Panel

Reclaiming the Land: Conversations on Collaboration

May 24, 2006

6:30–8:00pm ET

The New School, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center

Acknowledging the conditions arising from harmful past land uses and evolving methods to address them, landscape architects, artists, scientists, educators, engineers, lawyers and civic leaders have embarked on efforts to reclaim and reuse polluted lands. This conversation will address such topics as toxic pollution, waste disposal, reclamation design, public lands and urban renewal, looking at the potential for innovative collaborations that engage in contemporary land patterns and processes.

Participants
Alan Berger, Associate Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design; author of Reclaiming the American West
Chris Reed, Stoss Landscape Urbanism, Boston
Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Percent for Art Artist of Fresh Kills, NYC, and the Artist In Residence, NYC Department of Sanitation

Moderator
Niall Kirkwood, Professor and Chair, Department of Landscape Architecture, Director, Center for Technology and Environment, Harvard Graduate School of Design

This event is a part of the Forgiveness Cycle.