Oberlander Forum II: Landscape Activism

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Oberlander Forum II: Landscape Activism

October 27, 2022 @ 8:00 am October 28, 2022 @ 5:00 pm MDT

Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX

REGISTER NOW: Reduced Pricing Ends September 25.

Climate change. Biodiversity loss, Racial and social equity. The need for activist approaches to design is greater than ever given the scale of these and other contemporary challenges. This one-day conference (Fri. Oct. 28, reception Thu. Oct. 27) will showcase landscape architecture’s leadership in addressing these issues and the dynamic, entrepreneurial people at the forefront.

Speakers include: Jane Edmonds, Jane’s Way (Keynote); Sierra Bainbridge, MASS Design Group; Naomi Davis, Blacks In Green; April De Simone, Designing For Democracy; Max Dickson/Danielle Toronyi, OLIN; Gina Ford, Agency Landscape + Planning; Donna House, Ethnobotanist; Angela Kyle, Urbanist and kin-keeper; Marc Miller, Black Landscape Architects Network; Chelina Odbert, Kounkuey Design Initiative; Lee Pivnik, Institute of Queer Ecology; and Maura Rockcastle, TEN x TEN.

Space is Limited – Register Now