MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN FINAL REVIEW 2019

Monday | Aug 26, 2019

1:00pm - 5:30pm

On Campus

Building: Wurster Hall Room Number: 1st F

Join us for final thesis presentations by the 2019 class of the Master of Urban Design program at the College of Environmental Design. Presentations take place in the First Floor Lobby and 170-172 Wurster Hall.

Schedule of Presentations: First Floor Lobby, Wurster Hall

1:00-1:30 Eleni Oikonomaki
Revitalizing Innovation Ecosystems: The City of Thessaloniki as an ecosystem for innovation

1:35-2:05 Amber Hou
From Office Park to Suburban Downtown: Evolving the Silicon Valley suburb in Milpitas, California

2:10-2:40 Tiantong (Simba) Gu
Maintaining a Productive Landscape--A vision for a multi-functional agricultural settlement pattern in the Coyote Valley

2:45-3:15 Gerrard Allam
Adapting to Protect: An equitable public space approach rooted in resilience

3:15-3:35 Break

3:35-4:05 Cheng Zhong
Ghost Cities in China: Reinventing the overdeveloped city

4:10-4:40 Shiyao (Linda) Li
Futureburbia - Community, Identity, & Choices: Three elements towards a more balanced San Ramon

4:45-5:15 Desong Shi
AQUEOUS URBANISM -- Living with sea level rise along the Miami River

5:20-5:50 Yue Li
Ghost Cities in China: Reinventing the overdeveloped city

Schedule of Presentations: 170-172, Wurster Hall

1:00-1:30 Sihan Sun
“Byway” -- Exploring the City based on driving experience

1:35-2:05 Monica Prakash
A Cairene Awakening // Re-imagining the City after the move

2:10-2:40 Hana Zaky
Maintaining a Productive Landscape--A vision for a multi-functional agricultural settlement pattern in the Coyote Valley

2:45-3:15 Jia (Jane) Zhang
WHERE and HOW to Grow? A strategy to balance and value surface water in Bay Area watersheds

3:15-3:35 Break

3:35-4:05 Preeti Srinivasan
Immunizing the Inner City -- Preserving the ethos of a decaying neighborhood through sensitive design and strategic reinvestment

4:10-4:40 Zheng (Murphy) Ren
Autonomous Urbanism -- Leveraging autonomous technology to increase public space in San Francisco

4:45-5:15 Lili Dai
Facing the Malibu Inferno -- Creating fire-resilient communities in the Wildland - Urban Interface