BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:779@live-spitzer-arch.pantheonsite.io DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T170000 DTSTAMP:20260330T180526Z URL:https://live-spitzer-arch.pantheonsite.io/events/rising-urbanists-tipp ing-points/ SUMMARY:Rising Urbanists: Tipping Points DESCRIPTION:Since 2017\, ASLA-CCNY has been organizing and hosting Rising U rbanists\, a full day conference in which we examine a topic within the fi eld of landscape architecture and urban planning through the lens of clima te resilience and social and environmental justice. Our goal is to create an interdisciplinary space where people with diverse backgrounds in practi ce and academia can engage in lively\, productive discussions on the annua l topic.\n\nOur theme this year\, “Tipping Points\,” asks the question : how do we recognize when we are hurtling toward collapse—and how do we collectively intervene\, adapt\, and reimagine the landscapes that shape our lives? Bringing together practitioners working across various landscap e disciplines\, we will cover topics ranging from climate resiliency and s oil and decay to urban planning and restoration in late-stage capitalism. By reframing Tipping Points not only as warnings but as invitations to act \, this conference focuses on how collective imagination can be our strong est tool in redirecting the Anthropocene.\n\n5 LA CES HSW PDH credits appr oved\n\nREGISTRATION REQUIRED HERE \n\nSchedule + Speakers:\n\n9:45: Coff ee and Registration\n\n10:15 – 10:30: Opening Remarks\n\n Marta Gutman: Dean\, Spitzer School of Architecture\n Jennifer Birkeland: Incoming Dir ector\, Master of Landscape Architecture Program at Spitzer School of Arch itecture\n Lauren Sarro: ASLA-CCNY Student Chapter President\, MLA ’26\ n\n10:30 – 11:30: Keynote – Carbon Assessment: Leading the Way to a Ne t-Zero Future\n\n Claire Fellman: Senior Associate and Director of Resear ch at Reed Hilderbrand\n\n11:45 – 1:00: Panel – Urban Soils\n\nPanelis ts:\n\n Dr. Paul Mankiewicz: Ph.D.\, Biologist/Plant Scientist- Executive Director of the Gaia Institute\, co-founder of Leaf Island\, and innovato r of GaiaSoil\n Luke Harris: Landscape Architect\, Professor at CCNY\, fo unding member of Office of Living Things\n Dr. Zhongqi Cheng: Chair and P rofessor of Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences\, and Director of The Urban Soils Lab at Brooklyn College\n Zach Schreiber: Assistant Di rector at NYC Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation and Program Ma nager of NYC Clean Soil Bank\n\nModerator: Scout Kerensky-Coodley: ASLA-CC NY Outreach Lead\, MLA ’26\n\n1:00 – 2:15 – Lunch\n\n2:15 – 3:15: Presentation – Designing a Postcapitalistic Practice\n\n Ellen Garrett: Director and Co-Founding Member\, FWD Studio\n\n3:30 – 4:30: Panel – Reimagining Urban Infrastructure in the Anthropocene\n\nPanelists:\n\n Am y Motzny: Landscape Architect and Director of Integrated Water Management at NYC DEP\, Cloudburst Initiative\n Michael Haggerty: Principal at Starr Whitehouse\, Envisioning Climate Resilient Neighborhoods\n Ruth Nervig: Partner at SiteWorks\, Wagner Park: A Reimagined Resilient Waterfront Dest ination\n\nModerator: TBD\n\n4:30: Closing Remarks\n\n Nat Tanko: ASLA-CC NY Student Chapter Vice President\, MLA ’27\n\n5:00 – 7:00: Happy Hour \n\n Location TBD\n CATEGORIES:Events,Special Events LOCATION:Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture\, 141 Convent Aven ue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States GEO:40.8177595;-73.95047339999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=141 Convent Avenue\, New Yo rk\, NY\, 10031\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bernard and Ann e Spitzer School of Architecture:geo:40.8177595,-73.95047339999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR