BLACKBURN, SHANLEY TO SPEAK AT RDA FORUM WEDNESDAY

Rice Design Alliance is sponsoring a series of three civic forms on the “The Public Realm.” The forums will explore change in our complex human habitat and the places and people that are involved, examining the questions, “So where is the public realm? What are its boundaries and how are those decided? Who is responsible for its integrity and maintenance?” The first talk is Wednesday, July 12, addressing the topic “The Big Picture”. The panelists will be Jim Blackburn, attorney; adjunct professor of Environmental Law, Environmental Sciences and Engineering Department, Rice University; and Kevin Shanley, president, SWA Group, and past president of the Bayou Preservation Association.

Succeeding lectures are “The Built Environment” on Wednesday, Aug 9, and “Public Spaces, Urban Places” on Wednesday, Sept 6. The program begins at 7 pm at Brown Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet. Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information call (713) 348-5668 or see the Rice Design Alliance Website.