SUN-C05: San Francisco Waterfront Transformation

Sunday, November 13, 2022

3:45pm – 5:00pm PT

Location: Moscone Center, Room 205-206

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

Kevin Conger, FASLA (he/him/his)

President/CEO
CMG Landscape Architecture
San Francisco, California

Speaker(s)

Richard Kennedy, ASLA

Senior Principal
James Corner Field Operations
Oakland, California
Shannon Nichol, FASLA

Founding Principal
GGN
Seattle, Washington
Pamela Conrad, ASLA, LEED AP

Founder, Principal
Climate Positive Design, CMG Landscape Architecture
San Francisco, California

The San Francisco Waterfront is midway through a transformation that began in the 1990s with the closure of three major military bases and the removal of the Embarcadero Freeway. This session will explore the history of the waterfront and its current projects.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Learn the history of the San Francisco Waterfront and how it is being transformed from industrial uses into world-class parks and open spaces that benefit the community and nature.
Learn about inclusive and equitable community-based planning processes through several project examples.
Learn about resilience planning for seismic safety and sea level rise adaptation.
Discover several approaches to creating beautiful public landscape designs by internationally acclaimed design firms.