Urban planning panel discusses future of American city architecture
Paul PhillipsFour University graduates now employed in occupations related to city planning and architecture discussed the future and challenges facing the American city at a panel discussion Friday. Panelists were Ray Gastil GS ’91, director of the Department of City Planning in Pittsburgh; Peter Waldman GS ’67, professor of architecture at the University of Virginia; Ellen Dunham-Jones GS ’83, professor of architecture and urban design at the Georgia Institute of Technology; and Waqas Jawaid ’10, a partner at Isometric Studio. The panel was moderated by Alison Isenberg, professor of history and co-director in the Program in Urban Studies at the University. Gastil said he and the other members of the Pittsburgh Department of City Planning wanted to look at development of the city in terms of “people, planet, place and performance.” They wanted to make sure that the people of the city — both those already there and those to come later — came first. In terms of "planet and performance," Gastil added they wanted to figure out good environmental metrics.