at Trust for Public Land\, where she leads a tea
 m working to expand access to the outdoors by creating trails\, revitalizi
 ng schoolyards\, and protecting public land. With a background in public h
 ealth and experience at Vital Strategies\, the NYC Health Department\, and
  the UN\, she brings deep expertise in improving community health and the 
 environment. She holds degrees from Brown and Johns Hopkins Universities.\
 n\n"Asphalt\, Rails\, and Rights-of-Way: Repurposing Underused Spaces for 
 Nature and Recreation": How can underused spaces like asphalt schoolyards\
 , abandoned rail corridors\, and paths under power lines be repurposed int
 o welcoming places for nature and recreation? This session explores how Tr
 ust for Public Land works with communities and partners to transform land 
 into public assets—combining design\, engagement\, and a commitment to o
 utdoor access that supports public health and environmental resilience.\n\
 nSuggested Reading: How our parks can mend communities.\n\n"rePURPOSE" cen
 ters on the practice of adaptive reuse in the built environment. Repurposi
 ng\, embedded in historical patterns of city building and for the most par
 t discarded in the modern movement\, is undergoing a remarkable renaissanc
 e. The lecture series invites architects\, planners\, developers\, advocat
 es\, and engineers to present the technologies\, designs\, economic incent
 ives\, and policy changes that are needed to advance a substantively renew
 ed and at-scale program of repurposing in New York and other global cities
 . The reuse of old structures is not a new idea. After the fall of the Rom
 an Empire\, for example\, the Colosseum was repurposed for housing and wor
 kshops during the medieval period. Although reuse is understood as a conve
 ntion that both requires and imposes minimal impact\, rePURPOSE shines lig
 ht on how the methodology might not be entirely benign\, how it might in f
 act have real impact\, and the ways in which it challenges and would neces
 sarily disrupt the very conventions with which we typically assume it is a
 ligned.\n\nOf special\, although not exclusive\, interest is unpacking the
  relationship of repurposing to the climate crisis. Might historic preserv
 ation sit at the center of technical innovation? Are all older buildings v
 aluable as climate mitigation assets\, or will new uses\, such as data sto
 rage in old buildings\, undermine the LCA embodied carbon savings achieved
 ? What rules\, laws\, and incentives are needed to sustain innovative appr
 oaches to meaningful reuse\, and to what extent will a complete reform of 
 preservation regulations and zoning frameworks be required?\n\nThe Fall 20
 25 Sciame lecture series will address the profound potential inherent in g
 iving new life to old structures\; employing adaptive reuse methodologies 
 to impact environmental\, economic\, and cultural conditions by reducing w
 aste and carbon emissions\, lowering costs and raising property values\, m
 aintaining historical character\, and preserving local identity.\n\nAll le
 ctures are free\, open to the public\, and held in the Bernard and Anne Sp
 itzer School of Architecture Sciame Auditorium. For live captioning\, ASL 
 interpretation\, or access requests\, please contact ssadean@ccny.cuny.edu
 .\n\nThis lecture series is made possible by the Spitzer Architecture Fund
  and the generous support of Frank Sciame ’74\, CEO of Sciame Constructi
 on.
CATEGORIES:Events,Lectures,Sciame Lectures
LOCATION:Sciame Auditorium (Room 107)\, 141 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\
 , 10031\, United States
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