Reimagining Vacant Commercial and Retail Space as Residential and Other Uses

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From Empty to Active Webinar: Reimagining Vacant Commercial and Retail Space as Residential and Social Infrastructure   Wednesday, December 16, 2020 10 am Pacific |  1 pm Eastern    Crisis often creates new opportunities. Office buildings, strip malls, big box retailers, and restaurants are increasingly empty as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on communities. In addition, the increasing reliance on e-commerce has made it even harder for many brick-and-mortar stores to survive.    What should we do with all of this vacant space? In this webinar, we will hear from national expert Karin Lilijegren who is working with developers in Los Angeles to convert commercial and even light industrial space to residential uses, and Assistant Professor Conrad Kickert from the University of Cincinnati  who is exploring how post-commercial storefronts could be reused to build social infrastructure and foster community health. Examples include installing libraries or neighborhood centers, health clubs or healthcare offices, places for art, and much more. This webinar will be moderated by Scott Clarke, who is an architect at Pivot Architecture and a member of AIA Oregon.     Speakers Scott Clarke, Architect, Pivot Architecture (Moderator) Karin Liljegren, Founder and Principal, Omgivning Conrad Kickert, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urban Design, University of Cincinnati  Register for the webinar here   Photo Credit: Omgivning, Reimagining Spaces: A Post-Pandemic Design Report, August 2020.             Urbanism Next Virtual Forum 2021 | Call for Proposals          Have you been working on a project about how emerging mobility technologies are changing our communities? The Call for Proposals is now open and we are looking for proposals from architects, landscape architects, planners, developers, and others working on how new mobility, e-commerce and urban delivery, and autonomous vehicles are changing land use, urban design, building design, transportation and real estate. Check out the Call for Proposals page for more information. Proposals due December 18, 2020.          Interested in Urbanism Next topics? Then check out The Nexus! The Nexus is a one-stop shop for research and resources on new mobility trends, their impacts and implications, and how to channel technological disruptions in transportation and e-commerce to achieve the best outcomes for all.   urbanismnext.org/the-nexus     Thank you to our 2020 Virtual Forum and Webinar Series partner organizations and sponsors!     Connect with Urbanism Next to stay up to date on the latest news, and please share this message with your networks.

 

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