Poetry of Place: The Pursuit of the There There - 1.25 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Recorded On: 10/08/2024

How do we create landscapes that people connect to? Beginning with uncovering the character and cultural narratives of the site, this session explores material authenticity as a way of cultivating a sense of place. The speakers discuss the imaginative potential of vegetation, stone, metal, and concrete to create powerful human experiences.

Learning objectives:

Learn from unique projects about the art of reading and uncovering the essential character of a site and interpreting ideas into material expression.
Learn the significance of countering today's rapid replacement of unique sites with generic landscape identities by creating powerful, unique, immersive atmospheres and storytelling of place.
Learn about the constraints and opportunities of material fabrication and installation.
Examine the dynamics of collaborating on landscape projects with fabricators, artists, etc.

Roderick Wyllie, FASLA

Founding Partner

Surfacedesign, Inc.

Roderick Wyllie, FASLA, is a founding partner of Surfacedesign, Inc. Based in San Francisco, California, Surfacedesign was recipient of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in 2017. Roderick's horticultural knowledge and passion for material authenticity reinforce craftsmanship and attention to detail into each project at Surfacedesign. He has led a variety of complex, award-winning projects, including the Uber Campus, Bayfront Park, Lands End Visitor Center, and Expedia HQ. Roderick received his Masters in Landscape Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Roderick has taught studios on salient topics in Landscape Architecture at Harvard GSD and other institutions.

Robin Winogrond, ASLA

Ms. Robin Winogrond

Robin Winogrond. landscape arc

Robin Winogrond is an American landscape architect and urban designer practicing in Switzerland. She is internationally recognized for award-winning projects, lectures, teaching and publishing, including Harvard GSD 2019-2021. Her interdisciplinary background in Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Architecture and Art is reflected in projects ranging from built urban spaces and open space planning to installations. Atmosphere, imagination, identity and Social Urbanism are central themes. Under the title In Search of Geographical Re-enchantment, projects express the specific, poetic potential of residual sites, transforming their inherent identity and contradictions into powerful experiences. She is co-founder of Studio Vulkan where she was partner 2014-2020.

Mark Rogero

Founder

Concreteworks

Mark Rogero was trained in architecture and began his focus and passion for making as a student at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Inspired by the work of Lois Kahn and Le Corbusier, Mark’s fascination with concrete and its design and structural possibilities led him to found Concreteworks in Emeryville, California in 1991. Mark began a life-long practice working with concrete’s versatility and cutting-edge innovative applications. Concreteworks today is a team of seventy-five designers, engineers and makers who collaborate with award-winning designers and architects around the globe in developing innovative and artful solutions in concrete.