The African Landscape Architectures conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Design on March 6 & 7 brings together a wide range of landscape practices from across the continent. This two-day hybrid event highlights the transformative potential of decolonizing design to address social injustices and prepare African cities for the impacts of climate change. Speakers will explore innovative strategies through frameworks such as ecology, adaptation, and materiality that offer alternative futures for African landscapes.
The conference is co-hosted by the Department of Landscape Architecture and the Department of African and African American Studies with generous support from:
- The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
- The Provost’s Fund for Interfaculty Collaboration
- Center for African Studies
- Center for Middle Eastern Studies
- Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program
- Hutchins Center for African and African American Research
- The Critical Landscapes Design Lab at the Graduate School of Design
- The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA), Africa Region.
For a complete schedule and conference overview, visit https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/event/african-landscape-architectures-alternative-futures-for-the-field/. A livestream player will be available at the top of that link when the event begins. Online viewers are encouraged to submit questions using the Q+A button. Registration and login are not required.
The Opening Keynote speaker is Princess Adedoyin Talabi Faniyi, High Priestess, Osun Sacred Grove, Osogbo, Nigeria, with Tarna Klitzner, TKLA, Cape Town, South Africa.
