Ian McHarg: The House We Live In

Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 4:00pm.
Admission is free for all. Visit the project website to learn more about ecological design and Design With Nature Now events.

Ian McHarg: The House We Live In draws from the extensive holdings of the Architectural Archives at Penn to tell the story of Ian McHarg’s early career. The exhibit provides context—from his teaching, practice, advocacy, and writing—for his groundbreaking 1969 book Design With Nature and illuminates the ecological approach to design he went on to develop over his four decades on the faculty at Penn. The exhibition is curated by William Whitaker, curator and collections manager, Architectural Archives.

Design With Nature Now marks the official launch of the Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology, an interdisciplinary think tank at Penn that brings environmental and social scientists together with planners, designers, policy-makers, and communities to develop practical, innovative ways of improving the quality of life in the places most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Presented by The Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology and the Architectural Archives.

Design With Nature Now exhibitions have been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.