Start Date
10/21/2018
End Date
10/21/2018
Description
SCAPE reconceives urban landscape design as an activist practice and has driven dynamic processes integrating science, design, engineering, and social life to address the epoch of climate change at multiple scales. The office couples ideas-driven research with pilot projects, experimentation, built works, and publications to influence the conception and agency of landscape architecture.
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Urban Planning & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.50
Learning Outcomes
1. Learn how the firm’s strong agenda and identity carved a pathway for a unique and compelling practice. 2. Hear how the firm is organized to leverage the unique insights and strengths of individual talents and operational strategies that engender growth and participation. 3. Learn how SCAPE mentors and supports designers at all stages of their careers with an emphasis on women in leadership. 4. Learn how the firm’s active participation in nonprofits and community organizations has created a diverse and dynamic creative network that infuses each project with insight and energy.
Instructors
Kate Orff, ASLA; Alexis Landes, ASLA; Gena Wirth, ASLA; Gerdo Aquino, FASLA;
Course Codes
Provider
American Society of Landscape Architects