MON-FS-006: Resiliency and Innovation: Evolution of Stanford’s Olmsted Plan and Contemporary Design

Monday, November 14, 2022

8:00am – 5:00pm PT

Location: Moscone Center, Field Session Departure Area 2, Lobby Level South

4.50 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW
Ticket Price: $155 per person; includes transportation, water, and catered lunch. Extensive walking.

Field Session Leader(s)

Cathy Blake, FASLA

University Landscape Architect
Stanford University
Mountain View, California
Krista M. Van Hove, ASLA

Campus Planner
Stanford University
Redwood City, California

Field Session Presenter(s)

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Scott Sebastian, ASLA

Owner
Sebastian & Associates
Laguna Beach, California
David Walker, FASLA

Partner
PWP Landscape Architecture
Berkeley, California
John L. Wong, FASLA

Managing Principal, Chairman
SWA Group
Sausalito, California

For over 125 years, Stanford University has incorporated climate responsive design, native plant material, and water conservation. See firsthand how the avant-garde campus framework has adapted to modern-day education, circulation, and housing needs in ways that are welcoming to students, faculty, and staff from around the world.

Credit: Linda A. Cicero/Stanford News Service

Learning Outcomes:

Learn how Olmsted principles are preserved and evolved to accommodate continued growth and change.
Understand how design influences campus communities and people interactions.
Discover what makes Stanford a STARS Platinum sustainable university with many principles extending from the original Olmsted Plan
Gain insight on campus innovations that have created an innovative multimodal community.