We are honored to have hosted the following lecturers since 2003:
“Bend, On the Other Side of the Recession” by John Fregonese of Fregonese Associates
“Building Active Community Environments” by Dan Burden of the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute
“Making Green Building the Norm.” Presented by building-science pioneer & world-renowned educator Mark LaLiberte
“Civic Ecology: A Community Systems Approach to Sustainability” Timothy Smith
of SERA Architects
“Traditional Neighborhoods, Street Design and Connectivity.” Ian Lockwood of Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart, Inc., Orlando, FL
“Livable Communities: Amending Land Use Regulations to Promote New Urbanism.” Paul Crawford of Crawford Multari and Clark Associates, San Luis Obispo, CA
“Planning The Business Park Of The 21st Century.” Michael Freedman of Freedman Tung & Bottomley, San Francisco, CA
“3rd Street Redevelopment.” Michael Freedman of Freedman Tung & Bottomley, San Francisco, CA
“Master Planning and Coding for Successful Infill Development.” Michael Freedman, Freedman, Tung and Bottomley of San Francisco, CA
“Building Towards Transit-Oriented Development.” Philip Erickson of Community Design + Architecture, Oakland, CA
“Honey, I Shrunk the Lots! – Providing Housing Alternatives for Bend’s Diverse Lifestyles.” William Kreager, Mithun, Seattle, WA
“Green/Sustainable Architecture.” Professor Brook Muller, University of Oregon
“Siting & Design of Civic and School Uses.” Tom Hylton, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and president of Save Our Land, Save Our Towns, Inc.
“Finding Home: Strategies for Affordability.” Anthony Flint author of This Land: The Battle over Sprawl and the Future of America
“Bend Grows Up – Creating a More Walkable and Bikable Community.” John Fregonese, Fregonese Calthorpe Associates, Portland, Oregon
“Modular Production Housing – Integrating Green Building Techniques and Affordability.” Michelle Kaufmann, Michelle Kaufmann Designs, Oakland, California.
“Workforce Housing – From someone who has done it.” Gene Meyers, New Town Builders, Denver, Colorado.
“The economic benefits of public transportation.” Fred Hansen, General Manager, TriMet, Portland, Oregon.
“Progress in Urban Environmental Design: Revolutionary Stormwater Systems.” Bruce K. Ferguson, Environmental Management of Urban Watersheds; Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director of the School of Environmental Design at University of Georgia.