Department of Landscape Architecture

2015-16 Landscape Architecture Lecture Series Wednesday, February 17, 2016, Burns Auditorium, Kamphoefner Hall, Lecture to commence at 6:00 PM

Gina Ford, ASLA

Principal, Sasaki Associates

 Micro,  Macro,  Mega,  and  Moore:  Designing  Landscapes  of  Urban  Change  

Cities  across  the  United  States,  in  an  effort  to  maintain  competitiveness  and  address  broader  economic,  ecological  or  social  issues,  invest  in  innovative  planning  and  design.  In  her  lecture  Ford  will  discuss  projects  at  a  range  of  scales  where  landscape  is  leading  this  charge  as  a  powerful  urban  catalyst,  including  a  case  study  on  the  planning  and  design  of  Raleigh's  Moore  Square.    

   

Gina  Ford,  ASLA      

Gina  is  a  landscape  architect,  principal,  and  chair  of  Sasaki's  Urban  Studio.  The  Urban  Studio  is  an  energized  and  interdisciplinary  group  of  practitioners  solely  dedicated  to  the  improvement  of  quality  of  life  in  cities  through  rigorous  planning,  exceptional  design,  and  strong  community  partnerships.      Gina's  work  encompasses  a  wide  range  of  scales  and  project  types,  from  public  parks  and  plazas  to  large-­‐scale  landscape  planning  and  waterfront  projects.  She  brings  to  each  project  a  passion  for  the  process  of  making  vibrant  landscape  spaces—from  the  conceptual  design  to  the  details  of  implementation—with  a  particular  focus  on  the  life  and  use  of  urban,  public  environments.  

Gina's  experience  is  additionally  informed  by  extensive  research,  writing,  travel,  teaching,  and  competitions.  Her  teaching  includes  guest  critic  and  studio  instructor  roles  at  the  Harvard  Design  School,  MIT,  and  RISD.  She  holds  degrees  in  architecture  from  Wellesley  College  and  landscape  architecture  from  the  Harvard  Graduate  School  of  Design,  and  was  the  recipient  of  Wellesley's  Shaw  Fellowship,  the  Janet  Darling  Webel  Prize,  the  Hyde  Chair  at  the  University  of  Nebraska,  and  the  Charles  Eliot  Travelling  Fellowship.     Up  coming  Landscape  Architecture  Lecture:  Wednesday,  March  16   Annual  Charles  Berger  Memorial  Lecture:  

Dan  Pitera,  FAIA,  ACD,  Executive  Director:    Detroit  Collaborative  Design  Center,  University  of  Detroit  Mercy  School  of  Architecture  

 Videos  of  previous  lectures:  Go  to:  http://design.ncsu.edu/academics/landscape-­‐architecture/events  to  view  the  lectures  by:  

§ Matthew  Urbanski,  FASLA    http://vimeo.com/channels/codlarlectures201314/79999244    

§ Charles  A.  Flink,  FASLA,  PLA    http://vimeo.com/channels/codlarlectures201314/81756759  

§ Matthew  Tomasulo,  CityFabric      http://vimeo.com/channels/codlarlectures201314/89322938  

§ Warren  T.  Byrd,  Jr.,  Nelson  Byrd  Woltz      http://vimeo.com/channels/codlarlectures201314/92884877  

§ Jeff  Carney,  LSU  CSS    http://cod.online.ncsu.edu/online/Play/fb9d418b6dd0483980c518b2ab471ae61d  

§ Robin  Moore,  Nilda  Cosco      http://cod.online.ncsu.edu/online/Play/06ce2fd2c49249d7a0a9f03f6f9be4411d  § Gary  Findell    http://cod.online.ncsu.edu/online/Play/4e7ab4a7cdb84431b97124a51887555d1d  

§ Kenneth  I  Helphand    http://cod.online.ncsu.edu/online/Play/a7c4970154f64d95a37a4ad585c87e921d"  

§ Annette  Wilkus      http://cod.online.ncsu.edu/online/Play/e81aad0cd7ae42898fa1c2c18c28afbe1d  

§ Justin  Martin    https://vimeo.com/142551475  

§ Paul  Morris,  FASLA,  Atlanta  Beltline    https://vimeo.com/146918801    The  Landscape  Architecture  Lecture  Series  welcomes  leading  practitioners,  educators,  and  researchers  engaged  in  critical  

work  affecting  the  future  of  our  profession  and  the  environment.    

The  Landscape  Architecture  Lecture  Series  is  produced  by  the  Department  of  Landscape  Architecture  in  partnership  with  the  Student  Chapter  of  the  American  Society  of  Landscape  Architects  and  the  Landscape  Architecture  Advisory  Council.  Contributions  to  help  underwrite  the  lecture  series  are  graciously  accepted  payable  to  the  NCSU  Foundation,  LAR  Fund  for  Excellence.  The  lecture  series  is  open  to  the  public.    Registered  landscape  architects  are  eligible  to  obtain  one  continuing  education  unit  for  each  NCBLA  approved  lecture  attended.