The Fall, 2008 Agile Planner Workshop was held on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at the MIT
Hotel (Le Meridien), in Cambridge, MA.
Emphasis on integrated design provides a useful approach to campus expansion and rennovation projects, since it
encourages a broad view of the project and active collaboration among all parties: facility managers, administrators,
maintenance staff, students, faculty, municipalities, architects, and engineers.
Columbia University's
new Manhattanville campus and Harvard's Allston campus provide instructive models for enhanced collaboration
through integrated design and planning. Both campuses have gone beyond 2-D planning of the
ground plan to a more robust form of 3-D planning which explores the opportunities and constraints of both the
above- and below-ground worlds.
Workshop Speakers
Joseph Navarro, AIA, Davis Brody Bond, LLP Architects and Planners, New York, NY
Mr. Navarro is a noted architect and urban designer with Davis Brody Bond Aedas in New York City. He is the
administrative director for Columbia University’s new Manhattanvile campus on 125th Street and is also
responsible for the Mind Brain Building and the extensive below-grade support facilities which comprise phase one
of this 6 million sf development. Mr. Navarro has over 25 years experience in architecture and urban design and
has worked on projects in the Middle East, China, Mexico, and throughout the U.S. He has also worked on campus
plans for the State University of New York in Binghamton and Albany as well as the waterfront development plan
for the NIEHS campus in Raleigh-Durham. He holds professional degrees from Columbia and Harvard University.
Mr. Navarro will be presenting "Creating Columbia University's Manhattanville campus in Harlem" from 8:45 - 9:45 a.m.
Cricket Brien, ASLA, Olin Partnership, Philadelphia, PA
Ms. Brien is a senior member of Olin Partnership, the renowned landscape architecture firm. Her interests lie in
the planning and design of cultural landscapes, including historic sites, campus open spaces and gardens. Work at
notable university campuses has allowed her to integrate these interests to create dynamic and sensory-rich
environments. Recent projects include the planning and design of Yale University’s Science Hill campus, which
demonstrates how integration of site, landscape, and building systems allows clients to plan and build high
performance buildings and landscapes. Cricket has a Master of Landscape Architecture degree and Certificate in
Urban Design from the Graduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, as well as a BA in Art History
from Penn.
Ms. Brien will be presenting "Revitalizing Yale's Science Hill Campus" from 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
Robert Brandon, AIA, S E A Consultants, Cambridge, MA
Mr. Brandon is Senior Vice President of S E A Consultants Inc., a planning, architecture, and engineering
consulting firm active on higher education projects throughout the U.S. He has pioneered the development of a
unique practice which advises institutions on the operational, design, and sustainable aspects of service systems
involving both internal university operations and those of external vendors. This includes work on both the
Master Plan and individual building scales at Harvard’s new Allston campus, Yale, Brown, Penn, and Duke
University. He holds a B Arch from Cornell, an MCRP from Rutgers, and a M Arch degree from Harvard. He was a
Visting Assistant Professor at Harvard GSD and the University of Illinois; as well as a Graham Foundation Fellow.
Mr. Brandon will be presenting "Creating Harvard's new 'Invisible Campus' at Allston" from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact Arthur Spruch or call
617.498.4731.
Fall 2007 Workshop
Can New Science Buildings Champion Environmental Stewardship?
October 25, 2007, Harvard Faculty Club, Cambridge
Overview
Many colleges and universities are significantly adding to and improving their science facilities
while their goals for sustainability are being steadily raised. The 2007 Agile Planner Workshop was
held on Thursday, October 25 at the Harvard Faculty Club in Cambridge, MA. The morning workshop provided
answers to the question, "Can New Science Buildings Champion Environmental Stewardship?" Harvard's Allston
campus initiative and specifically, the innovative First Science Complex anchored the discussion.
Speakers
- David Cook, Partner -
Behnisch Architects | Stuggart, Germany
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Allison Nichols -
Program Manager for Science -
Allston Development Group | Harvard University
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Leith Sharp -
Director, Harvard Green Campus Initiative | Harvard University
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Nathalie Beauvais, Principal Architect for Design -
Allston Development Group | Harvard University
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Moderated by:
Victoria V. Sirianni -
Higher Education Consultant
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David Cook
Leith Sharp
Spring 2006 Workshop
The Challenge of Unifying Capital Projects through Campus Planning and Open Space Design
May 2, 2006, The University of Massachusetts, Boston
Overview:
With today's fast paced project delivery, the traditional notion of a static campus plan that provides the basis for capital project development is being turned on its head.
