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Concurrent Education Session

WED-A03: The Curation, Choreography, and Culture of Linear Landscapes

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
8:30am – 9:45am ET
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 144ABC
1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, NY/HSW, FL

Linear landscapes—streets, utility corridors, trail systems, waterfronts—are some of the hardest spaces to design but often have the most impact on community and ecological health and well-being. Panelists will share how framing linear landscapes through curation, choreography, and culture yields exceptional design solutions for these spaces.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Distinguish between elements of continuity that unify a linear landscape at a macro scale and elements of distinction that honor the unique characteristics of each micro-environment along a corridor.
  • Recognize ways that linear landscapes can create new relationships and common ground between stakeholders that are spatially and culturally distinct.
  • Understand how spaces and places are experienced differently by users depending on their mode of movement.
  • Learn about keeping the design vision alive while navigating complex multi-jurisdictional and inter-agency contexts that frequently occur as linear landscapes cut across boundaries.