October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
Nate’s passion is the design of magnetic places that make people want to live in cities. Each project is a story connecting people to the authentic experiences and unique qualities of complex urban environments. Recent work includes South Park Commons in DTLA and the new 1 Hotel in West Hollywood. Nate is currently leading design teams for Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade, Houston’s Jones Plaza, Tulsa’s Philbrook Museum, Austin’s Drake Bridge Commons, and a new oasis central park for Palm Springs. Current research interests include cultural responses to extreme heat and climate change. Nate also lectures, teaches and has been a board director of the Landscape Architecture Foundation. Nate has over 20 years of professional experience and holds a Masters in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Los Angeles Convention Center, West Exhibit Hall A – Area B
Historic districts in older cities, with their exposed brick and ancient timber, make for enticing adaptive reuse projects, but how do we approach the more recently built urban areas around the country that don’t have those great bones? We’re talking about buildings and neighborhoods that are visibly outdated and no longer well positioned to compete for workplace, hospitality, and residential uses. While these places are too new to be replaced due to higher carbon footprints and renovation costs, they can be reimagined and reinvented using far fewer resources than ground-up development. RIOS Studio Directors Sabina Cheng and Nate Cormier delve […]