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  Boston Society of Architects/AIA and the BSA Foundation

  The Boston Society of Architects (BSA) is committed to professional development for its members, advocacy on behalf of great design, and sharing an appreciation for the built environment with the public at large. Established in 1867, the BSA today consists of more than 3,500 members and produces a diverse array of programs and publications, including the annual tradeshow and conference, ArchitectureBoston Expo (ABX) and ArchitectureBoston magazine. A chapter of the American Institute of Architects, The BSA is a nonprofit, professional-service organization. ~ The BSA Foundation seeks to enhance public understanding of the built environment and the processes that shape it. With understanding, our communities will be better equipped to enrich and preserve our physical and natural surroundings. Established in 1984, the BSA Foundation supports activities that illuminate the ways that design improves the quality of our lives. Foundation programs reach Boston’s children and families, residents and community groups, as well as policy makers, urban planners, students, and visitors. The BSA Foundation’s vision is to build a better Boston by engaging communities, inspiring vision, and provoking positive change. >>Watch this video to learn more. ~ Both organizations are located at BSA Space at 290 Congress Street at Boston's Ft. Point Channel. BSA Space, which is free and open to the public, features more than 5,000 square feet of gallery space for creative explorations of the potential of design to inspire, create community and transform the world we inhabit.

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  Episode 27, Season 4
  "An Octoroon" and the Boston Society of Architects

  "An Octoroon" and the Boston Society of Architects

  Open Studio with Jared Bowen

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  Gretchen Rabinkin

  As Executive Director, Gretchen Schneider Rabinkin AIA, Affiliate ASLA oversees operations and management of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) -- one of the largest, oldest, and most active chapters of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Gretchen works with the board to guide strategic direction, and serves as the administrative leader of BSLA and the BSLA Fund, including organizing design professionals in a variety of pro bono and community engagment initiatives. Prior to joining BSLA, Gretchen was Director of Civic Initiatives for the Boston Society of Architects(BSA) and BSA Foundation, including leading the Community Design Resource Center program. At the BSA, she initiated and helped coordinate community resiliency preparedness activities with multiple neighborhood and academic partners, organized the BSA Urban Design Workshops, and was on the steering committee for the Boston Living with Water International Design Competition. A licensed architect, she has long worked with individuals and community groups to improve and celebrate the public spaces of everyday experience. Gretchen led the architecture program at Smith College from 2000-2006, and has taught extensively. She is former deputy editor of ArchitectureBoston. Gretchen received a BA from Smith College and a MArch from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
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  Peter Smith

  Peter Smith is the Clerk on the board of Communities Without Borders, was formerly the Co-chair of the Coalition for a Strong United Nations and currently is a member of their board of directors and sits on their executive committee. He is on the Advisory Council of the United Nations Association of Greater Boston and served as a Delegate to the National Summit on Africa in Washington, D.C. Peter has been active with the First Unitarian Society in Newton having served for three years as Co-chair of the Social Action Committee and three years on the Board of Trustees. He is the Massachusetts Bay District Envoy to the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office. He was active in his neighborhood association and is the Past President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Green Decade Coalition/Newton, a grassroots environmental group. He is the Coordinator of the core group for 20/20 Vision in the Fourth Congressional District in Massachusetts, a national environmental and peace legislative lobbying organization. Smith has also been active with the Architects for Social Responsibility Committee of the Boston Society of Architects. He has attended the United Nations Habitat for Humanity Conference in Istanbul in 1996 representing the Boston Society of Architects. He was active with Beyond War, and served on the Bioregional Council of the Foundation for Global Community and on the Administrative Team for Peace Child Boston.

• Boston Futures Group: Enhanced Transit and Mobility

  Mon, Jul 20, 2015

  In the Spring and Summer of 2015, as Boston shaped its bid to host the 2024 Olympic games, the MIT School of Architecture and Planning hosted a discussion addressing the city’s transportation future, upgrades to the Green and Red Lines, and conversations about transportation alternatives. Panelists discuss how Boston 2024’s efforts can continue the city’s path towards identifying and implementing new transport solutions for the future. **Boston Futures: 2024 and Beyond** Boston Futures is a community discussion series about the future of Boston and how Boston’s Olympic and Paralympic bid might help us achieve a shared vision for that future. Free and open to the public, these conversations will explore how hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024 could help catalyze progress on key initiatives and ideas that will define Boston in the year 2030, the city’s 400th anniversary, and beyond. Boston Futures is co-organized by Boston 2024, Boston Society of Architects/AIA and the BSA Foundation, Boston Society of Landscape Architects, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, MIT School of Architecture and Planning, Northeastern University School of Architecture, ULI Boston, and The Venture Café. To learn more, visit the [Boston Futures: 2024 and Beyond](http://www.architects.org/programs-and-events/boston-futures-2024-and-beyond "") series page.

