CSINext May 2017 Meeting

Greetings! We will be conducting our May Chapter Meeting and the presentation will be "Krakow: From Castles to Ikeas" Presented by Robert Huserik, RA, CSI, CDT. Mark your calendars for May 24th at 12:00pm EDT. We look forward to having you attend this free webinar, register today as space is limited!

Construction Specifications Institute
CSINext Chapter
May 2017 Meeting

Meeting Date: May 24, 2017
Meeting Time: 12:00pm EDT 
Meeting  RSVP: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4337733183342181635
Webinar ID: 319-657-331

Speaker: Robert Huserik, RA, CSI, CDT

Krakow, Poland: the 2000 European Capital of Culture, a city with legends of dragons and where kings were once crowned. This month in our CSINext chapter meeting will look at the urban design of this European jewel through the ages. We will look at how ideas of urban design have changed from the medieval grid and fortification walls of a royal city, pre-war prosperity, social realism, modernism, and to the opportunities brought in capitalism. The presentation will discuss how people live in the various plans and effects to quality of life and show examples of architecture throughout the city's history. We will also examine issues surrounding a city that is seeing explosive growth going from almost 50 years of communism to one of the top 10 outsourcing cities in the world.

Learning Objectives:

1. Brief history of Krakow, Poland during war and peace
2. Explore the Architectural evolution over a long history
3. How People live and move around the city
4. Understand the characteristics of the culture

Learning Units will be provided: Yes (LU/)

About the Speaker:

Robert Huserik is a licensed architect in the state of Tennessee. He is currently Lead Architect for US Projects in CH2M Krakow. Rob has been living in Krakow for the past 6 years and first joined CSI as a freshman at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1998. He is a past president of both the Memphis and CSINext chapters.