Distinguished Speaker Series: Frederick Steiner
Title: Distinguished Speaker Series: Frederick Steiner
Location: JW Marriott Hotel, Houston
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Description: Houston Tomorrow will present its Fall Distinguished Speaker luncheon featuring Frederick Steiner, dean of the School of Architecture and Henry M. Rockwell Chair in Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin, on November 3, 2011 at the JW Marriott Hotel, Houston.
Dean Steiner will discuss his latest book, Design for a Vulnerable Planet and his ideas for a sustainable future based on new regionalism, a theory of design which holds that structure and landscape should be inspired by the surrounding ecosystem. Steiner has been an important researcher in the evolution of the Megaregion concept, focusing on the Texas Triangle megaregion that includes Houston, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Austin, and San Antonio.
Start Time: 11:30
Date: 2011-11-03