Revealing the Landscape Art and History of Mallard Island

Start Date

07/06/2017

End Date

07/06/2017

Description

Mallard Island preserves the legacy of wilderness conservationist Ernest Oberholtzer. A student of Olmsted and Pray in the school of landscape architecture at Harvard, he called Mallard Island home for a half century. He applied theories learned at Harvard to conserve and develop the island as wilderness retreat and training center. His delicate, yet impressive imprint of landscape architecture is carefully preserved. The presenters share the interdisciplinary experiences of their extensive documentation using traditional and high-tech methodologies that recorded, interpreted, and revealed th

Location

Boca Raton

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Historic Preservation

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.50

Learning Outcomes

(1) Learn how historic landscape preservation protects the public health, safety, and welfare. (2) Learn how to apply principles of natural and social science research to reveal landscape architectural art and history. (3) Learn professional methods, techniques, and nationally established guidelines used by historical landscape architects. (4) Learn about the rapidly emerging digital Point Cloud technology as an accurate landscape modelling tool. (5) Learn how landscape architects lead interdisciplinary teams to gain multiple viewpoints

Instructors

David Driapsa, Debbie Dietrich-Smith, Dana Lockett

Course Codes

10635

Provider

FL|ASLA

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