In person + Online.
The overall symposium offers 13.0 LA CES credits, though the field sessions are offered in-person only.
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Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, in partnership with the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT), will host a three-day symposium as part of Olmsted 200, the national bicentennial commemoration of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, social reformer and founder of American landscape architecture. The symposium will be held in Boston, home to the Emerald Necklace, Olmsted’s last great public project. Adjacent to Boston is Brookline where the Olmsted firm’s home and office resided through 1980. For Olmsted, “nothing else compares in importance to us with the Boston work...I would have you decline any business that would stand in the way of doing the Best for Boston all the time." The symposium will focus on the preservation of the legacies and landscapes of Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. and subsequent Olmsted firms that practiced at Fairsted in Brookline, MA.
The symposium is made possible by generous financial contributions from the Friends of Fairsted, National Association for Olmsted Parks (NAOP), and community supporters.
Presentations and poster topics include:
Preservation case studies
Community engagement
Adaptive reuse
Adaption for climate change
Landscape documentation
Accessibility
Vegetation Management
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Through events, education, and advocacy at the local and national levels, Olmsted 200 ensures that the legacies of the Olmsteds live on across the country by renewing public and policy commitments to the preservation and maintenance of our historic parks and places. Olmsted Now is the Greater Boston effort, an inclusive coalition that connects communities and organizations commemorating Greater Boston’s bicentennial of Brookline-based Olmsted with the “fierce urgency of now.”
Continuing education units (CEUs) will be provided by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects.
Please note! Attendees to the conference overall will be able to earn up to 13 LA CES credits total. The Presentation sessions will take place at BSA Space, Boston AND will be streamed online. The Field Sessions are offered to in-person participants only.