University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents:

Karen M'Closkey [1], Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture, Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania and Editor in Chief - LA+

Lecture on:  "Mediating Landscapes"

Karen M'Closkey is co-founder, with Keith VanDerSys, of PEG office of landscape + architecture, [2] and co-founder of the Environmental Modeling Lab (EMLab) [3]. Their work focuses on the opportunities and limitations enabled by recent advancements in digital mapping and modelling and how they shape our understanding of landscapes and environments. Their work is recognized through a body of peer-reviewed scholarship and has been acknowledged through design awards, exhibitions, and fellowships, including a 2013 PEW Fellowship in the Arts. M’Closkey was also recipient of the 2012-2013 Garden Club of America Rome Prize in landscape architecture.

M'Closkey, a registered landscape architect, teaches first-year core design and advanced option studios. Her work with students is often focused on places that were sparsely populated prior to the 20^th century but have experienced rapid population growth due primarily to tourism, such as Las Vegas, Miami, and the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Her most recent studio focuses on the institution of botanic gardens and their role in conservation and nature governance, with sites in Washington, D.C.

Image:  Sturgeon Island UAV Mapping

This lecture is supported by the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects [4].

Contacts:  Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Coordinator:  Nadia Amoroso [5], Associate Professor, and LA Speaker Series Student Assistant: Sydney Black [6].