Start Date
01/16/2026
End Date
01/16/2026
Description
Incorporating a region’s indigenous plant communities and ecological processes is at the heart of ecology-based design. But no natural system operates in isolation or is forever immune to change…..especially today where the effects of watershed alteration, soil disturbance, plant globalization, and climate change are at play worldwide. Our Symposium will begin by zooming in on techniques for regionally-specific landscape analysis and design. We will then widen the lens and learn how disturbance, ecological science, and cultural land practices across regions can factor into those processes. Finally, we will explore how an expansive view of landscape art can unify this micro/macro divide in landscapes ranging from expansive to intimate.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Design-Build
Horticulture / Plants
Housing & Community Design
Residential Design
Site Planning
Sustainable Development & Design
Urban Planning & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
6.0
Learning Outcomes
Learn why certain plant species make particularly good candidates for Indigenous
people to use in their material cultures. Explore the different kinds of vegetative
reproductive features of these plant species and how these characteristics enable
Native Americans to harvest plant parts reliably and repeatedly over the long-term.
To identify ways that landscape professionals can help reduce the spread of invasive species and support the capacity for native species to adapt to climate change.
To understand the concept of novel ecologies, and how they may form a part of the toolkit of landscape and garden forms in cities.
By examining the relationship between natural systems and story, participants will understand the global implications for landscape narrative in ecological design and gain technical awareness of curatorial methodologies for landscape planning.
Learn about Roberto Burle Marx’s design contributions to landscape architecture and how they can be applied in a contemporary context.
Expanding Green Infrastructure through planting design and implementation.
Recognize the connection between Traditional Ecological Knowledge and current landscape design objectives
Instructors
Steve Apfelbaum & Jason Carlson, MS, Larry Weaner, FAPLD, Emily McCoy, FASLA, PLA, Preston Montague, Elizabeth Kennedy, FASLA, RLA, Dan Buonaiuto, PhD, Margo Robbins, Kat Anderson, PhD, Nigel Dunnett, Iain Parkinson, James A. Lord,
Course Codes
Provider
New Directions in the American Landscape