A Meeting of the Landscape Minds: Contemporary Landscapes at The Historic Green-Wood Cemetery
Rarely have so many influential design firms participated in the development of a single property as has been the case at The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY. In recent years they have included Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Nelson Byrd Woltz, Phyto Studio, Larry Weaner Landscape Associates, Wolf Landscape Architecture, and SiteWorks. Learn how each of these innovative firms helped expand the rich horticultural heritage of Green-Wood to include cultural and ecological considerations – and overcome changing physical conditions.
In the classroom, representatives from each firm will provide background on the development of their plans. In the field, they will discuss the design considerations and practical decisions that turned those plans into a living landscape.
Green-Wood has also worked to ensure that the landscape's evolution is continually informed by its ecological, socio-cultural, and historical contexts. Green-Wood’s recent work with The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) has aimed to develop overarching principles and values for managing change in the National Historic Landmark-designated landscape. A large-scale community assessment was performed for Green-Wood by the research- and community-focused firm Grain Collective. TCLF Founder Charles Birnbaum and Grain Collective Principal Sapna Advani will present on these respective efforts.
Time: 9:00 EDT
