Registration Eligibility
All attending conference
Start Date
11/15/2016
End Date
11/15/2016
Description
Principals from three Boston landscape architecture firms will present new projects through the lens of trends in placemaking, with a focus on public urban spaces. We ask and answer such questions as how do programming and design work together in an era of ever more crowded cities? In some cases, programming is envisioned and developed before or in concert with the design. How does this impact our urban and suburban places? Meanwhile, groups like the Boston Art Commission urge that a park's design and artwork influence and inform one another. Thus, how does a new city park integrate major public artwork along with the recreation needs of disparate city groups? We also discuss the opportunities and challenges of flexible or transformable site design in the urban realm, including pop-up parks and temporary structures. And in terms of process, how designers interact with the public is changing. While landscape architects still do sticker charts and community meetings, we also now do online surveys, crowd-sourcing, and social media to engage with a larger audience. Join us for a lively discussion with the experts.
Location
Boston, MA
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Urban Planning & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
No
Hours
1.50
Learning Outcomes
1. Become acquainted with three principals working in landscape architecture today and hear about trends from their point of view.
2. Understand the range of recent public open space projects and the trends that inform them.
3. Define the public process required by Boston Art Commission and Boston Parks and Recreation Department.
4. Catalog placemaking, including techniques of gathering public input, synthesizing information, identifying constraints and opportunities, recognizing the uniqueness of a place, illustrating options, resolving conflict, collaborating, and finalizing.
Instructors
"Karen Euler Principal Abusheleih Euler Consulting Jon Pate Principal Pate, ASLA, Landscape Architecture Bob Uhlig ASLA, LEED AP BD+C President Halvorson Design Partnership Kyle Zick ASLA Principal Kyle Zick Landscape Architecture"
Course Codes
BSLA_03_ABX
Provider
Boston Society of Landscape Architects