SierraScape October - November 2002
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The Relationship of Rivers to their Cities
Topic of October EMG General Meeting

On October 24, John Hoal will present "Returning Cities to their Rivers-Engaging the Poetics of Water" at the Missouri Botanical Garden at 7:30 in the Beaumont Room.

Based upon a review of nationally renowned and St. Louis projects, a number of key principles for success will be outlined, illustrating that the re-engagement with rivers needs to move beyond the utilitarian and the functional. Cities and communities adjacent to rivers will become life-enhancing once again.

John Hoal is the founding principal of H3 Studio Inc., a planning and design firm located in St. Louis. He has practiced architecture, urban design and community based planning in both the public and private sectors in the United States and Southern Africa. He has also lectured nationally on the design and development of sustainable, livable cities.

Hoal was the Director of Urban Design for St. Louis from 1993-2000 and is currently an Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the School of Architecture at Washington University.

The November EMG Meeting-Members Slide Show.

Show your outstanding slides at the November meeting, 7:30 pm, Litzsinger School. Please call to get on the list of presenters. Ann Eggebrecht, 314-725-1560.

New Members Party

All new members of the EMG Sierra Club are invited to a get-together at the Missouri Botanical Garden in the Beaumont room on Saturday, November 2 from 7:00 to 9:00pm. Various veteran members of the Sierra Club will talk about activities and outings available with the Sierra Club.

Refreshments will be provided. Please call Sherry at 314-361-2380 if you have questions.