What will be the future of natural and built landscapes as we face climate change, political turmoil, and technological advancements? What constitutes heritage and how can it be preserved? What can be adapted to emerging and unpredictable futures?
Renowned practitioners and researchers will gather at Longwood Gardens to share projects, propose ideas, and discuss. This international symposium will also celebrate the relocation and reconstruction of its Cascade Garden, designed by Roberto Burle Marx.
Schedule:
Wednesday
4:00 p.m. | Welcome Paul B. Redman, President and CEO, Longwood Gardens
4:30 p.m. | Symposium Context and Framework Anita Berrizbeitia, Harvard Graduate School of Design
5:00 p.m. | Welcome Keynote
- Longwood Reimagined: A New Garden Experience Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, WEISS/MANFREDI
- The Reconstruction of the Cascade Garden Kristin Frederickson, Reed Hilderbrand
6:00 p.m. | Cocktail Reception
7:00 p.m. | Dinner
Thursday
9:00 a.m. | Keynote: Sponge Planet: Reclaiming the Monsoon Way in a Climate-Challenged World Kongjian Yu, Turenscape and Peking University
10:00 a.m. | Coffee
10:15 a.m. | Session 1: The Expanded Field of Preservation
- The Expanded Field of Preservation Charles Birnbaum, Session Chair, The Cultural Landscapes Foundation
- Enter the Garden: Conservation and Care in Today's Gardens Claire Agre, Unknown Studio Landscape Architecture & Urban Design
- Climates of Control: Interior Landscapes of the Long Twentieth Century Danielle Choi, Harvard Graduate School of Design
- Dis-membering and RE-membering Landscapes that Endure Sara Zewde, Studio Zwede and Harvard Graduate School of Design
12:30 p.m. | Lunch
2:00 p.m. | Session 2: Biocultural Conservation Panel
- Biocultural Conservation: An Introduction John Beardsley, Panel Moderator, The Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize
- Makalé Faber Cullen, Toyota Research Institute Harmonious Communities Lab and Drexel University
- Thomas Woltz, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
- William Woys Weaver, The Roughwood Table
- Rowen White, Sierra Seeds and Indigenous Seedkeepers Network
3:30 p.m. | Break
4:30 p.m. | Keynote: The Future of Estate Landscapes
- Charles Birnbaum, The du Pont Estates of the Brandywine Valley
- Designing the Future of Estate Landscapes in Europe Steven Heyde, University College Ghent
- Sylvie Van Damme, University of Antwerp
6:30 p.m. | Dinner
8:00 p.m. | Cocktails and Fountain Performance
