Presented in conjunction with three exhibits: Design With Nature Now: Five Themes, 25 Projects, Ian McHarg: The House We Live In, Laurel McSherry: A Book of Days. Learn more on mcharg.upenn.edu.
Note: Registration is required.
Friday, June 21, 2019 (the Summer Solstice)
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
5:30pm
Opening Session
Featuring Keynotes from Ursula Heise and Erle Ellis, followed by a conversation with Karen M’Closkey
7:30pm
The Stuart Weitzman Plaza (between Meyerson Hall and Fisher Fine Arts Library)
Gallery Opening and Reception
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Irvine Auditorium
3401 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
9:00am
Morning Session
9:00am
Coffee and Breakfast
9:30am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:45am
Tributes
Speakers: Laurie Olin, Anne Whiston Spirn, James Corner, Ignacio Bunster-Ossa, Dana Tomlin, and Brian Evans
10:50am
An Introduction to A Book of Days Exhibit
11:00am
Coffee Break + Book Signing
Bill Cohen signing Ecohumanism and the Ecological Culture: The Educational Legacy of Louis Mumford and Ian McHarg (Temple University Press)
11:30am
Design With Nature Now Panel I
Speakers: David Orr, Allan Shearer, and Catherine Seavitt Nordensen Moderator: Ellen Neises
1:00pm
Lunch
Houston Hall
3417 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA, 19104
2:00pm
Design With Nature Now Panel II
Speakers: Jonah Susskind, Tom Campanella, and Kate John-Alder Moderator: Chris Marcinkoski
4:00pm
Design With Nature Now Panel III
Speakers: Nina-Marie Lister, Jillian Walliss, and Rob Holmes
Moderator: Sean Burkholder
5:30pm
Design With Nature Now and the Future
Speakers: Anna Darling, Qi Wang, Zuzanna Drozdz, James Billingsley, Farre Nixon, Krista Reimer, and Cyrus Khan. Moderator: Billy Fleming
6:30pm
The Stuart Weitzman Plaza (between Meyerson Hall and Fisher Fine Arts Library)
Closing Reception and Happy Hour
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