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  Disruptive Media—Drone technology as empowerment

  Fri, Apr 19, 2019

  Drones are a disruptive, democratizing technology, allowing us to investigate space, architecture, and separation between communities in a radically empowering way. Johnny Miller’s project Unequal Scenes does just that; removing the personal and subjective gaze and forcing the viewer to confront systematic disenfranchisement from above. By putting this power into everyone’s hands, drone technology allows everyone to explore and examine their own neighborhood without needing intermediaries and gatekeepers. This is a fundamental shift in how we, as citizens, can understand the hidden networks, infrastructure, and systems in which our society is shaped, and which our lived experiences reflect. Miller is the photographer behind Unequal Scenes, and also africanDRONE, a NPO dedicated to empowering Africans to use drones for good. In this interactive discussion, Miller will explain why he believes drones, photography, and various forms of emerging media should be actively championed as enabling technologies of democracy, of positive, community-building practices, and explain how they can support educational initiatives to empower us all. Image: [Boston Society of Architects](https://www.architects.org/programs-and-events/disruptive-media—drone-technology-empowerment "Boston Society of Architects")

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  Mary Anne Ocampo

  Mary Anne Ocampo is a Lecturer in Urban Design in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She practices as an urban designer and Principal at Sasaki Associates, a multidisciplinary firm with an integrated planning and design philosophy. She works on international and domestic institutional and urban projects, leading teams with strategic planning and a commitment to design excellence. Shifting across scales and contexts, Mary Anne’s recent work includes: a research and development district in Malaysia, an urban design vision for the Texas State Capitol District in Austin, and an institutional master plan for Northwestern University. Mary Anne’s research focuses on urban resilience in socio-economically, and environmentally, vulnerable contexts. At MIT, she and her co-instructor were awarded the MISTI Global Seed Grant to study informal settlements exposed to flooding in Metro Manila with the World Bank in a Citywide Development Approach planning initiative. As the primary investigator of this research, Mary Anne initiated a design studio that explored resiliency strategies that reduce vulnerability to flooding and urban development pressures. Mary Anne holds a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard University, a Master of Architecture from Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Kentucky. In the past, she has held teaching appointments at Syracuse University, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and Cornell University. She serves on the board for the Hideo Sasaki Foundation, is a member of the Society of College and University Planning, an associate member of the American Institute of Architects, a member of Boston Society of Architects, and is an affiliated faculty member with the Center for Advanced Urbanism at MIT. Mary Anne’s design work has been recognized with awards from the American Planning Association, Society of College and University Planning, Boston Society of Architecture, and the Boston Society of Landscape Architecture. She has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for her contributions to urban design thinking as a recipient of the 2016 National Associates Award, the highest honor given to individual associate AIA members. Photo Credit: Architects.org
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  Equitable Boston: Design, Development, and Access to Opportunity

  Mon, Apr 09, 2018

  Using Imagine Boston 2030 as a framework, panelists from the planning, design, and development community address how parts of the city’s vision for the future can be achieved using more inclusive and equitable practices to shape the built environment. Designers and developers are playing a significant role in shaping the future of Boston, and who gets a seat at the table impacts more than just how our city looks. We have the chance to play a key role in improving the economic opportunity for all residents, attracting and retaining a more diverse workforce, and creating a stronger, more inclusive future for Boston. Presented by the Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA) and DREAM Collaborative.

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  Boston Talks About Racism

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  Suffolk Downs Urban Design Workshop: Kickoff Panel Discussion

  Mon, Feb 29, 2016

  Suffolk Downs represents a large tract of relatively open land, straddling the cities of Boston and Revere, which offers the opportunity to imagine design elements that foster a forward-looking twenty-first-century neighborhood that is equitable, diverse, environmentally aware, and in tune with shifting development trends. This discussion introduces a three-day workshop organized by the Boston Society of Architects Foundation, during which two teams of architects and urban designers create ideas for the redevelopment of the area. **Renée Loth**, editor of _ArchitectureBoston_ magazine, moderates this panel discussion regarding the goals of the workshop and the Suffolk Downs area. The architects participating in the workshop present their design proposals in the second part of this event on March 3, 2016.

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  Boston Harbor For All: Mayors' Perspective

  Thu, May 24, 2018

  Listen to a discussion with Mayor Kim Driscoll of Salem, Mayor Thomas McGee of Lynn, and Mayor Martin J. Walsh of Boston, on the harbor’s role in the regional economy, climate resilience, public access and open space, water transportation, and public health and well-being. See more conversations about a Boston Harbor for all on the [Boston Society of Architects partner page](http://forum-network.org/partner/boston-society-architectsaia/ ""), featuring a symposium on Advancing Collaborative Action.

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  New England Aquarium