Olympic Cities Roundtable

Bio: Sean has been working with the City Design Studio of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in Chicago since 1997. The practice focuses on the planning and design of urban districts and cities in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner. From 2006 to 2009 Sean helped lead the sports venue and village planning for the Chicago Olympic Bid. And prior to 1997 worked as a principal at Hartshorne Plunkard Architetcture.

Education: Master of Architecture, 1995, University of Illinois at Chicago. Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, 1990, Washington University in St. Louis. Licensed Architect, State of Illinois. Member, American Institute of Architects.

Bio: I’ve been studying housing, urban development and community strategic planning policies for the last 19 years and working directly with these issues for the past 14 years. In 2010 I was Director of Cultural Infrastructure of the Ministry of Culture of Brazil, responsible for the management and implementation of cultural facilities in vulnerable areas of the Brazilian cities. In the same year, I became Brazilian Government Curator of the Casa Brasil project during the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, held at Somerset House. During the development of this project I was invited to coordinate the culture, communication and events area of the Brazilian Olympic Public Authority (APO), a public consortium responsible for ensuring the deliver of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. I'm also responsible for the cerimonies, accomodation and tourism areas. Our main goal is to ensure the intregration between the government institutions and the Organizing Committee during not only the planning, but also the delivery time, in order to make Rio 2016 Games successful. In my professional life I had also the opportunity to work for the local government for several years, monitoring housing programmes; evaluating and monitoring social economical projects through the development of result and management indicators; and being responsible for the strategic planning aimed for the financial monitoring of projects in the housing sector. During this period I also had the opportunity to work as consultant and moderator with national and internacional agencies and governments.

Education: Post Graduation, Shelter Design and Development - Lund Tekniska Högskola, Sweeden (2009) Master, Housing Policies - University of São Paulo, Brazil (2003-2006) Specialization, Housing and Urban Poverty Reduction Policies - Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Netherlands (2001) Graduation, Architecture and Urbanism - University of São Paulo, Brazil (1994-1998)

Key Publications: BLANCO JUNIOR, C. A Praça é do povo, como o céu é do condor. Desafios do Desenvolvimento. , v.9, p.49 - 49, 2012. BLANCO JUNIOR, C., VIEIRA, A., CHAVES, M., ALBUQUERQUE, A., GATTI, B., COCCOTA JR, J., CAVALCANTI, K., WEBER, M., GONÇALVES, R., SIQUEIRA, T.. Avanços e Desafios: Política Nacional de Habitação. Brasília : Ministério das Cidades, 2010, v.1. p.96. BLANCO JUNIOR, C. PAC e o desafio da implementação. Desafios do Desenvolvimento. , v.48, p.29 - 29, 2009.

Other Publications: BLANCO JUNIOR, C., CHAVES, M., VIEIRA, A., MOITINHO, A. S., FADDOUL, A. A. S., FABIANO, C. M. O., SILVA, J. A., MARRA, C. F., ALBUQUERQUE, G. P., AVESANI, M. C., SANTANA, R. D., SILVARES, T. L. A., CRUZ, Y. H.Urbanização de favelas: a experiência do PAC. Brasília : Ministério das Cidades, 2010, v.1. p.88. BLANCO JUNIOR, C. El Presupuesto Participativo en Santo André In: Presupuesto Participativo y Agenda 21: construyendo ciudades para la vida.1 ed.Lima : Fondo Editorial Del Congreso del Peru, 2003, p. 299-306. BLANCO JUNIOR, C., GONELLI, V. Programa Mais Igual de Complementação de Renda Familiar da Prefeitura de Santo André In: Família: Redes, Laços e Políticas Públicas.1 ed.São Paulo : IEE/PUC, 2003, p. 209-215.

Past Assignments: II Encontro Nacional de Produção Cultural, 2012. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Planejamento para o Desenvolvimento de uma Economia Sustentável nas Américas, 2011. Curitiba, Brazil. IV Jornada FOVISEE: Vivienda, Sustentabilidad y Energía, 2011. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Conferência Municipal de Petrópolis 2011. Petrópolis, Brazil. Assembléia Geral da Rede Interlocal, 2011. Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Sustainable Urban Housing: Collaborating for Liveable and Inclusive Cities, 2011. Washington DC, USA.

Bio: Colin Haylock is an Architect-Planner with over 35 years experience spanning public and private sector. He ran a large multi-disciplinary Environmental Design and Conservation Team for Newcastle City Council and managed specialist conservation services for the 5 Tyne and Wear Districts before becoming Urban Design Director for a major architectural practice. He was heavily involved with the work of CABE throughout its life and continues this engagement with Design Council CABE. He is now running an independent specialist consultancy and is a visiting lecturer UCL and Newcastle University. He is an Expert Panel member with Places Matter! and Northern Architecture and an awards assessor for Civic Trust, RICS and Constructing Excellence and has been appointed member of the London Mayor’s Design Advisory Group advising Boris Johnson through to April 2016. He was a founding member of the RTPI’s Urban Design Network and RTPI President in 2012.

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