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  • Berkshire Botanical Garden Glass House Conservatory Initiative Announced

    Berkshire Botanical Garden is preparing for one of the most significant expansions in its nearly century-long history: a $4-plus million Glass House conservatory designed to transform the Stockbridge campus into a year-round destination.

    The 5,000-square-foot facility will immerse visitors in tropical plants, orchids, desert landscapes and aquatic gardens, offering a warm, living escape during the Berkshires’ coldest months while dramatically expanding the Garden’s educational and community programming.

    Garden officials unveiled the project Saturday, July 11, calling it the culmination of years of planning and the final major component of the first phase of a long-range master plan for the non-profit Garden, founded in 1934.

    Although detailed planning for the Glass House began about three years ago, its roots stretch back even further. Between 2018 and 2020, Berkshire Botanical Garden commissioned internationally recognized landscape architecture firm Nelson Byrd Woltz to develop a comprehensive master plan for the Garden’s 24-acre campus. At the time, the Garden had expanded significantly through new land acquisitions and was preparing for its next century of growth.

    For complete details, and to consider making a donation, visit https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/berkshire-botanical-garden-unveils-vision-transformative-new-glass-house

  • Tuesday, April 1, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern – The Land is Full: Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects

    Thomas Woltz, Senior Principal and Owner of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, will use the firm’s just-released monograph to reflect on the complex histories that are held in the land and how the firm reveals and engages them. NBW is one of the leading firms working in landscape architecture today, with major commissions across the United States and abroad. Hear about how, through the firm’s research-based process, ecological and cultural histories are revealed and integrated into meaningful public experiences.

    The Land Is Full: Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects is a collection of twelve major parks that illustrate the power of design to create vital public realms at the heart of communities. The Land Is Full features projects that engage exceptionally sensitive sites, including those that hold the vital histories of enslaved peoples, the rich cultures of indigenous peoples, and natural habitats that have been threatened by infrastructure and construction.

    THOMAS WOLTZ is the Principal and Owner of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects. He received his Master of Architecture and Landscape Architecture from the University of Virginia and holds an honorary doctorate from SUNY ESF. He was recognized with the Land for People Award by the Trust for Public Land in 2019 and serves on the Board of Directors of the Cultural Landscape Foundation. Over the past two decades of practice, NBW has developed a unique approach to design using ecological and cultural research as the foundation for creating meaningful landscapes that inspire connection to place.

    Note: You will receive the webinar link directly from Zoom. This Garden Conservancy webinar will take place Tuesday, April 1, and is $5 for Conservancy members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.gardenconservancy.org/events/the-land-is-full-nelson-byrd-woltz-landscape-architects-with-thomas-woltz