Presented
in
conversation
with
the
student-led
initiative
Treaty
Lands
Global
Stories.
Building
on
differences
2017
marks
150
years
of
colonialism
since
Canadian
Confederation
and
the
rise
of
authoritarian
populism
around
the
world.
In
this
context,
the
winter
lecture
series
brings
together
architects
and
artists,
historians
and
designers,
who
are
constructively
struggling
to
create
possible
futures
of
equitable
co-existence
for
people
of
different
cultural
beliefs
and
practices.
Urban
Design,
Politics
and
Social
Process
Stephen Gray is Assistant Professor of Urban Design at Harvard University’s GSD with experience working in complex urban environments with municipal agencies, colleges and universities, private developers, non-profits, and the public. His interests center on the intersection of design and engagement as tools for empowerment as well as drivers for the production of progressive urbanism. As a Senior Associate at Sasaki Associates, Stephen has collaborated with and led cross-disciplinary teams on projects that take on site, district, and city scales. Recent work ranges broadly from strategic reinvestment in downtown Wichita, to urban design visions for downtown Raleigh and uptown Cincinnati, and resilience planning for South Shore Long Island in post-Sandy New York.