Program Schedule

Wednesday 12 January 2005
New Urbanism 101 Course
Annie Russell Theatre at Rollins College
   
Thursday 13 January 2005
12:00 – 1:30

Opening Luncheon at Rollins College (see directions below)

Welcome to Winter Park

Opening Presentation:
Florida, Birthplace of the New Urbanism
James Murley, CNU Board Member, CUES Director, Florida Atlantic University

Seaside and Poundbury: Transatlantic New Urbanism
Gordon Ashdown, Poundbury, England

Followed by Outdoor Lunch in the Courtyard between Annie Russell Theatre and Chapel

   
1:30 – 4:00

Past Visions, Present Solutions: The Impact of John Nolen
A. Russell Theatre Jean-François LeJeune, University of Miami School of Architecture, Moderator

I. “John Nolen: The Evolution of the City Beautiful”
Emily Talen, Planning Professor, University of Illinois , Champaign-Urbana

II. “John Nolen and Town Planning in Florida ”
Bruce Stephenson , Historian, Rollins College , Winter Park FL

III. “The Relevance of John Nolen to Current Practice”
Tom Low, Architect & Town Planner, DPZ, Charlotte NC

   
4:30 –5:30

Reception at Historic Casa Feliz (Directions below)
Join the Chapter in welcoming Professor Vincent Scully

Jack Rodgers, architect and son of James Gamble Rodgers (architect of Casa Feliz) will have an introduction followed by a presentation by Deborah and Patrick McClane, authors of the The Archiecture of James Gamble Rodgers (University of Florida Press). A book signing will follow.

   
5:30–7:30 Dinner on Your Own
   
7:30 Presentation of the Nolen Medal for Contributions to Urbanism in Florida
A. Russell Theatre Chuck Bohl, Dir., Knight Program in Community Building, University of Miami, Master of Ceremonies

Keynote Address
Vincent Scully, Professor Emeritus, Yale University
   
Friday 14 January 2005
7:30 Continental Breakfast
   
8:00 – 9:00

Chapter Annual Business Meeting
Russell Theater
Welcome John Norquist, President of CNU

Discussion: The Mission of CNU Florida
Rick Hall, Marcela Camblor and the Membership

   
9:00 – 10:15 Redevelopment Case Study: Urbanism in Winter Park
Don Martin, Community Development Director, City of Winter Park
   
10:30 – 11:40 Brownfield Case Study: Baldwin Park
David Pace, Baldwin Park Developers

11:40 – 12:00 “The Future Impact of New Urbanism in Florida
Thaddeus Cohen, Secretary of the Florida Department of Community Affairs
   
12:00 – 1:00

Comments: “The Future of New Urbanism in Florida
Victor Dover , CNU-FL Chair, moderator

David Brain, New College

Peter Rummell, St. Joe Company (invited) and the Membership

   
1:00 - 1:30

Picnic Box Lunch in Winter Park ’s

End of Meeting

   
2:00 – 5:00

Optional Post-Meeting Tours

I. Downtown Winter Park – Don Martin (walking tour starts at Central Park)

II. Baldwin Park – Rich Unger, Kevin Tyjeski (meet at sales center, then walking tour)

III. Avalon Park – Beat Kahli, Stephen Martin (travel arrangements to be announced)

   

Directions

Follow this link for Directions to locations on the Rollins Campus
www.rollins.edu/tour/map/index.html
Look for these locations:
Annie Russell Theatre (# 51)
Faculty Club (#27)
Bush Auditorium in the Bush Science Center (# 46)

Directions to the Casa Feliz location in Winter Park
1. Start out going WEST on HOLT AVE toward S PARK AVE. (0.01 miles)
2. Turn RIGHT onto S PARK AVE. (0.74 miles)
3. End at 656 N Park Ave Winter Park, FL 32789-3217 US