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On May 4, 2010, in honor of Jane Jacob’s official birthday, Jane’s Walk Phoenix will be hosting a companion event, called Jane’s Talk, from 7-9 pm. The evening wing feature two events: a film screening and a book reading. These will be followed by an open discussion of Jane’s ideas and how they might be applied in Phoenix. The event will be head at the historic Hotel San Carlos, 202 N Central Ave, in downtown Phoenix. This location is consistent with Jane’s adage: “Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings.”
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Film Screening
The evening will start with a screening of the documentary “Urban Wisdom” (2003). Here’s a synopsis and trailer:
“Through her groundbreaking books, Jane Jacobs has influenced the planning and understanding of cities and economies with what she calls a web way of thinking. In this program, Jacobs shares her insights into urban planning by tracing the progression of ideas in her books, including The Death and Life of Great American Cities; The Economy of Cities; Cities and the Wealth of Nations; Systems of Survival; and her more recent, The Nature of Economies. An extended interview with Jacobs is blended with scenes from various North American cities and footage of her 1997 seminar, “Ideas That Matter.”"
Book Launch
The event will also feature a launch of the new book, What We See: Advancing the Observations of Jane Jacobs. It will feature a reading by one of the book’s contributors, Dr. Nan Ellin.
Dr. Ellin is Planning Program Director and Associate Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University. She holds an M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Columbia University and a B.A. from Bryn Mawr College. Before coming to ASU she taught at the University of Cincinnati, Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), University of Southern California, and New York University. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Paris, France where she researched vatious facets of new urbanism.
Dr. Ellin is a celebrated author and writer. Her books include Integral Urbanism
Dr. Ellin will be reading from her chapter, entitled “The Tao of Urbanism: Integrating Observation with Action.”
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