Urban planner James Rojas to discuss creative urban planning

MEDIA ADVISORY

David Ruth
713-348-6327
david@rice.edu

Amy McCaig
713-348-6777
amym@rice.edu

Urban planner James Rojas to discuss creative urban planning

HOUSTON – (May 5, 2015) – Urban planner, activist and artist James Rojas will lead a discussion of creative urban planning from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at the Leonel Castillo Community Center in Houston. The event is sponsored by Rice University’s School of Architecture and Kinder Institute for Urban Research, the Rice Design Alliance and the Office of Houston Mayor Pro-Tem Ed Gonzalez.

WHO: Urban planner, activist and artist James Rojas.

WHAT: “Reimagine Your Neighborhood Through Play: Join James Rojas in Creative Urban Planning.”

WHEN: Tuesday, May 5, 6 to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Leonel Castillo Community Center, 2101 South St., Houston.

“Reimagine Your Neighborhood Through Play: Join James Rojas in Creative Urban Planning” will offer attendees the opportunity to share their voices and visions as Houston works to develop a general plan.

Rojas is an urban planner and artist who uses hundreds of repurposed, colorful objects to help participants visualize their ideas, memories and hopes for their community. His workshops create engagement and dialogue between members of a community and urge people to start thinking of cities and neighborhoods in different ways.

The event is free and open to the public. Media interested in attending the event should RSVP to Amy McCaig, senior media relations specialist at Rice, at 713-348-6777 or amym@rice.edu.

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