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One Small Thing vision is a justice system that can recognise, understand, and respond to trauma. Their mission is to redesign the justice system for women and their children, which has led them to open its residential community Hope Street. One Small Thing undertook a briefing process with Heatherwick Design Studio to create a Design Guide to provide an ambitious brief for what the project would achieve and how a trauma informed approach could be integrated. One Small Thing convened an excellent team through a quality-led procurement strategy. They resourced a thorough briefing process to communicate the vision for the project setting an ambitious brief. A collaborative consultation process with the core design team and end users with lived experience of the justice system ensured the project incorporated experience as well as theoretical research. Find out more about One Small Thing and the Hope Street project (entry submitted by Snug Architects ), a finalist in the Client of the Year Category sponsored by CLOCS , and its outcomes. https://buff.ly/4bFbr8s

J. Davis Harte, BAC Director of Design for Human Health and co-founder of Trauma-informed Design Society (TiDS), believes in the transformative power of architecture. In a recent article, Davis shared insights on how buildings can become a crucial part of the healing journey for individuals. According to Davis, buildings have the potential to convey a powerful message, saying, "I'm important, and I can feel safe." Imagine spaces that not only serve a functional purpose but also contribute to the well-being of those within. https://lnkd.in/eUZeCMfm

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Can architecture help reform justice systems? Read about the transformative power of design in redirecting county justice systems from punishment to treatment, and how counties are already seeing positive results in their communities. MORE → https://bit.ly/3zS4hQy #ArchitecturalDesign #JusticeReform #CommunityWellness #TreanorInsights

Catch Ted Landsmark on WBUR’s Radio Boston as he discusses the transformation of Boston’s Hurley and Lindemann buildings. “It was an intention to transform the neighborhood from what it had been as a kind of vibrant, run down area of housing and shops into an area that could be viewed as the same as the center of government not just for the city but for the region.” #UrbanRedevelopment #Architecture #PublicPolicy #UrbanPlanning #C2CImpactEngine https://lnkd.in/eqm586Q4

At its core, the theory of loose parts is a theory about democracy, about self-governance, and the rights and responsibilities of both individuals and groups to come together to shape their world according to their own vision.

Here's a brief recollection of late Professor Al Price who we celebrate tonight: --------- In the first academic meeting of the year 2001, faculty in our department were asked to introduce themselves in alpha order of their last names. The newest faculty member in the room -- me -- was anxious for all the reasons that you might imagine, but also because her last name began with the letter ‘R.’ She had to follow Professor Alfred Price, an award winning and the senior-most faculty, revered for his sharp wit & oratorial skills. Al opened his remarks by alluding to “the distinction of being born in and raised by Buffalo,” a statement that he proudly reiterated in faculty meetings for about 20 years during which I worked with him. A consummate scholar-practitioner, he gave the best of himself to Buffalo. Planning is a blend of science & art, he demonstrated. It is a moral exercise. It is the practice of using reason to devise solutions to serve the public interest. It requires judgment, he would say. Data is not judgment, he would add. He was a generous teacher, training, & graduating some of the best minds our department has produced. His mentoring extended to his colleagues. In my own early years, he sat in the back of my statistics classroom, later giving me tips on how to be a more effective teacher. Little do my students know who saved their educational journey! Al and I were quite unlike each other: He was born in Buffalo, while I was born in Srinagar (Kashmir). Al made sure I felt welcome in Buffalo. He also demanded that I understand Buffalo deeply; but he helped me decode its history through countless stories. Importantly, Al also worked to make sure that we (faculty) do right by his beloved city & its people. When I posed an idea for Buffalo, he countered with tough questions. When I was stumped, he opened possibilities: during one planning process he reminded me to engage with the faith-based community, & proceeded to introduce me to numerous congregations that are the heart of Buffalo's East Side. He was an open-minded colleague with foresight. In 2002, when a new assistant professor (me) proposed the first food systems planning course offered by the University at Buffalo, he did not question -- as many did 20 years ago -- why urban planners ought to consider people's access to food? Of course, few today would discount the importance of supermarkets in neighborhoods. Indeed, if memory serves me right, he was one of the few (only?) faculty who showed up to cheer on my students at their final presentation on food systems that semester. For nearly twenty years, Al Price clipped newspaper articles and slid them under my door weekly, if not daily. Even today on my office door is an editorial cartoon clipped by Al. Al's insights -- or the real A I as I call it -- made many of us better students of Buffalo. May we be fitting stewards of his legacy. Thank you, Al. https://lnkd.in/gcS_VVF5

Bass Law Founding Partner Jeffrey Bass recently joined VoiceAmerica’s On Cities Host Carie Penabad to discuss how zoning laws function to shape, manage, and direct the growth of cities.   Click below to listen to the full episode where Jeffrey and Carie explore the historical evolution of #zoning in America and delve into the ways the regulatory frameworks wield the power to shape cities and landscapes, foster community cohesion, and dictate the interplay between public and private space. #legalnews #miamiattorney #legalpodcast #urbandevelopment