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<br /> Poa_�t'band tax zransmtal memo 761 4 A Declaration of Interdependence
<br /> ?This declaration was signed at the World Congress��
<br /> :ddUt s Mmsored by tkInterrmtianal Unin!4o•4rddtgdr
<br /> gird the American Institute of Anhitats in Qi;csgo
<br /> 1993,attended by 14 00o parsons.) --
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<br /> In recognition that a.sustainable eocietp moats the r
<br /> i needs of the present without compnrtttisf;tg lbt a
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<br /> " rrhirects have to stop seeing themselves of forum gFncratiatut Its meet their own needs;tl4at a
<br /> healthy environment is.4rt
<br /> trmslcieily valnaGk.u�d ew j,_:•
<br /> as;us 2rchirects. Then need to see themselves senriai to a h+ealthysoaety,aAnd than thacssdve
<br /> as environmentalists,as citizens,as evidence that today`s ht2ma n society(:degsadi p?
<br /> environment and�is not sustainable, _ t , <k `
<br /> community rncmbers,as planners." Ash in recognition ofotii acoiogicslWtQs
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<br /> dentewith the wholeoflif.oureconomi ,:':' l;.and
<br /> cultural interdependence with all hurnaiuty,attd gloat'
<br /> destrian bridges over the arterials,but these led into huge park- sustainability in the context of interdepe:tdertoe r
<br /> ing lots so nobody ever used them. We did a redesign of that equity and baiknce among all pertees, '
<br /> area emphasizing a new light rail stop,pedestrian soak areas, And in recognition,tbOthe design of thebuilt`env'
<br /> and parking lots that were converted into mixed use. So it really 1Kiiunent plays a mapr rot itt the humaniTri an the
<br /> comes down to urban design quality,which Includes the scale of J natural environment and on the quality oithuatatlfe;
<br /> the streets,the streetscapes,and the fundamental relationship of We,of!the world's architectural and design profias•
<br /> buildings to public spaces. se7
<br /> owns,c4nunit oarves to >
<br /> UF_ How about parking? > Place coriaiderationfo environmental iidioaal
<br /> PC I think it's too early to radially seduce perking m4 `' sustaiinabilityat the cormof ourdesigiti�++ori� : >
<br /> menu in mixed-use neighborhoods. I think we have to do more
<br /> 'Develgp iieiwv:flue grsctaces;prorediites,
<br /> subtle things that an actually go a long way, :pots,services,and staitidartis that
<br /> Number one,perking should be behind buildings whsneve r J implement such systaiitaible desigzi.
<br /> possible.Number two,on-street perking should be Daunted to- `Educate our fellow profiessionals,ourclisnrad,Y3� '
<br /> wards parking requirs n ents. We are saying down a lot of as- t�. } public about the vslu+t siYt►d''aitical#snd>><`
<br /> phalt that is not being used,because we are doubling up the a .:portanpe of etiteair:a8le
<br /> parking requirement. You have one hundred permru ofi`stre:t :i'Work 1a change pvl�#a,`regutatlons,and s3andard
<br /> parking,and then you have on-street parking in many neighbot6 '... practiaas in goverstxaeltt and bustneas:od that sus• ".
<br /> hoods that's never used. ::tainabie design wlll'beeorite the'fully supported
<br /> The third thing is joint use of parking spaces,which mrero standard practke ih.ft butldi»g Industry;sari' S t<
<br /> that if you screen time-of-day or time-of week diseepancies say w x "Work to bring the sting built anvfm»mantag to
<br /> between cinema and office or between housing n some retail,
<br /> g d „fs anstamable desagntaridarde r
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<br /> YOU can share parking spaces between different uses,and you
<br /> k!s. get a parking reduction.
<br /> Another important element of the streesscape is trees. We
<br /> j should see all of our urban design projects as reforestation. I.a-
<br /> �� guna West has 13,000 new trees going into over M acres,more
<br /> i Intensive refotnstation than just about any other site. Trees have .
<br /> ` �1 a social impaa,,an environmental impact,and an ecoaiortiic im-
<br /> pact they reduce the need for air conditioning.
<br /> Space UE What advice do you have for architects who would like
<br /> ?Gqp to do irummtive projects but feel constrained by their clients?
<br /> PC First of on,architects have to stop seeing themselves as
<br /> just architects. They need to we themselves as environmental-
<br /> `v isu,as citizens,as community membcrs,as planners.
<br /> The changes have to come at a much larger scale than an in.
<br /> dh idual project can eves deliver. By this I nman changes in
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<br /> Arterl public policy,changes in the perception of the private sector and
<br /> what the marketplace wants,and changes in community rce
<br /> �P l� ty
<br /> • tion of what a good life is. So I encourage everybody to g t in.
<br /> volved as a citizen in their community,and not just use their
<br /> ardie Whorpe Associates projects or their professional life as it way of fulfilling these
<br /> In a Transit-Oriented Development,of f m,shops,purist fadUVas and mss. But if you've got a progressive client,and you can get
<br /> harass are clustered around a rail transit station,wah dntstay deam*.
<br /> in$in'secondrary arerrc'beyond the core. i Continued on page 6
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