ARCH 576A • WINTER QUARTER   Community Leadership Practices Facilitating Participation in the Planning and Design Process       Click below for   Seminar Overview Schedule     Architects are big-picture folks who can make a difference if they are willing to leap into the fray of public life and community leadership. William Donald Schaefer Former Governor of Maryland     Seminar Description   In this course, students learn to expand their capacity for professional practice by becoming leaders who can facilitate public participation processes. In particular, they develop strategies for managing competing voices and for encouraging the collaboration that is needed to overcome resistance to systemic change. Students begin by developing an understanding of leadership as well as a theory of citizen participation in the planning and design process. They apply this knowledge to that year's project for the Annual Design Charrette--this year, it is the King Street Urban Center where a new transit center will be developed to include housing and a major public space. CityDesign and WSDOT are the primary clients, but other key stakeholders include neighborhood organizations, private developers, and a number of other transportation agencies. A broader network of constituents include residents in the Pioneer Square and International/Chinatown neighborhoods, designers who have worked in the area, and the city commissions that have purview over what is built there. Students will participate in stakeholder meetings and interview constituents in order to create a tool/strategy that can help these many different constituents articulate a shared vision of the Urban Center during the charrette.   Click here for more information on King Street Station   Seminar Goals Understand the nature of leadership in the planning and design professions Understand various theories and methods of participation Understand the barriers to negotiating a collective vision Use the charrette as a case study for applying the above knowledge   Seminar Requirements Being prepared and on time Being an active listener and contributor to discussion Keeping confidential all class discussions of stakeholder meetings and constituent interviews Accepting instructor input as required to create a professional quality visioning tool Read and be able to ask provocative questions related to the assigned literature Actively participate in the Key Stakeholder Sessions Design, conduct, and analyze Constituent Interviews Design and produce a Visioning Tool for the Charrette Present the Interview Analysis and Visioning Tool to Key Stakeholders Please Note Students in this course may elect to participate in the charrette, but they are NOT REQUIRED to do so.     Credits   Four Meets the professional practice selective requirement in architecture   Please Note Due to an administrative error, students will only be able to enroll for three credits; the fourth credit will be earned through Arch 600: Independent Study     Prerequisites   Enrollment in a Masters degree program or by permission of the instructor Landscape Architecture, UDP, and CEP students are encouraged to register     Class Time   Discussion Session First Session: Monday 10:30 - 12:20 PM Subsequent 110-minute Monday AM session TBA   Field Work Session 140-minute Wednesday AM session TBA Please Note If you are unable to register due to a scheduling conflict, see Melinda Johns in the Architecture Department, 208 Gould, for an override   Location   Community Design Building Conference Room Various sessions held with Key Stakeholders at Key Tower     Instructor   Sutton [Arch 576A SLN 1301]