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  • Saturday, February 20, 2:00 pm – Berkshire Botanical Garden Winter Lecture, Online

    Berkshire Botanical Garden’s 24th annual Winter Lecture, Make Visible, Instill Value and Engage the Public in Our Shared Landscape Heritage will be held online on Saturday, February 20, 2021 featuring Charles Birnbaum, FASLA, FAAR, President and CEO of The Cultural Landscape Foundation, Washington, D.C.

    Drawing heavily on both the work of The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) and many of their collaborators, this lecture will highlight a diversity of resource types throughout the U.S., emphasizing stewardship strategies and opportunities for public engagement in the Berkshires region. What is the foundational knowledge that informs stewardship/interpretation of our shared landscape legacy? How do we assign value and assess significance for our cultural landscape legacy? How can we work (and communicate) holistically across multiple disciplines? How do we make a landscape’s layers of history, (a.k.a. “palimpsest”), at a cultural landscape like Naumkeag, The Mount or Elm Court understood? Then, armed with this foundational knowledge, how can we tell these stories to the broadest possible public?

    Finally, the interface between history/historic preservation and natural systems/ecology in weighing decisions will provide an armature for new ideas and strategies.

    The Winter Lecture Series began in 1997 to bring inspiring and noted speakers to the region to talk about horticulture, landscape design and history, plants and plant exploration, and home gardening. Past speakers have included such luminaries as Marco Polo Stufano, Dan Hinkley, Penelope Hobhouse, Bill Cullina, Fergus Garrett, Debs Goodenough, Dr. Michael Dirr, Ken Druse, Anna Pavord, Thomas Woltz and Margaret Roach. Proceeds from ticket sales support the Garden’s educational efforts. Sponsored by The Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, MA.

    Online registration for this program is temporarily unavailable. Please call 413 354-8410 to register. 

  • Monday, September 21 – Monday, October 5 – The Cultural Landscape Foundation Sixteenth Annual Silent Auction: Online

    The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s (TCLF) Annual Silent auction this year will be held online and will feature dozens of works of art created by landscape architects, architects, artists, photographers, and others. The 2019 silent auction, for example, featured works by the likes of Roberto Burle Marx, Cindy Sherman, Pat Pickett, Dan Tague, Lawrence Halprin, and many others. 

    The auction will run September 21, through October 5, 2020.

    Proceeds benefit the Pioneers of American Landscape Design® Oral History Project, an ever-growing, award-winning series of videotaped first-person interviews with significant practitioners. TCLF is grateful for the generous support of our auction donors and our Annual Sponsor, the ASLA. Their continued commitment to this project ensures that the funds raised go directly to support TCLF’s programming. In 2003, TCLF launched the Pioneers of American Landscape Design® initiative in partnership with the ASLA, with the goal of documenting, collecting, and preserving the unique, first-hand perspectives of renowned landscape practitioners.

    If you have any questions about the bidding process or would like to learn more about the auction, please contact Aileen Beringer at aileen@tclf.org, or (202) 483-0553

  • Friday, September 18, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Courageous by Design: Landscape Architects Confronting the Climate Crisis in New York City

    The future for landscape architecture is immense. And if landscape architects don’t take the opportunity at this point, while our governments are waffling on climate change, if they don’t learn this climate change inside-out, namely storm-water management, limiting footprints, using plants that don’t need much maintenance or water, if they don’t seize that opportunity, then the landscape architects are asleep under the ground. -Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, TCLF Oral History (2008)

    Cornelia Hahn Oberlander’s declaration—a challenge to her fellow landscape architects—is the impetus for a June 2020 symposium about the role of the profession of landscape architecture in addressing climate change. Oberlander is the namesake of the new Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize, which was conceived by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) to honor designers who, like Oberlander, are “exceptionally talented, creative, courageous, and visionary.” Addressing climate change has been a core focus of Oberlander’s practice for more than 30 years, and the symposium will serve as the inaugural Oberlander Prize Forum, the first of many fora to be developed in association with the newly established Oberlander Prize.

    Martha Schwartz, an outspoken, iconoclastic, and inventive landscape architect, will deliver the opening keynote. Panels of speakers will address the theoretical – understanding the scope and scale of the climate crisis, especially in New York City – and the practical – including how to navigate bureaucracies to get projects built with environmentally/ecologically sound practices – along with pathways to civic engagement. Ultimately, this is a shared responsibility that will require courage and creativity from the design community, elected officials, governmental agencies, corporations, non-profits, and the public, if we are to confront this problem at a macro and micro scale. This symposium aims to support and inspire those undertaking the challenge.

