Carl Steinitz Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Landscape Architecture Planning Emeritus at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design Carl Steinitz is the Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning Emeritus at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He will speak on “Geodesign,” a framework for changing geography through design to address large-scale, socioecological issues. Steinitz has developed a comprehensive and iterative approach to collaborative design for spatial decision-making when problems are complex, contested, and have uncertain conditions. EUGENE Mary Kim McKeown Memorial Lecture, Department of Landscape Architecture Which Way of Designing? Monday, May 4, 2015 4:00 p.m. 1115 Lawrence Hall, 1190 Franklin Blvd. Professor Steinitz has an extensive academic and professional career working with collaborative processes to design large-scale land planning, conservation, and development projects. He has presented principles and examples of Geodesign at numerous workshops and lectures across the globe. Steinitz is an Honorary Professor at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College, London, a CELA Fellow and a Fulbright Distinguished Professor, and has received many awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from ESRI, the Distinguished Landscape Practitioner Award from the International Association for Landscape Ecology, and the Outstanding Teacher award from Harvard. He is widely published on topics ranging from landscape planning and alternative futures to urban ecology and collaborative design. He holds a PhD in city and regional planning and a master’s degree in architecture, both from MIT, as well as a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Cornell. The lecture is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served during a brief intermission. An equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Accommodations for people with disabilities will be provided if requested by calling 541-346-3634 (Eugene event) and 503-412-3718 (Portland event). ©2015 University of Oregon MC0415-001zl
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