{"447761":{"#nid":"447761","#data":{"type":"event","title":"To Dare. Cultures, Sustainability","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003C\/a\u003E and the Consulate General of France are coming together this fall to present a unique event based on the work of French architect \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atelierphilippemadec.com\/home.html\u0022\u003EPhilippe Madec\u003C\/a\u003E, one of the world\u2019s leading figures in sustainable and eco-responsible architecture.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIntroducing his work in Atlanta for the first time, Philippe Madec will discuss the future of architecture in relation to today\u2019s current environmental challenges:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWhat role does the environment play in 21st century architecture? \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHow do unseen economic, ecological, social and cultural factors affect the search for progress and the right balance between man and the environment in contemporary societies?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhilippe Madec is an architect and an urban planner by trade, and a humanist at heart. Engaged in the fight for sustainable development very early on, his conception of urban and architectural work has revolved around environmental awareness from the beginning of his practice. Not only is his work centered on an ecologically responsible approach to architecture, it also reflects upon the social, economic and human factors involved in sustainable architecture, and upon our duty to future generations to create a \u201cbenevolent\u201d architecture that seeks to \u2013 in his words \u2013 \u201cwelcome life in the best possible way\u201d.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s College of Architecture and the Consulate General of France are coming together this fall to present a unique event based on the work of French architect Philippe Madec, one of the world\u2019s leading figures in sustainable and eco-responsible architecture.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A France-Atlanta 2015 Exhibition and Lecture with Architect Philippe Madec"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2015-09-14 16:28:46","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:18:18","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-11-02T17:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2015-11-02T18:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-11-02T18:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-11-02 22:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-11-02 23:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-11-02 23:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"447711":{"id":"447711","type":"image","title":"France-Atlanta 2015","body":null,"created":"1449256246","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:10:46","changed":"1475895189","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:09","alt":"France-Atlanta 2015","file":{"fid":"203252","name":"franceatlantaresized.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/franceatlantaresized_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/franceatlantaresized_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":20440,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/franceatlantaresized_1.jpg?itok=lcbSeq17"}}},"media_ids":["447711"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.france-atlanta.org\/","title":"France-Atlanta 2011"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"},{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1223","name":"School of Building Construction"},{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"},{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"},{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"1320","name":"Sustainable Design and Manufacturing Program"},{"id":"48996","name":"School of Architecture"},{"id":"244191","name":"Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:heather.kircher@diplomatie.gouv.fr\u0022\u003EHeather Kircher Clav\u00e9 \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConsulat G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de France \u00e0 Atlanta\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}