Healing Spaces - How the Coronavirus May Impact the Built Environment
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The outbreak of COVID-19 quickly revealed how the design of hospitals, schools, offices, public spaces, and even entire cities were flawed in preventing the spread of the virus. How can architects, interior designers, and urban planners apply the lessons learned during the pandemic in rethinking the built environment? In this webinar, panelists will explore the potential implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on building design and urban planning.
Panelists
Laura Hild, Principal and Regional Director of Health Interiors, HKS Architects
Laura Hild is a Principal and Regional Director of Health Interiors at the HKS Architects Richmond office. Laura focuses on client needs and industry trends to create interiors that are functional and affect human interaction and well-being. As a Principal in the firm, she has over 20 years of experience in all phases of interior architecture with a focus on healthcare and related facilities. With her knowledge of healthcare, Laura is also a certified healthcare interior designer under the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers (AAHID). Embracing challenges at each step in the process, she works with clients to elevate the interior and exterior design experience based on a unified concept with a focus on client needs and direction.
Alykhan Mohamed, Urban Planner, Sasaki (Boston)
Alykhan Mohamed is an Urban Planner who firmly believes that small changes, conversations and projects can make big statements and pave the way for innovation on a larger scale. His ability to develop innovative solutions is underpinned by an understanding of the economic, political and social processes that drive different urban contexts. Prior to working at Sasaki, Alykhan worked as a sustainability and urban planning consultant at the World Bank in Washington, DC. He also brings experience living and working in South Asia as a project manager and urban planner at the Hunnarshaala Foundation in Gujarat, India and at Kota Kita in Java, Indonesia. He has also worked as an urban planner at Asakura Robinson in Austin, TX, where he played a key role in several transformational projects in Austin, Houston, and New Orleans that redefine the way that these cities plan for mobility at a metropolitan and regional scale.
Maritza Pechin, AICP, Strategic Planner, AECOM
Maritza E. Mercado Pechin, AICP is a Strategic Planner with AECOM. Maritza is overseeing the creation of Richmond’s new Master Plan, Richmond 300: A Guide for Growth. Her consulting experience includes private sector, municipal, regional, and federal clients, and a wide variety of project scales ranging from facilities planning for the U.S. Navy to public art management for the City of Richmond, and climate action planning for the City of Baltimore. Originally from Puerto Rico, Maritza earned an AB in Government and Masters in City and Regional Planning from Harvard College and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively.
Moderator
Stephanie Burr, Education Manager, The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design
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