LiveOn-Demand
December 3, 2025 - WED, 1-4PM EST
3 HSW CE Credits, AIA # DAS505-25, IDCEC # - Pending Approval
This session teaches you to design public spaces that foster trust and engagement. You'll apply CPTED principles to create welcoming environments with clear sightlines, easy exits, and natural surveillance. We'll cover strategic lighting for night environments and structured planting for safety. You'll also learn to refine façades and thresholds, focusing on door presence, clear glazing, genuine shade, and humane seating to encourage interaction. You'll gain a practical framework to assess designs, ensuring user comfort, orientation, and well-being, directly linking design to health and safety outcomes.
The content of this course has not been approved by the United Nations and does not reflect the views of the United Nations or its officials or Member States.
Natalie is a Brazilian architect with professional experience in both the United States and Brazil. Her work focuses on how architecture influences human behavior, mental health, and social well-being — drawing from neuroscience, psychology, and environmental ethics. She also integrates classical design principles to promote balance, beauty, and a sense of belonging in the built environment. Natalie holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Colorado Denver and a Certificate in Classical Architecture from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA). Now based in São Paulo, she leads an independent practice dedicated to human-centered, health-oriented design.
Entire 2025 series
$345 Single payment
Single session
$110 Single payment
Entire 2025 series
$87/month 4 Monthly payments
"Change by Design" is where innovation meets practicality. This series goes beyond fulfilling CEU requirements; it's about integrating health-centered solutions in your designs so your forward-thinking projects stand out for addressing today's most pressing challenges and satisfying a market that demands it.
Why 'Change by Design'? Because it's where your expertise meets the pressing need for a built environment that stands the test of time and nature. It's where you gain CE credits and a competitive edge in a market that values foresight and responsibility. Each session is an actionable step towards mastering economically viable and environmentally sound designs.
Join a community that does not follow trends but sets them by delivering architectural solutions that meet today's needs and anticipate tomorrow's challenges.
Ready to elevate your practice? Secure your spot in a series that promises a healthier world - one building at a time: "The Architecture of Well-Being." with Natalie de Carvalho Jorge, Founder and Principal of Turtchin Arquitetos (live and on-demand).
