The third in a series of national symposia will place a critical spotlight on a revolutionary era of practice at the perfect venue: the University of California at Berkeley. It was this campus that served as a fertile laboratory for many of the designers that will be investigated  it is here that they were educated (e.g. Garrett Eckbo), built projects (e.g. Lawrence Halprin), and in many cases, later taught (e.g. Robert Royston). Landscapes for Living will place a focus on the unique Post War legacy of public and private landscapes in Northern California through actual participants who played an active role during what is now thought to be an unprecedented, optimistic time of innovation and experimentation. Speakers will provide rare insight and will include critical participants of the era, in addition to present-day practitioners and historians.

Co-sponsored by: The Cultural Landscape Foundation, The California Garden & Landscape History Society, The Garden Conservancy, The National Trust for Historic Preservation  Western Regional Office, The UCBerkeley College of Design