The Hammer Museum co-presents yearlong “Future L.A.” series on sustainability in Los Angeles
January 11, 2018
The UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge is excited to co-present a yearlong series entitled Future L.A.: Engineering a Sustainable Supercity in partnership with the Hammer Museum. The series brings together community voices, leading experts, and scholars in conversations on regional sustainability efforts and the critical role we all play in realizing this future.
Los Angeles is charging forward towards a sustainable future, and the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge is laying the foundation through transformational research. This series explores the technology, infrastructure, policy, and ideas that are reshaping the region into the first sustainable megacity in the world.
For complete event details, please visit: The Hammer Museum: Future L.A.: Engineering a Sustainable Supercity
Upcoming conversations:
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy
Panelists
Angelina Galiteva, Founder and Board President of the Renewables 100 Policy Institute
Nancy Sutley, Chief Sustainability and Economic Development Officer at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Richard Wirz, Associate Professor at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Moderator: David Hochschild, Commissioner of the California Energy Commission
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Cohabitation: Cities, Nature, and the Evolving Ecosystem
Panelists
Lori Bettison-Varga, President of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Ryan Harrigan, Assistant Adjunct Professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Mia Lehrer, President of Studio-MLA
Moderator: Mark Gold, Associate Vice Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability at UCLA
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Urban Revitalization and the Los Angeles River
Panelists
Barbara Romero, Deputy Mayor for the City of Los Angeles
Richard Ambrose, professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Jill Sourial, urban conservation director, The Nature Conservancy
Moderator: Mark Gold, Associate Vice Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability at UCLA
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Decarbonizing Transportation: Mobility in Los Angeles
Panelists
Río Oxas, Policy and Program Manager for Multicultural Communities for Mobility
Romel Pascual, executive director of CicLAvia and former Los Angeles deputy mayor for energy and environment
Brian Taylor, urban planning professor in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and director of both the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and the Institute of Transportation Studies
Moderator: Jay Kim, assistant general manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
99% Preservation and 1% Densification: A Case for Urban Density along the Wilshire Corridor
Panelists
Thom Mayne, Architect, the Now Institute and Morphosis Architects
Eui-Sung Yi, Architect, the Now Institute and Morphosis Architects
Moderator: Mark Gold, UCLA associate vice chancellor for environment and sustainability