Design With Nature Now
Frederick Steiner, Richard Weller, Karen M'Closkey, Billy Fleming | Available here
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After nearly two years of research, writing, and curation, Design With Nature Now is finally in print and available for purchase. With support from the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy and the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, we're thrilled to release this timely anthology on one of the most important anniversaries in the design professions.
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In it, you can learn more about the 25 projects selected for the 'Design With Nature Now' exhibit, including the Great Green Wall of Africa, Envision Utah, Emscher Landscape Park, Health Port Futures, 2050: An Energetic Odyssey, and many more. That exhibit is now being prepped for a global tour that will begin in early 2020.
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The book also features new essays from James Corner, Anne Whiston Spirn, Anu Mathur, Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, Tom Campanella, Erle Ellis, Ursula Heise, Rom Holmes, and many more.
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On the back cover of Design With Nature Now, you'll find ringing endorsements from Governor Jerry Brown, Christie Todd Whitman, and Bill McKibben. Get your copy today and help us mark the 50th anniversary of Ian's landmark book, Design With Nature.
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This fall, we are running an interdisciplinary option studio tied to the Green New Deal. The final review will be in the form of a public exhibition on Thursday, December 19th. All are welcome to attend the curator's talk and discussion that afternoon in Meyerson Hall. Details at the link below.
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The Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology
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In the spirit of Ian McHarg’s renowned philosophy for “Designing with Nature”, The Center’s mission is to build on the Weitzman School of Design’s position as a global leader in urban ecological design by bringing 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.
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Watch Dirk Sijmons discus his projects in Design With Nature Now
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This event is supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage as part of the Center's Design With Nature Now exhibitions.
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The Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design is an interdisciplinary think tank 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.
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