Campus plans sometimes progress in parallel with capital plans or may even occur after capital projects are designed. The workshop explored two case studies: The UMASS Amherst Campus
Landscape Improvements Plan and the Brown University Campus Development Plan. Each provided insight into how diverse capital building projects produced synergy on their campus.
Presenters
- Francis Haslband, FAIA, Brown University Design Consultants
- Michael McCormick, AIA, Director of Planning, Brown University
- James Cahill, Director, Facilities Planning Division, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Cliff Resnick,AIA, Assistant Director for Planning, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Moderated by: Victoria V. Sirianni, Higher Eduation Consultant
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Brown University
Fall 2005 Workshop
How Campus Leadership Affects Project Delivery
November 9, 2005, MIT University Park Hotel, Cambridge, MA
Overview
Institutions of Higher Education are currently engaged in campus renewal and expansion. Unlike the boom of the 1960's however, these
building projects are more often daring and the process of project delivery far more complex. Coupled with the unique character of higher
education, the stakes are higher than they have ever been. The workshop involved a discussion on the delivery process and how administrators and managers make decisions.
Our hypothesis is that leadership and internal process needs to be tailored to the specifics and culture of each institution. We proposed an interactive discussion to try to
find a common ground.
Fall 2004 Workshop
Campus Energy Needs: Sustainable Facility and Infrastructure Solutions
April 29, 2004, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Overview
A discussion addressing factors affecting campus energy needs, such as costs and availability, geopolitical events, and potential climate changes, as well as institutional
responses such as green buildings and site solutions and effective purchasing and management.
Presenters
- John DiFava, Director of Security and Campus Police Services, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Robert Breslow, Director of Administrative Services, Harvard Business School
- Daniel O'Neill, Founder and President, Applied Risk Management
- Dr. Carole Wharton, Managing Associate, McManis & Monsalve Associates
Fall 2003 Workshop
Successful Campus Stewardship: Strategies for Funding Facilities and Infrastructure.
Overview
Colleges and universities enjoyed an expansion of campus facilities during the prosperity of the 1990s, the magnitude of which has not been seen since the 1960s.
Institutions of higher education now face the daunting challenge of preserving assets already constructed, while completing repairs that might have been overlooked
during the "good times." Moreover, the annual competition for capital and operating resources has intensified.
How can planners and managers operate effectively at the budget table under these conditions and defend infrastructure expeditures - given such needs often lack a core constituency?
Presenters
Keynote Address:
Successful Campus Stewardship: Strategies for Funding Facilities and Infrastructure
David A. Kadamus, Principal and Founder, Sightlines
David illustrated the workshop theme by describing credible tools and strategies for allocating financial resources to campus facility and infrastructure needs.
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Presentation 1: Preserving Infrastructure Assets at a Private University:
The Importance of Academic Mission
John J. Noonan, P.E., Associate Vice President for Facilities Management, Brown University
John reviewed Brown's history of deferred maintenance and capital
programs and examined what the University has or has not done to
preserve the building portfolio. John also highlighted one of the
University's largest academic investments in its 239-year history
- the multi-year Proposal for Academic Enrichment.
Presentation 2: Behind the Scenes in the University Boardroom:
How Decision Makers Assess Facility Expenditures
Larry Goldstein, President, Campus Strategies
Larry Goldstein currently helps higher education clients address
facilities needs and finance issues from the perspective of the
board of trustees. His presentation addressed the challenges
faced by trustees when asked to approve facilities projects/budgets;
how facilities needs compete with other priorities when limited
financial resources are being allocated; and proven strategies
for increasing resources allocated to facilities. Mr. Goldstein
drew upon his 20 years of financial administration experience
at institutions of higher education and his knowledge of a large
number of other institutions through leadership with the National
Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO).
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Spring 2003 Workshop
The Impact of the Sciences on Campus Planning and Facilities
Overview
Science education has changed dramatically in the last 100 years. Institutions
are making choices regarding allocation of science resources,
often with significant impacts on campus planning and design.
Many universities are now renovating existing buildings or
constructing new ones to support the new physical requirements
of the sciences. Three presentations, each from a unique perspective,
shed light on Yale University’s science hill planning
and design efforts from developing the vision, to making a
strategic plan and implementing it. To begin the discussion,
a special keynote address gave participants an overview of
the future of the sciences and a reminder of why the facilities
are important.
Presenters
Keynote Address:
Perspective: The Future of Science
Protein-Based Three-Dimensional Memories and Associative Processors
Robert R. Birge, Ph.D., Harold
S. Schwenk Sr. Distinguished Professor of Biological Chemistry
at the University of Connecticut, and University Professor
and Director of the W. M. Keck Center at Syracuse.
