Presented by the Natural Learning Initiative
NC State University College of Design
3rd Annual
Growing in Place Symposium:
Planning and Design for Urban Families
Raleigh Convention Center • March 5, 2010

REGISTRATION: 8:00am-9:00am, networking time with continental breakfast
PROGRAM: 9:00am to 4:00pm

CONFERENCE FEE $100 per person ($115 per person after Feb 19, 2009) $25 Students (10 slots available)

WHAT’S INCLUDED? Take-away information, continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments

 WHO SHOUD ATTEND? Architects, Landscape Architects, Municipal Planners, Urban Designers, Government Leaders, Engineers, Developers, Construction Administrators and anybody interested in sustainable urban design for children & families.

DESCRIPTION: The restricted life of children is having an increasingly negative impact on their healthy development. Many children are not allowed to venture out alone or even with their friends as the previous generations did. How can we plan and design a public realm where children find the physical and social stimulation necessary for healthy human development in consonance with the culture and ecology of the place?

Sustainable Urban Design for Children & Families The aim of the symposium is to stimulate discussion about how planners and designers can meet the challenge of enhancing the wellbeing of urban families in North Carolina, across the nation and world. As cities grow and develop, opportunities to support family life in a healthy public realm should multiply. European design innovations such as “home zones” together with community participation processes and design guidelines will serve as triggers for discussions about how cities can grow in harmony with the needs of their citizens across the life span.

CONTINUTING EDUCATION: Previously, Growing in Place has been approved by the NC Board of Landscape Architects for 7 hours. It will be submitted again for approval. Credit is also being sought from AIA/CES and APA.

SPONSORS:
TO BE ANNOUNCED

GUEST SPEAKERS:
TO BE ANNOUNCED

FACULTY:
Robin Moore is Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director of the Natural Learning Initiative, NC State University. Professor Moore is an urban designer and design researcher, specializing in child and family urban environments that support healthy human development, informal play, and nonformal education. Originally from England, he holds degrees in architecture (London University) and city and regional planning (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). His publications include, "Our Neighbourhood is Like That!" in Growing Up in an Urbanising World (2002); “Healing Gardens for Children,” in Healing Gardens (1999); Natural Learning (1997); Plants for Play (1993); the Complete Playground Book (1993); and the Play For All Guidelines (1987, 1992). He is an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Health Promotion and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the on-line journal, Children, Youth and Environments. In 2001, Robin was recipient of the Great American Gardeners, Landscape Design Award, from the American Horticultural Society.