[Grad_history_students] How is the Middle East pursuing their dream of true urbanism?

[CAF at architecture.orgLynnOsmond-PresidentoftheChicagoArchitectureFoundation]

Masdar City Headquarters
© Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Leaders in Sustainable 
Architecture Lecture

Tuesday, March 24, 5:30-7pm The Dream for True Urbanism in the Middle East 
Recent Planning and Development in Abu Dhabi

Larry Beasley 
Distinguished Practice Professor of Planning, University of British Columbia and founding principal of Beasley and Associates
 
COST $15; $10 CAF members/students
LOCATION The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, 
Chicago Architecture Foundation
AIA/CES 1.5
RSVP 312.922.3432 x220 or 


 


With wealth, talent, and tenacity, the emirate of Abu Dhabi is determined to transcend the development trends in the Middle East. Beasley, Special Advisor on planning for the government of Abu Dhabi, discusses this planning agenda-the sustainable principles being pursued, the civic initiatives for quality of life, and the special efforts to build a provocative and evocative capital city.
 
This lecture will be followed by an exclusive reception for Corporate Partners and supporters of the Chicago Architecture Foundation. For more information, please contact Phil Barash at 312.922.3432 x228 or pbarash at architecture.org.
 

 
 



 



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