Field Session

SUN-FS-07: Looking Back/Looking Forward: Celebrating and Adapting the Olmsted Legacy in Washington

Sunday, October 6, 2024

7:30am – 12:30pm ET

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Sponsored By

3.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, NY/HSW, FL
Ticket Price: $75 per person

Field Session Leader(s)

Dede N. Petri, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers)

President and CEO
Olmsted Network
Washington, District of Columbia

Session Guide
Michael Stachowicz

PM
National Park Service
Mount Rainier, Maryland

Field Session Presenter(s)

Ian Scherling, ASLA (he/him/his)

Associate Principal, Landscape Architect
Sasaki
Boston, Massachusetts
Lauren G. Meier, ASLA

Landscape Preservation Consultant
Friends of Fairsted
Concord
Brianne Cassetta

Supervisory Park Ranger, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Park Service (NPS)
Brookline, Massachusetts

This enriching walking tour will showcase three of the most prominent landscapes in the world, all touched by the Olmsted Firm: the U.S. Capitol, the National Mall, and the Ellipse. Learn from experts how each landscape is adapting to new social, cultural, and climate impacts while maintaining its integrity.

Includes: transportation. Moderate walking.

Learning Outcomes:

Identify the key design principles that shaped Olmsted Sr.’s work.
Understand the role that Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and other members of the Olmsted Brothers Firm (e.g., Henry Hubbard, Hans Koehler) played in shaping the monumental core.
Discover how Olmsted landscapes are flexible in accommodating contemporary uses.
Discover how Olmsted landscapes are maintaining their historic character while adapting to climate change, carbon goals, and other resilience impacts.