Session A2 - Integrating Innovative Design into Existing Communities
October 28 2010 , 03:30 pm - 05:00 pmHow can you design an elevated transit system that blends into the urban environment. What’s the best way to approach this issue from a design and engineering point of view. What are effective ways to integrate new structures into existing communities in a way that wins community support?
Moderator: Magnus Hunhammer, CEO of the Swedish Institute for Sustainable Transportation
Panelists:
- Austin Smith, Associate Director, Arup UK
- Carl-Johan Engstrom, Planning Director, Uppsala Municipality, Sweden
- Geoff Wardle, Director of Advanced Mobility Research, Art Center College of Design
- Thomas Höjemo, Graduate student, Chalmers University of Technology, Dept of Architecture