2013 Lecture

Tuesday, May 28, 2013
5-6:30 p.m.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

An Address in Conjunction with APA's Study Tour to the Netherlands

Renée Jones-Bos
Former Ambassador to the United States from the Netherlands

This year's L'Enfant Lecture, cosponsored by the National Building Museum, will be delivered as part of a study tour to the Netherlands titled "Coastal Planning, Floods, and Hard and Soft Approaches to Hazard Mitigation."

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The five-day tour is an opportunity to tour Holland's urban coastal and inland infrastructure — and explore how those approaches apply to U.S. coastal regions.

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About the Lecture

The American Planning Association and the National Building Museum established an annual lecture to draw attention to critical issues in city and regional planning in the United States. The lecture, named for Pierre Charles L'Enfant, who created the plan for Washington, D.C., features leading figures in planning, architecture, urban design, governance, and other fields.

The goal of the lecture series is to enliven national dialogue about urban and regional growth, while challenging individuals to create communities of lasting value for the 21st century and beyond.