PLAN-150: The Architecture of the New Economy

The next PLAN-150 Webinar will be scheduled soon. Attend the webinar live or purchase access to the video recording, available anytime.

What does a post-sprawl and post-McMansion world look like? What does the new economy mean for how we live in our homes and communities? What will impact be on how and what we build?

All indicators point to smaller more sustainable homes located in walkable communities as the future of new development. But what does this mean?

Designing a livable small home requires more than hitting the reduce button on the Xerox machine. A truly sustainable house is more than bamboo floors. A walkable community needs more than just sidewalks.

This presentation will explore the elements that are essential to successfully build sustainable smaller homes in thriving communities - even with limited resources. Living within our means does not have to be a trade down, if done right, it can be a trade up.

• Webinar Outline
• Date and Time
• About the Instructor
• Additional Notes
• Video Recording
• Purchasing Information

Webinar Outline

• Explore the effect our current economy is having on how we physically live in our homes and communities - what is the architecture of the new economy?
• What can we learn from the McMansion and Sprawl? Before the bust 2 Million houses were built each year in the US - what were the positive aspects of these buildings - how can we apply these lessons to the architecture of the new economy?
• Look at the essential elements of successful homes that are smaller and more sustainable
• Look at the essential elements of thriving communities

Date and Time

The next PLAN-150 Webinar will be scheduled soon.

• The webinar will be conducted using GoToWebinar.
• You will need Internet access, a web browser, and access to a telephone to call into the audio portion of the webinar.
• The registration details will be emailed to you at least 24 hours prior to the webinar start date and time.
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About the Instructor

Marianne Cusato, a thought leader in the fields of architectural and urban design, is known for her emphasis on building better – not bigger. Her work focuses on how good design impacts not only our finances, but also the quality of our lives and the sustainability of the earth’s resources.

Ranked the No. 4 most influential person in the home building industry in Builder magazine’s annual “Power on 50” list, Cusato and her design principles are changing the landscape of the housing industry.

Cusato is well-known for her work on the Katrina Cottages, now sold in kit form at Lowe’s home centers nationwide. In 2006, her 308 s.f. Katrina Cottage won the Smithsonian Institute’s Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum’s “People’s Design Award.” In June 2006, Congress appropriated $400 million for an alternative emergency housing program, based on the idea of the Katrina Cottage.

Cusato has also been honored with the American Society of Interior Designers “2007 ASID Design for Humanity Award” and the American Institute of Building Designers (AIBD) Florida Society “2007 Honor Award of Excellence.”

Cusato is also the author of two books: Get Your House Right, Architectural Elements to Use and Avoid, with Ben Pentreath, Richard Sammons and Leon Krier, foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales (January 2008, Sterling Publishing) and The Value of Design (February 2008, James Hardie).

In the fall of 2008, Cusato was a visiting professor at the University of Notre Dame teaching agricultural urbanism and residential architecture in a 5th year studio design course.

Born and raised in Anchorage, AK, Cusato is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture and is currently based in Miami, FL.

Additional Notes

• Cancellations must be made three days prior to the webinar. Cancellations made within 72 hours of the webinar start time will forfeit the course registration fee.
• If you require a certificate of completion, we will evaluate performance based on your participation in the full webinar (as audited by GoToWebinar). Please request your certificate of completion following the webinar by sending an email to editor@planetizen.com.

Video Notes

A video recording of this live webinar is also available. This video is a screen and audio recording of a live webinar, covering all the topics mentioned above. This video can be viewed at any time, irrespective of the next scheduled webinar.

Registration for this video course is $34.95.

Purchasing Information

Option 1: Live Webinar - $49.95

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Option 2: Video Course - $34.95

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Option 3: Webinar and Video Package - $69.95

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