Sunday 10 February 2008

Congress for the New Urbanism XVI

This year's Congress for the New Urbanism will address today's top community--building challenges -- from overcoming anti-urban codes to curbing greenhouse gas emissions – all of which demand truly cooperative action. CNU's annual Congress brings the essential pieces of place making and sustainability for anyone who is interested in architecture, planning, transportation design, or development.

CNU XVI: New Urbanism and the Booming Metropolis will be held in Austin from April 3-6, 2008. The program is nearly set and is full of experts and expertise from urbanisms cutting edge — where the best in walkable neighborhood-based development meets big challenges from the turmoil in the housing market and global climate change to the rapid growth of mega-regions like Central Texas.

See leading thinkers and practitioners such as Pulitzer-Prize winning author Robert Caro, innovative former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros, plus Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Ellen Dunham-Jones, Doug Farr, Christopher Leinberger, Emily Talen, Robert Fishman and many more.

Learn more about the program and register at http://cnuxvi.org.

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