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60-Minute Education Session

FRI-D10: Designing an Equitable and Inclusive Experience in the Balboa Cultural District

Friday, October 27, 2023
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 211CD
1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW
Planning team partners will reflect on their work with San Diego’s Balboa Park Cultural District to create a more distinctive and inclusive experience through the development of an equity-centered vision. Learn how this strategy reflected the rich and diverse culture of this trinational region.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Learn about the multifaceted and nuanced roles that public space and public infrastructure play in driving equitable and inclusive places.
  • Understand the significance of storytelling and history to create a sense of welcome and belonging in the Cultural District.
  • Learn about the planning team’s community research approach and process to center the experience and perspectives of historically excluded San Diego and trinational communities.
  • Explore the role of the designer as translator of community insights to spatially physical, and programmatically respond to the experiences and perceptions of different regional communities.