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Metropolis Think Tank - February 28 Release!!
Metropolis Think Tank

Metropolis Think Tank: Sasaki – Campus + Workplace
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.25 LUs

Metropolis Think Tank: CBT – Mixed-Use Development
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.25 LUs

Metropolis Think Tank: EYP – Maker Culture on the Campus
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.75 LUs

Metropolis Think Tank: Gensler – Lifelong Learning
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.75 LUs

Metropolis Think Tank: HDR & AMA – Healthcare
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.25 LUs

Metropolis Think Tank: HDR & Kaiser Permanente – Wellness vs Healthcare
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.75 LUs


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Metropolis Think Tank: Sasaki – Campus + Workplace

This 75-minute panel discussion features international planning and design firm Sasaki Associates, campus planning directors from Tufts University and Dartmouth College, and a leading technology consultant.
Susan S. Szenasy, Publisher/Editor in Chief of Metropolis, deftly moderates this diverse panel of professionals as they reflect how designs need to adapt to the rapid pace of change, and why focusing less adaptability over permanence to a richer experience. They share insights on new ways of data-gathering and analysis; outcome-based parameters; ecosystem design; and campus planning trends.
Presenter: | Susan S. Szenasy, Metropolis, and Sasaki |
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Provider: | Metropolis |
Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
Metropolis Think Tank: CBT – Mixed-Use Development

Join Metropolis Publisher/Editor in Chief Susan S. Szenasy as she moderates a lively 75-minute conversation with CBT, an international architecture, interior and urban design firm, about the design of flexible, adaptable and livable workplaces in this increasingly mobile and high-tech world.
The panelists discuss: their collaborations on smart blocks and on innovative mixed use and office projects; the importance of the ground floor and public spaces; CBT's visioning lab; and the difficulties in achieving more earth-friendly and humanistic work environments.
Presenter: | Susan S. Szenasy, Metropolis, and CBT |
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Provider: | Metropolis |
Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
Metropolis Think Tank: EYP – Maker Culture on the Campus

In this 90-minute panel discussion, design professionals from EYP and clients from institutions of higher learning join Metropolis Publisher/Editor in Chief Susan S. Szenasy to discuss how maker spaces are changing the cultures and teaching styles on higher education campuses.
Panelists discuss how colleges and universities are accommodating a new style of teaching that promotes hands-on learning and a desire to work together that's not served by traditional classrooms and lecture halls. They share insights about enhancing collaboration, mitigating safety concerns in maker spaces, and selecting materials that promote health and sustainability.
Presenter: | Susan S. Szenasy, Metropolis, and EYP |
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Provider: | Metropolis |
Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.75 hours |
Metropolis Think Tank: Gensler – Lifelong Learning

Thought leaders from Gensler's San Francisco office, MKThink and California College of the Arts join Susan S. Szenasy, Publisher/Editor in Chief of Metropolis, in this high-energy 110-minute panel discussion.
With a dash of irreverence, the panelists discuss crossing education's traditional boundaries with new hybrid approaches that include: greater connectivity and inter-disciplinary programs; a balance of technological and in-the-flesh presence, thematically based delivery of content within spaces; and biophilia design.
Presenter: | Susan S. Szenasy, Metropolis, and Gensler |
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Provider: | Metropolis |
Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.75 hours |
Metropolis Think Tank: HDR & AMA – Healthcare

In this 70-minute panel discussion, thought leaders from HDR's Chicago office and from the American Medical Association join Susan S. Szenasy, Publisher/Editor in Chief of Metropolis, to discuss new technologies and ideas that altering the healthcare landscape. The panelists passionately share their commitment to designing facilities and experiences emanating from a patient- and community-centered focus.
Topics include: designing and recalibrating healthcare campuses that aid in the entire healing process; connecting physicians to each other and to patients through innovative technologies; and how designers and healthcare professionals can work in tandem to develop cutting-edge solutions to vexing healthcare challenges.
Presenter: | Susan S. Szenasy, Metropolis, HDR and American Medical Association |
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Provider: | Metropolis |
Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
Metropolis Think Tank: HDR & Kaiser Permanente – Wellness vs Healthcare

Susan S. Szenasy, Publisher/Editor in Chief of Metropolis, moderates this revealing 90-minute conversation with leaders from HDR and from healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente as they discuss overcoming challenges of moving healthcare towards the business of wellness and keeping people healthy.
The panelists illustrate how the design and building of healthcare facilities can better emphasize connections to both community and nature, empower patients with choices, create collaborative workspaces, and incorporate experiences from the retail industry to create facilities that are innovative in layout, look and intent.
Presenter: | Susan S. Szenasy, Metropolis, HDR and Kaiser Permanente |
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Provider: | Metropolis |
Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.75 hours |