Daily Archives: March 31, 2019

Thursday, April 18, 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm – The Green Ideal: Botanical Practices and the Creation of Santiago’s Civic Landscape

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The Harvard Graduate School of Design presents a free lecture by Romy Hecht on April 18 at 12 noon at 48 Quincy Street in Cambridge entitled The Green Ideal: Botanical Practices and the Creation of Santiago’s Civic Landscape.

Romy Hecht is a Professor at the School of Architecture, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), where she gives courses and research seminars on historical narratives and design theories of nineteenth- and twentieth-century landscapes. She holds a Ph.D. in History and Theory of Architecture from Princeton University and an M. Arch and professional degree in architecture from the PUC. She has been a Visiting Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the GSD (2012), in the Ph.D in Architecture program at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario in Argentina (2016) and in the Master in Architecture program at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Lima (2017). She is also a former fellow at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C. (2015, 2017–2018).

As an author and recipient of National Grants and research fellowships, Hecht has developed a fundamental task in the studies of landscape architecture in Latin America. She has focused on constructing a comprehensive history of Chile’s landscape projects, particularly in post-independence Santiago, describing how landscape strategies have been shaped by a dynamic relationship between botanical practices, political decisions and economic circumstances giving form to an arboreal culture that has transformed the city.

Anyone requiring accessibility accommodations should contact the events office at (617) 496-2414 or events@gsd.harvard.edu.

Wednesday, April 17, 6:00 pm – The American Land Museum: Places as Cultural Artifacts

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A free Public Lecture on Wednesday, April 17 entitled The American Land Museum: Places as Cultural Artifacts, will be given by Matthew Coolidge, Director, Center for Land Use Interpretation.

The Center for Land Use Interpretation explores how land in the United States is apportioned, utilized, and perceived. Through exhibitions and public programs, the Center interprets built landscapes—from landfills and urban waterfalls to artificial lakes—as cultural artifacts that help define contemporary American life and culture. Coolidge will discuss the Center’s approach to finding meaning in the intentional and incidental forms we create and also talk about the Center’s efforts to develop the American Land Museum, a curated selection of locations across the country that exemplifies our relationship with the American landscape.

The lecture will take place at the Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Please enter the museums via the entrance on Broadway. Doors will open at 5:30 pm.

Free admission, but seating is limited. Tickets will be distributed beginning at 5:30 pm at the Broadway entrance. One ticket per person.

Free event parking at the Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street

This Curatorial Innovations Lecture is presented by the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture in collaboration with the Harvard Art Museums and the Harvard Graduate School of Design