    This event is currently rescheduled for September 18 from 9 – 5 at Highline Stages, 440 West 15th Street in NYC. A reception on the evening prior to the symposium will offer speakers and attendees a chance to mingle and initiate conversations about the day ahead. As with all events planned during the Covid-19 pandemic, please check with TCLF in case a rescheduling is necessary. Early bird conference ticket $245 ($75 students), and reception ticket is $75. Register at www.tclf.org.

    Governor’s Island
  • Saturday, September 12 – Sunday, September 13 – What’s Out There Weekend in Boston

    Saturday, September 12 – Sunday, September 13 – What’s Out There Weekend in Boston

    The Cultural Landscape Foundation is pleased to announce that What’s Out There Weekend Boston will take place on September 12 and 13, 2020. Boston’s landscape legacy includes myriad parks and plazas, cultural institutions, historic sites and neighborhoods, and the world-renowned Emerald Necklace. Join TCLF for a weekend of free, expert-led tours that will reveal the long history and intricate cultural heritage behind this “City on a Hill.”

    Please visit https://tclf.org/whats-out-there-weekend-boston for more information in the coming months. Tour details and registration information will be available in summer 2020. An online city guide highlighting Boston’s significant cultural landscapes and their designers is also forthcoming. Fingers crossed, people, that by September this opportunity will be available.

  • Saturday, May 16 – Friday, May 22 – Landscape Architecture Workshop at Château de La Napoule

    With the seaside Château de La Napoule near Cannes, France, as your home base, spend a week immersed in exceptional gardens during a provocative and informative workshop sponsored by The Cultural Landscape Foundation on design and stewardship. The Château de La Napoule is an historic museum and vibrant arts center perched on the Côte d’Azur and set within a majestic compound that was restored more than a century ago by a pair of American artists; it is now the serene setting for residencies, workshops, and exhibitions. It’s also your home base for excursions to such famous destinations as Cannes, Antibes, and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

    Course leaders Charles A. Birnbaum, president & CEO of The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), and Eric Groft, principal at Oehme, van Sweden, both recognized experts in the field of landscape architecture, will provide an in-depth look at landscape heritage through a combination of richly illustrated lectures, tours of iconic gardens, and opportunities to accomplish first-hand documentation of cultural landscapes in the La Napoule/Cannes region.

    The curriculum, patterned after the class first organized nearly 30 years ago by Noele Clews, featuring John Brookes and James van Sweden, includes:

    Excursions to nearby gardens, parks, museums, and cultural landscapes, where you will learn how to read and interpret landscapes;

    Talks and Lectures on landscape architecture, garden design, planting design, and seeing, reading, and interpreting cultural landscapes;

    A Collaborative Design Session for a garden at the Château, which will be a culmination of the immersive experience. 

    Registration includes lodging, daily breakfast, and ’round-trip transportation to each of the gardens. The cost to register includes tour leadership.

    For pricing, registration, and additional information contact Tonya Quinn: Tonya@clews.org.

  • Friday, March 20 – Thursday, April 2 – Tour Sicily

    Join TCLF as we explore the breathtaking treasures of Sicily’s archaeological sites, historic cities, landscapes, and gardens. Sicily’s unique history defines its culture and civilization, which are reflected in the distinctive attitudes and bonds shared by its people. Walk the streets of Taormina, perched high above the Ionian Sea, and explore the ruins of its Greco-Roman theater in the shadow of Mt. Etna. Travel back in time to Catania and Siracusa and experience the grandeur and beauty of one of Sicily’s oldest and largest palaces. And dine with Virginia Borghese, the daughter-in-law of Princess Maria Carla Borghese, at the lovely family villa in Lentini.

    We’ll also explore the Temple of Apollo, one of the many tangible reminders of Sicily’s Greek past. Our classical journey will continue in Selinunte by the sea, Segesta’s mountains, and, of course, Palermo, where we’ll savor the flavors of the city’s Saracen history while surrounded by Norman-inspired mosaics. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience centuries of Sicilian art, culture, and landscapes firsthand, all while enjoying the best of what modern Sicily has to offer. The trip takes place March 20 – April 3, and complete itinerary may be found at https://tclf.org/sicily-tour-archaeological-sites-historic-cities-landscapes-and-more

  • Thursday, November 14, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm – Icons of Modernism Excursion

    On Thursday, November 14, from 8:30 – 4:30, the Cultural Landscape Foundation will sponsor a curated excursion in Palm Springs, as a prelude to the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Conference on Landscape Architecture 2019 in San Diego, California (November 15-19). TCLF’s annual, curated excursions to exceptional examples of landscape architecture and design are eagerly anticipated, extremely popular, and always sell out months in advance.

