ALISSA NORTH
University of Toronto
Aaron Betsky
Curator, 2015 Shenzhen Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism
Lecture: Hunting and Gathering: Tactical Urbanism, Collage Architecture
In this second Water Institute Lecture in the month of March, the Water Institute is pleased to host Dr. Charles Vörösmarty, Department of Civil Engineering, Director, CUNY Environmental CrossRoads Initiative, City University of New York; Distinguished Scientist, NOAA-CREST.
Dr. Vörösmarty's lecture is titled:Water in the 21st Century: Sources of Pessimism, Sources of Optimism
This lecture will be available via webcast.
The Water Institute is pleased to host a lecture by Dr. Sheila Olmstead, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin and Visiting Fellow, Resources for the Future
Dr. Olmstead's lecture is titled: Water resources and climate change adaptation: An economist’s perspective
Abstract
Dirk J. Duncker, PhD
Professor of Experimental Cardiology at Erasmus University, Netherlands
George Gross, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Torben Ostergaard is a partner of 3XN, one of the leading architectural firms in Denmark. Operating at the forefront of architectural practice in northern Europe, 3XN is known for the creation of innovative buildings operating at the nexus between design, program, technology and context. The work at 3XN is highly collaborative and is dedicated to producing works that expand culture and shape the behaviour of its inhabitants in ways that encourage them to become more active and engaged with each other, as well as with architecture, the city and the surrounding environment.
Marc Fornes
theverymany
New York
“Persuasive Health Technology to Improve Health and Wellbeing”
Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen, PhD, Professor of Experimental Cardiology at Erasmus University, The Netherlands; Founder of the Center for eHealth Research and Disease Management.
Olga Kulyk, PhD, Professor at the Persuasive Health Technology Lab, Center for eHealth, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
RSVP Required