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AT: Sadie Gwin Blackburn Seminar – “The Role of Landscape Architecture in Designing Equity and Community Wellness in Civic Spaces”
January 25, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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“The Role of Landscape Architecture in Designing Equity and Community Wellness in Civic Spaces”
presented by the renowned
Thomas Woltz
Landscape Architect & Owner
Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
Designer for Memorial Park and the Rothko Chapel
January 25, 2023
11:30 am Coffee
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Presentation
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ADMISSION IS FREE
The Houston Museum of Fine Arts
Susan and Fayez S. Sarofim Campus
Caroline Wiess Law Building, Brown Auditorium
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005
Our speaker is Thomas Woltz, the landscape architect with Nelson Byrd Woltz (NBW), responsible for the Memorial Park renovation plan, including the Eastern Glades and the land bridge currently under construction. Mr. Woltz will discuss the role of landscape architecture in designing equity and community wellness in civic spaces. In his role as Principal of NBW, Thomas and his team have developed a body of work that responds to complex ecological systems and amplifies the historical and cultural narratives of the landscape.
Around 1975 after Ima Hogg passed away, Sadie Gwin Blackburn was one of the primary citizens who rallied to protect Memorial Park. Also, in 1990, she was one of the founders of the Memorial Park Conservancy.
It is, therefore, fitting that Mr. Woltz will discuss the amazing transformation of Memorial Park and two additional NBW projects for the 32nd Annual Sadie Gwin Blackburn Seminar.
This event has been approved for AT – log in VMS under “Skills Enhancement Courses”