{"238911":{"#nid":"238911","#data":{"type":"event","title":"School of Architecture Lecture Series: Michael Jakob","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Swiss Touch in Landscape Architecture\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELandscape architecture continually transforms\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethe environment and the way we approach it.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis modern discipline, which began around\u003Cbr \/\u003E1800, quickly evolved throughout the twentiethcentury.\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is now undergoing an even more\u003Cbr \/\u003Espectacular rise as it takes a prominent place\u003Cbr \/\u003Ewithin society and becomes established as an\u003Cbr \/\u003Eimportant concern.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe present exhibition hints at the richness,\u003Cbr \/\u003Ediversity and complexity of this fascinating field.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first section deals with theory and history\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand provides a conceptual framework for the\u003Cbr \/\u003Eexhibition. The visitor is invited to discover the\u003Cbr \/\u003Einfluence of the history of gardens and the\u003Cbr \/\u003Eimportant role played by the pioneers of Swiss\u003Cbr \/\u003Elandscape architecture. The visitor will also see\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethe crucial function of national exhibitions,\u003Cbr \/\u003Eincluding the more recent Lausanne Jardins \u2013\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethe successful international festival of urban\u003Cbr \/\u003Egarden design. The second section \u2013 the core\u003Cbr \/\u003Eof The Swiss Touch in Landscape Architecture\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2013 provides a survey of the most significant\u003Cbr \/\u003Elandscape architecture studios. The last\u003Cbr \/\u003Esection, \u201cnouvelle vague\u201d, presents the works of\u003Cbr \/\u003Ea new generation of landscape architects. The\u003Cbr \/\u003Echosen examples intend to highlight the\u003Cbr \/\u003Ecentrality of a profession, which thoroughly\u003Cbr \/\u003Echanges our spatial, visual and social reality.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Swiss Touch in Landscape Architecture curator\u0027s lecture"}],"uid":"27814","created_gmt":"2013-09-19 10:40:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:04:51","author":"Lisa Herrmann","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-10-09T19:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2013-10-09T19:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-10-09T19:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-10-09 23:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-10-09 23:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-10-09 23:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"48996","name":"School of Architecture"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167177","name":"School of Architecture"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1792","name":"Arts and Performance"},{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-1095\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}