Spring Forum Series 2007
Station North neighborhood
14 March, 2007
Developers, including Jubilee Baltimore's Charlie Duff, discuss plans for the neighborhood, which provides a critical link in the Harbor to Hopkins connection.
Ed Rutkowski :: Community development corporations in Baltimore
21 March, 2007
Ed Rutkowski, Executive Director of the Patterson Park Community Development Corporation, discusses the role of CDCs in Baltimore and why our city has fewer CDCs than other comparable cities.
The Peale Museum
28 March, 2007
Representatives from the Baltimore City Historical Society, Baltimore Architecture Foundation, and Baltimore Heritage discuss plans to renovate the Peale Museum and reopen it as the Baltimore City History Center.
Doug McCoach, AIA :: Baltimore City Planning Director
04 April, 2007
The new Baltimore City Planning Director discusses his vision for implementing Baltimore's new Comprehensive Master Plan.
Henry Kay :: Prospects for the Red Line
11 April, 2007
Henry Kay, Transportation Planner for the Greater Baltimore Committee, will present "Mobility and More: Prospects for the Red Line." This talk will discuss the future of the Red Line expansion and its affect on the Baltimore Region.
Jody Landers & Michael Sarbanes :: Affordable housing in Baltimore
18 April, 2007
Jody Landers, Executive Director of the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors (GBBR), and Michael Sarbanes, Executive Director of the Citizen's Planning and Housing Authority (CPHA), present different sides of the issue of affordable housing in Baltimore.
Bob Aydukovic :: The West Side and new development
25 April, 2007
Bob Aydukovic, Vice President of Economic Development for the Downtown Partnership, discusses the West Side and new development.
Joe Cronyn :: The economic value of landmarking
02 May, 2007
Joe Cronyn, Principal with Lipman Frizzell & Mitchell LLC, presents his findings from a recent study to determine the economic value of designating significant local buildings historical landmarks.
Ed Hord :: Green design
09 May, 2007
Ed Hord, FAIA, founder of Hord Coplan Macht, discusses his firm's emphasis on "green" design. He will present recent projects and discuss the economic advantages of building green, even for traditional multi-family clients.
Supported by Century Engineering & The Johns Hopkins University
About the BAF Forum Series:
All Forum sessions are free and at noon in the Berman Auditorium of the Hopkins Downtown Center, Charles and Fayette Streets. Guest are welcome to bring a lunch.
The Johns Hopkins Downtown Center is located at Charles and Fayette Streets. Forum sessions are held in the Center's Berman Auditorium. Guests are welcome to bring brown bag lunches.
About the Baltimore Architecture Foundation:
Launched in 1987 by AIA Baltimore, the Baltimore Architecture Foundation is a non-profit, educational, public-oriented outreach organization. The Foundation is a member-based organization with a 26-member board of directors drawn from the architectural, business, and cultural communities. The Foundation today focuses its attention and energies on helping to promote an understanding of and an appreciation for Baltimore’s built environment—it does this through walking tours, lectures, public programs, and an architecture-in-the-schools program. The Foundation is also actively engaged in researching the early architectural firms and practitioners of architecture in Baltimore.
For information: Joe Clarke (410) 962-0241