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Concurrent Education Session

TUE-A07: Doing Good: Building and Sustaining an Ethical Practice

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
8:30am – 9:45am ET
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Center Stage -Salon I
1.25 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW, AICP, FL

From early professional development to long-term growth, leading designers are finding success in business models that are focused on a genuine ethos of practice. Each of these renowned speakers will share unique case studies and processes that have resulted in authentic studio structures that aim to strengthen the public realm.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the importance of building an ethos in practice through three nationally recognized studios that focus on unique issues in the public realm.
  • Describe the importance of an authentic track of building a practice to help build effective financial and structural decisions.
  • Define a long-term educational foundation within the firm and in community partnership that builds an authentic learning process within and beyond the studio.
  • Understand how an inclusive practice model that moves away from monetized decision-making can provide an authentic ethos that shapes the work selection, growth plans, and research practice.