College of Built Environments at the University of Washington.
Helle Søholt Lecture "Toward a Walkable Seattle"
Location: Architecture Hall 147
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 @ 7:00 PM
GLOBAL GREEN: A lecture/panel series showcasing Sustainable Planning
and Design in the Pacific Northwest and Denmark
SPRING 2009: TOWARD A WALKABLE SEATTLE: DRAWING ON INTERNATIONAL EXAMPLES
Guest Lecture by Helle Søholt, Architect, MAA
Partner and Managing Director, Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish architect Helle Søholt will compare her firm's recommendations
for improving walkability in Seattle with successes in other cities
across the globe. A founding partner at Gehl Architects, Helle Søholt
has extensive international urban design experience and is a frequent
lecturer and keynote speaker at international conferences and events.
She received a MA in Architecture and Urban Design from the Royal
Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, Denmark as well as an MA from the
University of Washington, Seattle.
The Green Futures Lab would like to thank our co-sponsors for this
event: The Scan|Design Foundation; The Northwest Danish Foundation;
International Sustainability Institute; UW College of Built
Environments; UW Department of Landscape Architecture; and the UW
Scandinavian Studies Department.