The constantly shifting concept of “public good” poses a challenge to designers, stewards and managers of public space, as well as to politicians, elected officials, community leaders and citizens. How are public-good ideals rendered and tended in public spaces, sites, buildings, infrastructure and institutions? The design professions have become very proficient in creating sophisticated urban

Italian architects Simone Capra and Dario Scaravelli from the young architecture studio stARTT will narrate their idea of city, both contemporary and future, by presenting selected architectural projects, from which their vision emerges. The discussion will be moderated by Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss. This event is co-sponsored by Professionisti Italiani Philadelphia (PI-Philly) and the Athenaeum, with

The AIA Historic Preservation Committee sponsors Annabelle Radcliffe-Trenner; founding Principal of Historic Building Architects, LLC, Trenton, NJ, an award winning firm specializing in historic public buildings. Ms. Radcliffe-Trenner will present on the changing approach to preservation architecture as an interdisciplinary profession which incorporates many different technical aspects from NDE to material science to drones.