TIME: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Sustainability is a pressing priority for landscape architects in both its social and material aspects. The rise of low-carbon materials and focus on building vibrant communities are driving demand for innovative parks and outdoor spaces. Today, landscape architects face both an increased urgency and opportunity to create more engaging spaces that provide meaningful experiences for the communities they serve.
Join Trading Notes for a lively conversation with Vestre’s Commercial Director – Americas Kristoffer Vestre, Christine Ten Eyck of Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, & Isabel Castilla of Field Operations, moderated by AN’s executive editor Jack Murphy. They will discuss how to design successful outdoor spaces that create energizing places of gathering, recreation, and play.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn what components go into making a healthy, creative, attractive public space
- Understanding how durability of site furnishings contributes to high-design spaces
- Understand the primary factors for specifying public furniture.
- Learn key differences in materials. Why these materials matter, what makes them unique, and the ability to make better design choices as it relates to their sustainable characteristics.
- Discover new functional solutions for high-design public spaces
Moderator:
Jack Murphy
Presenters:
Christine Ten Eyck, President, Landscape Architect, Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, Inc.
Kristoffer Vestre, Chairman, Vestre
Isabel Castilla, Associate Partner, Field Operations
Jack Murphy, Executive Editor, The Architect’s Newspaper