Parkmerced is a pioneering neighborhood revitalization effort that defines new standards of environmental
sustainability and neighborhood livability. This pedestrian-focused community will establish a productive network of open space, apply evolving environmental technologies to reduce energy and water usage, and resolve automobile dependency by realigning public transit. Parkmerced’s proposed design creates a new vision for 21st century urbanism based on the responsive synthesis of ecological biosystems with urban infrastructure networks. The multidisciplinary panel, including members of the client and design teams, will introduce a diversity of perspectives on this topic. Panelists will offer specific metrics about the reduction of carbon emissions and energy and water consumption in large-scale developments. They will also detail enlightened planning, design, transportation, and landscape practices within the context of a diverse and socially vibrant new San Francisco neighborhood. Conversation led by SOM Design Director Leo Chow.