Spring 2019


www.thehbcuadvocate.com


TSU to Host Community Policing Workshop


The HBCU Advocate 11


Howard Alumni Finalists to Design Jamaica’s Houses of Parliament


BY RAMZEY SMITH Design Team, one of five teams


selected from hundreds of global submissions. A final selection of the winning team is expected in late March 2019.


The five teams chosen for the BY TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY University’s Center


HOUSTON – Texas Southern for Justice


Research, along with co-sponsors MEASURE, MARK43 and Houston Police


Department,


sessions by experts in the fields of law


enforcement,


that includes social


Leland School of the will


host the 2019 Big Data Community Policing Workshop, a free four-hour training


breakout advocacy,


research and technology. The event takes place on Saturday, April 27, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in TSU’s Barbara Jordan-Mickey


Public Affairs building. There is a networking breakfast before the program and a mixer concluding the event. Law enforcement


leaders,


activists, technology developers, students, analysts, concerned citizens and other stakeholders are encouraged to attend.


“Attendees will learn more about


evidence-based policing and the role that data plays in the push for social change,”


said Howard Henderson,


executive director of the Center for Justice Research. “Working together, agencies, community organizations and individual citizens can make a difference in how our communities are policed.”


Established in 2018, the Center


for Justice Research is a nonpartisan research center devoted to data-driven solutions for an equitable criminal justice


system. The primary focus


is to produce innovative solutions to criminal justice reform efforts by utilizing


an experienced group of researchers working to understand


and address the current challenges of the criminal justice system.


Henderson emphasized that


each of the co-sponsors bring unique expertise


and contributions to the discussion. MEASURE, based in Austin, is a not-for-profit research and public education organization which seeks to bridge divisions though data and public education in active partnership


with local bring communities


to address complex social problems. It has put on similar workshops in Austin and Dallas. The Houston Police Department will


its own set


of expertise to the discussion, with Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo scheduled to appear.


The workshop will feature


breakout sessions covering topics such as Evidence-Based Policing 101, Intro to Compstat 360, Design Thinking, Mindfulness in De-Escalation, Dive into the Data, The New Officer, Faith Communities & Justice, and Raising a Village.


A lunch and learn session will


focus on 21st Century Policing. The event is also sponsored by


Mark43, a public safety software platform


communities and their governments with


new technologies


improve safety and quality of life. To register for this workshop, visit


www.eventbrite.com/e/measure-big- data-community-policing-workshop- 2019-houston-tickets-56404535484?af f=ebdssbdestsearch.


that helps empower that


help


final design stage were required to present fully developed design plans and models following guidelines cited in the competition design brief. Jamaica’s Prime Minister, The Most Honorable Andrew Holness, says that the government is determined to build a complex that all Jamaicans can be proud of, praising the design competition for bringing democracy to


the process. According to the


competition website, the new Houses of Parliament Building is slated to occupy a commanding position in the National Heroes Park, the largest public


park located in Kingston,


Jamaica. It will feature monuments and the burial site of former Prime Ministers and national


leaders.


Emerson Hamilton is executive architect for The National Veranda Design Team, and says, the “team’s concept reflects the rich, diverse and strong heritage of the Jamaican people, while conveying a modern, iconic


government building that


invites civic engagement and serves as a gateway entrance to Kingston”. He also explained that the project is especially meaningful to him due to the close proximity of his birth location to National Heroes Park.


Construction of the new building is part of the country’s National Heroes Park Redevelopment and Government


Campus


which includes plans to redevelop Kingston’s downtown area.


Project, The


National Veranda calls for 95 percent of the site to be publicly accessible, featuring a 10-acre recreational complex, children’s splash parks, jogging paths, just to name a few. The interior design includes sun, shade and shelter, to capture the island’s iconic breeze indoors, and incorporates the colors and shape of the Jamaican flag.


“HOP5 team’s design sets


the foundation for a reinvigorated Kingston, Jamaica, while remaining sensitive


to the


initiatives and cultural identity,” says Project Landscape


throughout the overall


city’s planning Architect and


Urban Designer Leland Edgecombe. “Many activities within the local community


site,


which reflects both Jamaica’s past and represents the future of the country under the new Prime Minister and government.”


Launched in May 2018, the


competition was open to international design teams that included a registered Jamaican architect. Guenet Sissaye Anderson, of the GSA Associates Group, serves as lead architect for the HOP5’s 16-member Design Team.


“Parliament is the center of our


democracy, it is where the future of our country and our people is decided, it must represent the best of us all,” says Anderson. “The ‘National Veranda HOP5’ is bold, embracing, open and transparent and inviting. A facility for and representative of The Jamaican People.”


The Office of the Prime Minister


says the five final teams were chosen from more than 200 international submissions.


team will be awarded $5 million, in


addition with to


The winning design an


opportunity the to


work with the project’s contractor to execute the design. The second ranking team will be awarded $4 million,


third-place team


set to receive $3 million. The public had an opportunity to weigh in on the competition by choosing their favorite design for


The People’s Choice


Award. While votes for The People’s Choice Award may not contribute to the selection committee’s final decision, the vote serves as an additional layer of democracy and community involvement selection


during


information on The National Veranda HOP5 Design Team,


www.gsaassociatesgroup.com/.


process. For additional visit https://


will be connected project


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16