Mario Schjetnan is a landscape architect, architect, and urban designer based in Mexico City. He is known for his work on large urban parks, including Chapultepec Park in Mexico City and El Cedazo Park in Aguascalientes. Both projects won the ASLA President’s Award for Design Excellence. Schjetnan views public parks as an expression of environmental justice, offering urban order with a sense of place and ecological balance. His work on the restoration of the historic Xochimilco Ecological Park (pictured) was an environmental restoration on an unprecedented scale that also addressed challenges of urbanization in the Mexican context.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Landscape Lectures concludes the season with a lecture by Mario Schjetnan on Thursday, April 14. Landscape Lectures begin at 7 pm in Calderwood Hall. Lectures include Museum admission and require a ticket; tickets can be reserved online at www.gardnermuseum.org, in person at the door, or by phone: 617 278 5156. Museum admission: adults $15, seniors $12, students $5, free for members. Image from www.toposmagazine.com.