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Presentation 1: The Academic Perspective
Pierre Hohenberg, Associate Provost for Science and Technology
From the academic perspective, Pierre Hohenberg reviewed the role of
the Science Hill Taskforce in formulating the Science Hill Plan, the
projection of space needs and distribution of programs into buildings,
the presentation of the plan to the faculty and University leadership,
and issues of flexibility in implementation.
Presentation 2: The Consultant View
Tim Winstead, Director of Science and Technology, Freelon Group
From the consultant perspective, Tim Winstead described the factors that
influenced the development of the Science Hill Plan, such as current
conditions, program goals, campus planning issues, architectural character,
and will present the Plan and its implementation.
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Presentation 3: The Facilities View
Robert Dincecco, Associate Director, Yale Office of Facilities
From the facilities planning perspective, Bob Dincecco will
review the planning context for the Science Hill Plan within
the Yale Campus and the University’s approach to the implementation
of individual projects using the new Chemistry Research Building
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Fall 2002 Workshop
Greening the Campus
Overview
Implementing sustainability on campuses is a challenge for any institution. What are practical,
cost-effective ways to meet this challenge? How does sustainability
fit within an existing master plan? How can these principles
be incorporated into real projects? How do you get administration
and campus community buy-in for these changes?
Presenters
Session 1: Asking the Right Questions: Tools for Greening the Ivory Tower
Sarah Hammond Creighton
Tufts Climate Initiative
Reducing environmental impacts on campus is conceptually simple, but
difficult in practice. The effort requires diligence, creative thinking,
and knowledge of a range of environmental issues. Asking the right questions
and evaluating the answers can help to jumpstart and support a campus
environmental stewardship effort. Sarah Hammond Creighton, Project Manager
of the Tufts Climate Initiative, will use the experience of greening
Tufts University to help planners integrate environmentally friendly
practices into business operations in order to reduce waste, save money,
and minimize environmental impacts.
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Session 2: Implementing a Green Campus: Setting & Achieving Goals at MIT
John Rivers, AIA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Venturing into the new frontier, MIT, through its Green Building Task
Force, has established long-range campus-wide sustainability goals. In
addition, LEED Silver has been established as the baseline for all new
capital projects. John Rivers, Senior Project Development Manager, will
give an overview of MIT's Green Campus initiatives' goals and achievements.
He will utilize examples from the ongoing capital projects program to
demonstrate how long-term goals can be achieved, a step at a time, to
create a greener campus.
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Spring 2002 Workshop
Managing the Planning and Design Process
Overview
The Spring 2002 Agile Planner Workshop focused
on managing short-term and long-term campus space and planning needs.
The workshop consisted of two presentations, each followed by a discussion,
allowing attendees to ask questions of the presenters and each other.
The presenters have accumulated decades of experience in needs assessment,
planning, and facility design. Their perspective, combined with that
of the other participants, made for a lively and informative morning.
Presenters
Dan
Paulien
President
Paulien & Associates, Inc.
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James Brassord
Director of Facilities Planning and Management
Amherst College
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Fall 2001 Workshop
Changing Standards for Student Living: Planning and Design of Residence Halls
Overview
The Conference provides college, university
and preparatory school planners, architects and facilities managers
a forum to access information, exchange ideas and develop tools to
plan and implement the long-term capital improvement projects.
Presenters
James
R. Sears
Assistant Vice President for Facilities Planning and Management
Wayne State University
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John J. Noonan
Associate Vice President for Facilities Management
Brown University
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Amy Floresta, A.I.A.
Project Manager
KieranTimberlake Associates, LLP
Yale University, Berkeley College Project
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Spring 2001 Workshop
Fall 2000 Workshop
Implementing Capital Projects: Balancing Long-Term Campus Development with Individual Project Needs
Overview
Urban universities are under increasing pressure
to improve campus access, safety and to create and improve the "green"
environment. Development pressures and increased vehicular traffic
in surrounding communities make providing access for cars, trucks,
bicycles and pedestrians a central issue. Planners and architects
are challenged to make these improvements on limited, valuable land.
In this high density context, planners, project managers and design
consultants are charged with the responsibility to design and build
complex projects and implement infrastructure improvements within
tight budgets and schedule constraints. This workshop will explore
the issue of balancing individual project needs with long-range campus
operations and planning.
Presenters
Victoria
Sirianni
Director of Facilities
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David Zewinski
Associate Dean for Physical Resources and Planning
Harvard University Faculty of Art and Sciences (FAS)
Richard Newton
Senior Landscape Architect
Olin Partnership
Thomas Huf
Principal Planner/Architect
S E A Consultants
Paul Smith
Senior Project Planner
Rizzo Associates
