Discussion of The Wharf as an exploration of questions around resilience in the built environment and solutions that designers and developers are uniquely positioned to offer.
Designers and engineers are transforming city streets to allow the growth of large trees. Maisie Hughes, Casey Trees, explains how good design, combined with plans and policies, protect existing trees and create spaces to sustain a healthy urban forest.
Tour the Tregaron Estate's historic gardens, a remarkable collaboration by renowned landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman and Charles Adams Platt, the leading architect of the American Country House movement.
Experience the educational programming of the National Building Museum remotely through our partnership with FieldTripZoom, a live-streaming platform that will bring our educators right into your classroom!
Film and Talk: A Legacy of Mies and King: Modernizing the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
In this documentary film, follow Francine Houben, creative director of Netherlands-based Mecanoo Architecten, as she investigates the past and present in order to design a world-class library.
Spotlight on Design: Into the Wild... the Art and Nature of Ellen Biddle Shipman
Preservation landscape architect Glenn Stach details Shipman's approach to nature and highlights current efforts to renew the Platt-Shipman landscape at Tregaron Estate in Washington, D.C.
Noted practitioners share their experiences and answer the question "how do we practice impact design sustainably and responsibly in today's world?"
Dive deeper into the topic of impact design through a series of workshops and panel discussions. Learn how designers can effect economic, environmental, educational, social, and health impacts and how design can be the driver for positive systemic change.
Talk with Tregaron Conservancy executive director Lynn Parseghian and landscape committee chair Tamara Belt about the restoration of the naturalistic woodland gardens and built elements.