Hurricane Irma postpones Miami University talk by Harvard professor Neil Brenner, expert on urban design

BY ANNA QUENNEVILLE

Miami University journalism student

UPDATE: Sept. 7: The talk by Neil Brenner, the Harvard professor of urban theory, was postponed, Miami University said. He was moving his family out of the path of Hurricane Irma and had to cancel the Sept. 7 talk.

He will reschedule. A new date has not yet been set.

ORIGINAL STORY

The Miami University Humanities Center is hosting its first event of the semester when it poses the question: "Is the Future Urban?"

Neil Brenner, a Harvard professor of urban theory, will set out to answer that question during a 5 p.m. lecture Sept. 7 at 5:00 p.m. in the John E. Dolibois Room at the Shriver Center.

“Neil Brenner is one of the leading voices in the world on Urban Design and new approaches to Urban Design. He’s an incredibly prolific scholar, he’s won a number of really high, rare distinctions, he’s written a ton and he’s someone that everyone’s paying attention to,” said Tim Melley, Director of the Miami University Humanities Center.

Sarah Siff, Assistant Director of the Miami University Humanities Center, expects around 200 people to attend the event.

“First lecture of the year we try to get as many people there as possible because it will introduce them to the topic and hopefully spark their interest in our other events,” said Siff.

Brenner’s talk is not limited to members of the Altman Program. All students are welcome and encouraged to attend. There will also be a reception held with food and drink.