This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors spoke with leaders from Buro Happold, FXCollaborative, Perkins and Will, Phelps Construction, and Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation on three timely topics:
• Lessons from the award-winning Statue of Liberty Museum project
• Designing for emotional learning in K-12 schools amid COVID-19
• Assessing Los Angeles County's vulnerability to climate change
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THE WEEKLY SHOW HIGHLIGHTS FOR OCTOBER 8, 2020
BD+C's Group Director Tony Mancini runs down the highlights from this week's show.
SEGMENT #1
The Award-winning Statue of Liberty Museum
BD+C's Robert Cassidy interviews Steve Briganti, President and CEO of the Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation; Nick Garrison, Partner, FXCollaborative; and Doug Phelps, President, Phelps Construction, on the design and construction of the Statue of Liberty Museum, which won a Gold Award in Building Design+Construction's 2020 "Building Team Awards."
SEGMENT #2
Designing for emotional learning amid COVID-19
BD+C's David Barista talks with Kami Kinkaid, LEED AP, Associate Principal and K-12 Education Leader with Perkins and Will, about how schools are handling "back to school" this fall, including design measures that support emotional learning and small cohort curriculum.
SEGMENT #3
Los Angeles County assesses its vulnerability to climate change
BD+C's John Caulfield speaks with Sabrina Bornstein of Buro Happold, which is leading a climate vulnerability assessment team for Los Angeles County. This is the county's first step in a larger plan to identify which people, places and systems are susceptible to different climate events, and will be the foundation for future action plans by the county.
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