ABP Dean participates in ‘G’Day USA – Australia Week’
Professor Thomas Kvan, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, has been in the USA this January to participate in the Australia-US Dialogue on Sustainable Cities event, part of the high profile ‘G’Day USA - Australia Week’.
‘G’Day USA’ is an exciting annual initiative designed to showcase Australian business capabilities in the USA - Australia's largest trading and investment partner. Essentially, it is about strengthening the key relationship between Australia and the USA in business, innovation and culture. Since its launch seven years ago, the ‘G’Day USA’ program has brought together industry leaders in government, business, tourism, the arts and academia to enhance the Australia-United States relationship and build strong connections. Over 30 events - from conferences and forums, to networking and product samplings - were scheduled in eight cities across the USA from 15 to 29 January, 2011.
In Los Angeles on 19 January, Professor Kvan chaired a panel session on ‘Land Planning – Innovative Practices in Management, Use and Zoning’, a key session of the Australia-US Dialogue on Sustainable Cities conference. Other panelists included ABP alumni Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg of Koning Eizenberg Architecture, who are based on the US east coast and have maintained strong connections to our Faculty. Professor Kvan also chaired a panel on the same topic in Boston on 27 January, which featured a presentation by ABP’s Justyna Karakiewicz, Associate Professor of Urban Design.
‘This was a unique opportunity to engage in Los Angeles and Boston with a diverse audience of industry, governmental and academic colleagues in the United States to understand how they are addressing the immediate and important needs of sustainable cities,’ said Professor Kvan.
For further information on ‘G’Day USA – Australia Week’ visit:
http://www.australia-week.com/