Thursday Feb-11 @ 6:30pm
[Public Livestream Link]

MARTHA SCHWARTZ:
Climate Change and Why We Will Need Geoengineering

Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2021 Lecture Series this Thursday February 11th, 6:30 pm with the online lecture “Climate Change and Why We Will Need Geoengineering” by landscape architect, urbanist, artist and climate activist Martha Schwartz.

Schwartz’s work and teaching focuses on the urban public realm landscape and its importance in making cities “climate ready”. For more than 40 years, she and her firm have completed projects around the globe, from site-specific art installations to public spaces, parks, and projects that focus on working with cities at strategic planning levels.

Awarded the 2020 ASLA Design Medal, She is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes, including the Honorary Royal Designer for Industry Award from the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce for her outstanding contribution to UK design; the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award; the Women in Design Award for Excellence from the Boston Society of Architects; an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Ulster in Belfast, Ireland; a fellowship from the Urban Design Institute; visiting residencies at Radcliffe College and the American Academy in Rome; an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Institute of British Architects; Council of Fellows Award by the American Society of Landscape Architects and most recently a Doctor Honoris Causa from the Boston Architectural College.

Ms. Schwartz is a tenured Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and is a participant of the GSD Climate Change Working Group.

Martha Schwartz Partners (website)