In the context of the exhibition POLIS, Lessons from the European Prize for Urban Public Space (2000-2022) a group of panelists will discuss the challenges of bringing solutions that contribute to the democratic quality of public space in the District of Columbia.

Title: District of Columbia and the Democratic Quality of Public Space

Moderator: Lorena Bello Design Critic in Landscape Architecture, HGSD

Panelists:

JulianHunt, Dupont Underground Founder; Principal, HuntLaudiStudio (Introducton

Lorena Bello, Design Critic in Landscape Architecture, Faculty, Harvard Graduate School of Design (Moderator)

Andrew Trueblood, Housing, Economic Development, Land Use, and Urban Policy

Rita Abou Samra, Community Planner (Urban Designer), DC Office of Planning

Scott Kratz, Senior Vice President, Building Bridges Across the River & Director, 11th Street Bridge Park

Jonny Peterson, Senior Designer, Gensler DC

Thaisa Way, Director of Gardens & Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Harvard University

Anna Chamberlain, Associate Director of Planning and Sustainable Division, DDOT

Lucrecia laudi, Dupont Underground Board Chair; Principal, Hunt Laudi Studio (Closing Remarks)