Tuesday, July 21, 2020
5:30 pm Webinar Lecture
Q&A to Follow
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What is our cultural landscape? Why is it so important to protect the vision of historic public and private spaces? Throughout her career, Janice Parker has had the honor of working on gardens by Ellen Biddle Shipman, Annette Hoyt Flanders and Rose Standish Nichols. She takes true inspiration from the long line of creative, hardworking American female landscape architects that preceded her. This lecture explores the importance of preserving our public and private cultural heritage as Parker walks the audience through the process of restoring two historic landscapes.
Born and raised in New York City, Janice Parker grew up studying the natural and urban environment. While studying at Parsons School of Design, and with John Brookes at the Clock House School of Garden Design in England, she worked in the floral business, designing extensively for public and private events and spaces. These experiences solidified her passion for landscape design, and in 1984 she officially launched her eponymous firm, Janice Parker Landscape Architects. She chose the unique journey of gaining her landscape architecture license through independent training, practical experience and mentorship from other respected professionals in the field of design. Janice has conceptualized and directed innovative landscape architecture for private and public clients across the United States. Her firm’s work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Veranda, The Washington Post Online, Vogue, and Luxe Interiors + Design -to name a few. In 2017 Images Publishing released “Designing A Vision” which is authored by Janice and showcases the firm’s work. Under her guidance, Janice Parker Landscape Architects has been honored with multiple awards, including the 2019, 2018 and 2016 Stanford White Award for Garden Design, the 2020, 2019 and 2015 Professional Merit Award from the CTASLA, and the 2017 New England Design Hall of Fame Award. In 2019, Janice became a Member of the Board of Trustees for Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project (NYRP), a non-profit organization dedicated to beautifying New York’s public spaces and creating a healthier environment for those who live in the most densely populated and least green neighborhoods.
Learning Objectives (AIA Credit is available for 1 Learning Unit|Elective) 1. Understand the formation of Landscape Architecture as a profession in the United States. 2. Discuss the importance of preserving our public and private cultural heritage. 3. Analyze the life and career of noted pioneering women landscape architects and how their work paved the way for future generations. 4. Identify various techniques and approaches for preserving a site’s history during restoration, while blending new and old to realize the current owner’s goals.
