Alongside the RFP selection process, the Design Trust is organizing a series of virtual conversations that pair designers and planners with health professionals. These conversations will explore the intersection of health equity and public space. 

The series will kick off on May 25, 2021, with a conversation between Sekou Cooke, architect, researcher, educator, and newly appointed Director of the Master of Urban Design program at UNC Charlotte and Denard Cummings, Director of Equitable Health System Integration at the American Medical Association. This conversation will be moderated by Dominic Ramos-Ruiz, Design Trust Board Vice-Chair.