Are you freaked out about climate change? Looking for ways you can make a difference? Then a trip to the Climate Action Museum is for you! Come along with other planners and allied professionals as we explore the root causes of climate change and how we can make changes in our own lives and in our work to affect positive change for our environment. CAM founder Doug Farr will provide a guided tour.
APA-CMS will donate 50% of the event ticket proceeds to the donation-based Climate Action Museum to support its mission.
DATE: April 23, 2024
TIME: 3:45 - 5:00 pm + Networking
PLACE: Climate Action Museum, 300 S Riverside Plaza, Chicago IL 60606
COST:
$20 Non-Members
$15 APA-IL Members
$5 Students
CM: (CM | 1.0 )
Speaker: Doug Farr
Doug Farr is a nationally recognized architect, urbanist, and author. He leads Chicago-based Farr Associates, a pioneering, sustainability-driven architecture and urban design firm that plans and designs lovable, and aspirational buildings and places.
Doug Farr is a leader of the sustainability movement. He co-chaired the development of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) and has served on the boards of urban sustainability organizations including the Congress for the New Urbanism, Bioregional, EcoDistricts, and Elevate Energy. Doug authored the urban planning best-seller Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature (2008) and Sustainable Nation: Urban Design Patterns for the Future (2018).
Photo Credit: Climate Action Museum, https://www.climateactionmuseum.org/