Design :: Resilience

We live in ever-changing times and environments, including challenges of the moment with storms, fires and earthquakes, alongside challenges evolving over time, with global impacts of climate change on weather patterns and the related impacts on water and food resources, and consequent social migration. Architecture, landscape and interior design professionals of the future will need to be able to assist and guide visions for built environments that meet, and even thrive, in the face of these challenges.

The 2024 UO Reynolds Symposium will explore concepts, strategies, systems and real-world examples of design for resiliency across many scales and scopes of the built environment, from the local neighborhood resource hub as a cache and gathering place that supports the deep social fabric of community, to the buildings and urban environments of all scales that keep critical infrastructures and operations vital and available.  Furthermore, the Symposium will delve into questions about the relationship between design for “resiliency” and for “sustainability.” Are they at odds or are they really, at the root, the same set of goals?

We will explore these topics and questions in dynamic, interactive settings, interwoven with presentations by leading voices in the field.  Shared discussions will amplify the knowledge of the assembled attendees, through a series of exhibitions, panel/group discussions and workshops with the speakers. Professional CEU’s will be available for attending some portions of the Symposium.

Join us for these explorations into our design future on October 18-19, 2024!