INDIGO @ twelve|west — Portland, Oregon apartments

posted by zac on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 at 6:22 pm

Susan Szenasy, the Editor in Chief of Metropolis magazine will be a special guest of Indigo@12|West on June 21st and 22nd. Since 1986 she has led METROPOLIS, the award-winning New York City-based magazine of architecture, culture, and design through years of landmark design journalism, achieving domestic and international recognition. She is internationally recognized as an authority on sustainability and design. In 2001, she made a personal commitment to reduce her ecological footprint, by moving to a small, 400+ square foot loft space in New York’s East Village – embracing the concept of 20-minute living, as well.

Here in Portland, at the invitation of Gerding Edlen to explore issues of sustainability and meet with leaders in the green building industry, higher education and culture, the featured event on Tuesday, June 21st will be a public discussion at the Gerding Theater at the Amory, from 12-1:30 PM. Moderated by Szenasy – the theme is “Reinforcing A Sustainable Community,” and will explore such issues as the realities of achieving net zero, sustainability and social justice at the grassroots level, and the capacity of community to affect a shared and collaborative approach to the environmental urbanist movement. Indigo’s very own, Mark Henry will be one of the panelists, sharing his views and experiences with living and working a sustainable lifestyle.

For more information – you can go to:
http://bit.ly/iQzMI0http://www.gerdingedlen.com/szenasy.php

While this event is free and open to the public, there is an opportunity for you, as an Indigo resident, to request a reserved seat through Elisabeth Rice at Elisabeth@indigo12west.com. This offer is available to the first 10 residents.

While in town, Susan will also be introduced to members of the local media during a breakfast in the Sapphire Room; will meet with project leaders and architects involved in the Oregon Sustainability Center, will host a screening of a film she was involved with called, Brilliant Simplicity at the University of Oregon, White Stag building and quite possibly be able to have a conversation with Mayor Adams.

We are very pleased to host Susan, a very special guest, indeed. If you see her, say hello and welcome her to Portland and to Indigo.