The UNM School of Architecture and Planning Spring Lecture Series continues on Monday, Feb. 18 at 5 p.m. in the Pearl Hall Auditorium with Kenneth Helphand presenting, “Defiant Gardens.” In times of war gardens are a way to cope with the horror. Helphand, presenting this year’s JB Jackson lecture, will talk about wartime gardens with examples from World War I to the war in Iraq.
Helphand will speak about his award winning book, “Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in War Time.” He will be available for a book signing prior to the lecture.
Helphand is a Fellow of ASLA, professor of landscape architecture at the University of Oregon and author of “Yard Street Park,” “Colorado,” and “Dreaming Gardens.”
“Defiant Gardens” has won awards from the ASLA and other national book awards. Listen to Helphand’s NPR interview on “Defiant Gardens” at npr.org.
For more information about any of the lectures, visit http://saap.unm.edu/ or call 277-2903.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at February 14, 2008 05:31 PM