{"id":62413,"date":"2011-10-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/award-winning-south-african-landscape-architect-to-present-two-lectures-at-uri-oct-24-and-27\/"},"modified":"2011-10-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T00:00:00","slug":"award-winning-south-african-landscape-architect-to-present-two-lectures-at-uri-oct-24-and-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2011\/10\/award-winning-south-african-landscape-architect-to-present-two-lectures-at-uri-oct-24-and-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-winning South African landscape architect to present two lectures at 溏心vlog免费B站, Oct. 24 and 27"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 11, 2011 \u2013 Graham Young, an award winning South African landscape architect who designed a pre- and post- apartheid memorial park in his country, will present two lectures at the 溏心vlog免费B站 through the University\u2019s Distinguished International Visiting Scholars Program.<\/p>\n


\n\tOn Oct. 24 at 4 p.m., Young will discuss \u201cThe Significance of Ecology and African Symbolism in the Planning and Design of Freedom Park\u201d in Lippitt Hall. He will follow that up on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. with a presentation on \u201cTransforming Urban Open Space: The Development of Parks in Soweto\u201d in the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences. The lectures are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cSouth Africa is a land that is beautiful and rich in natural features. It is also a modern urban society that faces many great challenges associated with its history, diversity and economy,\u201d said Will Green, 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of landscape architecture who invited Young to campus. \u201cThe fact that Graham has produced such beautiful and important works within a changing society is testament to his personal qualities of observation and communication, as well as his sensitive and creative professional skills.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tYoung has spent 30 years consulting and teaching landscape architecture in South Africa and Canada. The senior member of the design firm Newtown Landscape Architects in Pretoria and a senior lecturer in the Department of Architecture at the University of Pretoria, he has won numerous awards for his designs. <\/p>\n


\nHe is best known for his work on Freedom Park, a memorial that narrates the story of South Africa\u2019s pre- and post-apartheid history and heritage, spanning a period of 3.6 billion years of humanity, which acknowledges those that contributed to the freedom of the country. In addition to many awards for Freedom Park, Young has been recognized for his designs for Corniche Bay Resort in Mauritius, Moroka Park Precinct in Soweto, Mpumalanga Provincial Government Complex, and Sibaya Resort and Entertainment World, among others. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cAfter the \u2018new\u2019 South Africa emerged in 1994, an evaluation of the many inadequacies and disparities that characterized the country for so long was rigorously pursued. This opened up wonderful opportunities for designers of public landscapes,\u201d explained Young. \u201cThe challenge thrown at us was to find a balance that incorporated Western-orientated theory and practice but also drew heavily on the African way of doing things. By respecting the subtlety of African symbolism and tactfully releasing it, we were able to convincingly create exciting, accessible new environments.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nA former president of the Institute of Landscape Architects of South Africa, he has published widely on landscape architectural issues in design journals and books. He has also been a visiting studio critic at the University of Witwatersrand and University of Cape Town.<\/p>\n


\nYoung is speaking as part of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Distinguished International Scholars Program, which provides funding to invite notable researchers from outside the United States to visit 溏心vlog免费B站 for several days to meet with faculty, students and administrators and present a public lecture. The program is sponsored by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the Provost and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Landscape Architecture.<\/p>\n


\nFor more information, contact Deborah Hughes at 401-874-2983 or debhughes@uri.edu.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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