Hosted by the Washington Mid-Atlantic Chapter | 2 AIA CES Learning Units|HSW
This course covers the fundamentals of compact, walkable, mixed-use neighborhood design. In the context of one of the first walkable neighborhoods built in the U.S. since the pre-war, topics will include prioritization of the pedestrian over the automobile, practices that facilitate community, and a mix of uses and housing types. Discussion of these topics will range in scale, from the neighborhood master plan to the drainage details, covering both successes and lessons learned.
Course instruction consists of a short lecture time followed by a walking tour. The course will begin with a short introduction to the Kentlands Master Plan and the Kentlands Code. The majority of the time will be spent touring Kentlands, discussing how the Master Plan was implemented, how the Code was enforced, design details of the neighborhood, success of Kentlands, and lessons learned in Kentland
Mike Watkins is the founder of Michael Watkins Architect, LLC, an urban design and architecture firm dedicated to designing and implementing a walkable, lasting, and beautiful public realm that fosters community. Watkins was hired by Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company to open their Washington D.C. office in 1988. While with DPZ, he served as the Town Architect for Kentlands, a 352-acre neo-traditional neighborhood northwest of Washington, D.C., led many charrettes for a wide variety of types of projects, and was a member of design teams for over sixty towns and neighborhoods in the United States and abroad. In 2007 Watkins left his position as Director of Town Planning with DPZ to enroll in the Masters program in Classical Design offered by The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Watkins is one of several contributors to Andres Duany’s SmartCode, a zoning ordinance that legalizes the development of traditional neighborhoods. In 2003 he edited and produced The Guidebook to the Old and New Urbanism in the Baltimore / Washington Region. Watkins speaks on the subject of traditional architecture and urban design at universities and conferences in the U.S. and abroad. He is a member of the Congress for the New Urbanism and the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art. Watkins was the 2018 recipient of the New Urban Guild’s Barranco Award and has been made a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the American Institute of Certified Planners.
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Instructional Delivery Method: Live In-Person Learning Program Program Level: Introductory AIA CES Program Approval Expiration Date: November 19, 2023 Provider Number: G193 Provider Statement: The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number G193. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES ([email protected] or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
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