MON-C10 Getting to the 99%: Tools for Innovating the Usual Public Meeting

Alexis Canter is a landscape designer and educator.  She received a B.A. in Visual Arts from Oberlin College in 2003 and a Masters of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2010.  Ms. Canter currently works in Sasaki’s Urban Studio.  In addition to co-curating the Urban Fabric research initiative, Ms. Canter is currently working on The Chicago Riverwalk and the Des Moines Water Works.  She also teaches at University of Nebraska College of Architecture.  

Jamie Maslyn Larson is a Partner in West 8’s New York office and is Principal of West 8’s American projects. Larson has committed her career to the implementation of complex public space projects and works through all phases and facets of design, public outreach, permitting, and construction administration. She approaches her work with a passion for design and has the tenacity required to realize multi-phase projects with multiple jurisdictions and stakeholders. Her work has varied in scale- from small urban plazas to 1000-acre public gardens. This work has been located across the USA, giving her vast experience leading high profile design projects with varied jurisdictional and regulatory issues that are particular to each project and city.

Scott Page founded Interface Studio to test and develop a unique and innovative set of urban design ideas. Scott is an urban designer and planner with degrees from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design and the Georgia Institute of Technology Architecture Department including a year of study at the Ecole Des Beaux Arts in Paris. Scott has more than fifteen years of diverse experience ranging from city-wide master planning to site specific design and redevelopment strategies. He has been a leader in developing innovative neighborhood plans targeted toward enhancing communication, awareness and empowerment at the community level.

Gina is a Principal, Landscape Architect and Chair of Sasaki’s Urban Studio – an energized and interdisciplinary group of practitioners dedicated to the revitalization of American cities through rigorous planning, exceptional design and strong community partnerships. Gina’s work encompasses a wide range of scales and project types, from public parks and plazas to large scale landscape planning and waterfront projects, including the Detroit Riverfront, National Harbor, Cedar Rapids Flood Recovery Planning, and the Chicago Riverwalk.