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Building Security Certified Professional Seminar

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Site Considerations

Track : Day One

Program Code: 030

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008

Time: 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM EST

Location: ASCE & Seabury and Smith Rooms

SPEAKER :

Leonard Hopper, FASLA, BSCP, Senior Associate/Director of Production, Mark K. Morrison Associates

Leonard Hopper is currently a Senior Associate with Mark K. Morrison Associates LTD in New York City. For over 20 years, MKMA has taken the lead on a wide range of projects in site planning and design, urban design, land development planning and interior landscape architecture. A participatory design approach provides meaningful participation for the client and other stakeholders as well as inspires them to become active partners in the design of their communities. The firm strives for design excellence in meeting the needs of the client, users, context, program and budget that integrate environmental, security and social issues as part of distinctive design solutions. Previously Len served in a number of positions for the New York City Housing Authority, the last being Project Administrator for Site Improvements, in the Division of Capital Projects and Development. The Housing Authority has approximately 2600 acres of open space at over 350 housing developments throughout the five boroughs. Since the early 1980�s, Len has developed concepts and design guidelines that associate site design with social concerns and resident security that included Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) strategies. A highlight of Len�s efforts, was the recognition of the New York City Housing Authority for �Outstanding Leadership on Issues Affecting Urban Design, Rehabilitation and Policy� by the Landscape Architecture Foundation in 1999. Len is currently focusing on site designs that enhance the security of private residences, public buildings and urban spaces. In the aftermath of 9/11, there has been a great deal of focus surrounding security design. There has been a particular emphasis on the design of open spaces, urban plazas and access to public buildings, the areas of responsibility of the Landscape Architect. Len has been very active locally and nationally in the debate around legitimate questions about the nature of our security responses, the process that determines it and the forms that it takes. He was a key organizer and participant in the first Security Design Symposium, a national inter-disciplinary security focused event, held in New York City in September of 2002 and Chairperson of the second Security Design Symposium held in Chicago in 2004. He has contributed to a number of magazine and newspaper articles as well as given many presentations throughout the country on security design. He has given presentations to congressional subcommittees and staff members on security design and associated quality of life issues. Len was interviewed by over 20 stations as part of a national radio tour on site security design on September 9, 2003. His book, �Security and Site Design � A Landscape Architectural Approach to Analysis, Assessment and Design Implementation� was published by John Wiley and Sons, in 2005. He is a designated Building Security Certified Professional, an advanced certification granted by the Building Security Council (BSC) that stresses a comprehensive, multidisciplinary focus on security. Len currently serves as the Chairperson of the BSC Certification Program Development Committee responsible for developing the questions for the certification exam, organizing and providing education seminars, and defining continuing education requirements necessary to maintain certification. Len is also a faculty member at The City College School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture. He teaches and coordinates the Masters in Landscape Architecture Technology Sequence courses. Len also teaches the technology sequence of courses in Columbia University�s Master of Science in Landscape Design Program. Len Hopper is an active member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, serving as National President for 2000-2001. He served as President of the Landscape Architecture Foundation for 2005-2006. In recognition of his accomplishments and contributions, Len was elected to ASLA�s Council of Fellows in 1994 and was recipient of the President�s Medal in 2005.

Description

Evaluate existing and adjacent site characteristics in conjunction with the location and orientation of the building in order to capitalize on security advantages and mitigate vulnerabilities.

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