Finding Olmsted: A Search for a Practice of Landscape Architecture in Cotton's Kingdom

Frederick Law Olmsted and the Olmsted Brothers firm were some of the most influential and prolific landscape architects of the 19th and 20th centuries and were responsible for many of our local treasured parks and landmarks, such as Waveny Park. An expert on the Olmstead story and influence, landscape architect and Harvard University professor Sara Zewde will present a talk on a lesser known body of Olmsted’s work discussing her ongoing research retracing his steps through the Slave South, and how lessons about his legacy and the South itself have emboldened her contemporary practice of landscape architecture. After an introduction to this research project, Zewde will discuss selected projects from her firm of Studio Zewde, including the recent project to re-imagine the south gardens at Dia Beacon.