Future of Cities
Date: May 6, 2025
Time: 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Location:
405 E 45th St (Conference room 9)
New York,
10017
Envisioning Future HealthScapes: rethinking methodologies of design practices towards regenerative environments. 2025 STI Forum – Side Event at the United Nations, New York
How can different disciplines come together to create livable cities for the future? That is the focus of the symposium series, “Future of Cities,” which is hosted by the School of Architecture and Design at New York Institute of Technology in partnership with the Consulate General of Denmark in New York. In this new activation, the program will center around the interdependency between health and design as well as the impact of environmental issues on health inequities.
As part of the 10th United Nations Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation, this event is closely connected to the Sustainable Development Goals’ ethos of leaving no one behind. The speakers will provide both academic and practitioner insights, discuss resilient urban strategies, and propose new ways of collaborating. Combining local and global perspectives, the aim is to foster renewed thinking and operational processes that can lead to healthier and more sustainable environments and improved wellbeing for all.
Introduction
Maria R. Perbellini, AAIA, OAI
Dean of The School of Architecture and Design
Ambassador Helle Meinertz
Consulate General of Denmark in New York
Speakers
Daniel Baumann
Principal Design Director Americas, Henning Larsen
Daniel Baumann is a partner and design director at Henning Larsen, co-leading the firm’s North American studio in New York City. With over a decade of experience in Copenhagen, Munich, and New York, he has led award-winning projects across Europe and North America, including civic buildings, workplaces, innovation districts, and large-scale masterplans. Baumann brings a research-driven, iterative, and collaborative approach to design, emphasizing contextual strategies that respond to site, climate, and human experience. His leadership fosters bold, resilient, and pragmatic solutions to complex challenges.
Since relocating to New York in 2018, Baumann has played a key role in shaping the firm’s U.S. presence. His portfolio includes the Downsview Framework Plan in Toronto, Visa’s Global Headquarters in San Francisco, the Enterprise Research Campus in Boston, and the Raleigh Civic Tower. He also contributes to Henning Larsen’s global design leadership, advancing knowledge-sharing and excellence across offices.
Athina Papadopoulou
Assistant Professor, The School of Architecture and Design, Co-director of the ReMEDiaLab
Sandra Piesik
Adjunct Assistant Professor, The School of Architecture and Design
Marcella Del Signore
Associate Professor and Director, M.S. Urban and Regional Design at the School of Architecture and Design
Evan Shieh
Teaching Assistant Professor, Director and Founding Principal of Emergent Studio, The School of Architecture and Design
Christian Pongratz
Professor, Director of the Master of Science in Health and Design, and Co-director of the ReMEDiaLab, the School of Architecture and Design
Conclusions
Giovanni Santamaria
Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Operations at the School of Architecture and Design
Hosted By
Deadline for Registrations: April 18