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| Nature Now Conference |
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On October 14, 2006, the Envisioning Gateway partners hosted a conference titled "Nature Now: The Urban Park as Cultural Catalyst." Scientists, geographers, designers, historians, and park managers convened at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation to discuss the current state of New York's urban landscape and the potentials and challenges facing Gateway National Recreation Area. Speakers addressed the nature of New York City, the evolution of the National Park Service, and the converging fields of design, science, technology, and art to engage new realities and to drive landscape change.
Right-click on an icon below and choose "save target as" to download a compressed video file (.mp4) of a speaker's presentation to your desktop. Quicktime 7 is recommended for best viewing. For copyright reasons, a number of the presentations are password-protected and available only to registered competition entrants.
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| Opening Remarks and Introduction |
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Mark Wigley, Dean, Columbia GSAPP and Kate Orff, Landscape Architect, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Columbia GSAPP
size: 35.45 MB |
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Robert W. McIntosh, Associate Regional Director for Planning, Construction and Facility Management Directorate of the Northeast Region, National Park Service
size: 35.94 MB | competition login required |
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Daniel Botkin, Professor Emeritus, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Author of No Man's Garden: Thoreau and a New Vision for Civilization and Nature
size: 107.80 MB | competition login required |
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| Session 1: Wilderness by Design: The Evolution of the National Park Service |
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Ethan Carr, Historian of NPS, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Author of Wilderness by Design
size: 50.92 MB | competition login required |
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Glenn Allen, Landscape Architect, Hargreaves Associates, Crissy Field
size: 40.39 MB | competition login required |
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Rolf Diamant, Superintendent, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, VT
size: 28.49 MB | competition login required |
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Session One Panel Discussion, Moderated by Kenneth Frampton, Architect, Ware Professor of Architecture, Columbia GSAPP
size: 80.51 MB |
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| Session 2: Metropolitan Nature: Tools and Techniques |
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Alexander Brash, National Parks Conservation Association
size: 9.12 MB |
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Matthew Gandy, Geographer, Author of Concrete & Clay: Reworking Nature in New York City
size: 107.17 MB | competition login required |
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Anuradha Mathur, Landscape Architect, University of Pennsylvania, Author of Mississippi Floods: Designing a Shifting Landscape
size: 53.04 MB | competition login required |
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Billy Garrett, Deputy Superintendent, Gateway National Recreation Area
size: 47.51 MB | competition login required |
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Session Two Panel Discussion, Moderated by Sandro Marpillero, Architect, Associate Professor of Urban Design, Columbia GSAPP
size: 71.40 MB |
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Adi Shamir, Executive Director, Van Alen Institute
size: 17.68 MB |
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