The Weitzman Fall 2022 Lecture Series brings together distinguished architects, landscape architects, artists, historians, preservationists, planners, energy policy makers, mobility experts, and data scientists from the US and abroad to discuss recent work and emerging trends in the built environment and visual culture.
Weitzman School in the Media
“‘Let All Be Educated Alike Up to a Certain Point’”
Professor of Landscape Architecture Sonja Dümpelmann examines how the pedagogical legacies of Frederick Law Olmsted and Booker T. Washington enforced racialized divisions that affect landscape architecture to this day.
“The Megaregion”
Dean Steiner and Robert Yaro, practice professor emeritus, talk about their new book, Megaregions and America’s Future, and why megaregions are important for the future of our society and the planet.
“How One Preservationist Is Bridging Black History with Black Futures”
Brent Leggs, senior advisor to the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites and adjunct associate professor in the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, talks about his path to the preservation field and work at the National Trust.
“The protection of our heritage has become a ghastly global version of Eurovision”
Weitzman's Lynn Meskell warns that politics are undermining Unesco's vital role in protecting important historic sites around the world.
“Earth Day Interview with Richard Weller: A Hopeful Vision for Global Conservation”
The professor and chair of landscape architecture talks about the role for designers in achieving the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the future of conservation.
“Movers and Makers: Passionate Pursuits”
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts Michelle Lopez talks about her expansive approach to sculpture and a body of work inspired by 9/11 which was seen in Philadelphia at the ICA (22:06).