    The Icons of Modernism excursion, which will begin and end in Palm Springs, will feature an in-depth tour of Sunnylands, the storied 200-acre estate of Ambassador and Mrs. Walter Annenberg, with an A. Quincy Jones-designed home and a new Visitor Center landscape by the Office of James Burnett. Sunnylands, which has received kings, queens, presidents and other notable visitors, is now a center for international diplomacy and has undergone rehabilitation by CMG Landscape, which skillfully addresses sustainability and preservation. Sunnylands staff will offer insights into the site’s transformation from a private to a public facility. The daylong excursion will also include a visit to the gardens at the Charney Residence (below), the embodiment of classic Desert Modernism whose pedigree includes the most famous designers of the day: Wexler & Harrison architects, Arthur Elrod for the interiors, and Eckbo, Royston, & Williams for the landscape design. Details are being finalized on the day’s other destinations. A motor coach will take attendees to each site, and there will be a sumptuous luncheon. 

    Tickets ($1,000, but worth every penny) are available at www.tclf.org.

  • Saturday & Sunday, September 14 & 15 – What’s Out There Weekend: San Francisco Bay Area

    The Cultural Landscape Foundation is pleased to announce that What’s Out There Weekend San Francisco Bay Area will take place on September 14 and 15, 2019. Drawing on the Bay Area’s rich cultural landscape legacy, this weekend of free, expert-led tours will feature dozens of sites, including gardens, campuses, plazas, public parks, and cultural institutions. An online city guide and printed guidebook will be produced in tandem with the Weekend. For a complete itinerary and registration information visit https://tclf.org/whats-out-there-weekend-san-francisco-0

    Tiburon Hillside Garden

  • Thursday, October 3 – Saturday, October 5 – Second Wave of Modernism IV: Making Space within Place Conference

    Although Dallas, Texas, is the ninth largest city in the United States, the number of residents in the Dallas-Fort Worth area increased more than in any other metropolitan area in the nation from 2017 to 2018, according to recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. To explore the choices that will shape Dallas’ future, and to initiate and inspire broad community-based participation in decision-making, The Cultural Landscape Foundation will curate a conference and surrounding events October 3-5, 2019.

    Second Wave of Modernism IV: Making Space within Place will highlight the city’s leadership with projects that balance design with natural and cultural values and the imperative to deal with climate change. It will also showcase the city’s public-private initiatives and recent innovations in creative management land stewardship.

    Introductory presentations (by Peter Walker, Peter Ker Walker, and James Burnett) will illuminate the role that landscape architects have played in laying the foundation for today’s planning and design work by exploring several iconic projects completed in the Dallas Arts District over the past 35 years. A morning panel, titled “Transforming the Downtown Core,” will examine four projects (by Field Operations, Hargreaves Associates, Ten Eyck Landscape Architects and SWA) that are currently in the design or construction phase in downtown Dallas, revealing how a public-private partnership was able to facilitate the development of these priority parks in the urban core. The afternoon panel, “Transforming and Connecting the City,” will be a forward-looking discussion of larger-scale projects currently underway (i.e., in the planning, design, or execution phase) that aim to balance, leverage, and steward both natural and cultural resources. The closing panel, featuring leaders in landscape architecture, planning, journalism, patronage, and stewardship, will reflect on the day’s presentations.

    For complete information and schedule, visit www.tclf.org

  • Sunday, March 24 – Monday, April 1 – Portugal: Historic Gardens and New Urban Landscapes in Porto and Lisbon

    The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s third international excursion on March 24 – April 1 includes iconic gardens and other works of landscape architecture and design, great food and exceptional destinations in Portugal, focusing on sites in Porto and Lisbon. The excursion is being organized and curated by the travel agents behind previous years’ tours to Japan and Madrid. We will be hosted by renowned curators, landscape architects, and artisans, with every detail attended to: accommodations, in-country travel, meals, and other curated experiences. Complete itinerary may be viewed at https://tclf.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/TCLF%20Trip%20to%20Portugal%20March%202019.pdf

    For inquiries and registration, please contact Susan Gullia, managing director at Protravel International, LLC, at Susan.Gullia@protravelinc.com or 212.409.9555.

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