Mark Boyer will present a lecture titled “New Ground, Notable Projects” on Oct. 16 in Little Rock, as part of the Architecture and Design Network’s 2012-2013 Art of Architecture lecture series
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Professor Mark Boyer will present a lecture titled “New
Ground, Notable Projects” on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Arkansas Arts Center, 501
E. Ninth St., in Little Rock. The lecture will begin at 6 p.m. in the center’s
Lecture Hall, following a 5:30 p.m. reception. This lecture marks the
opening of the Architecture and Design Network’s 2012-2013 Art of Architecture
lecture series.
Boyer is head of the department of landscape architecture in
the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas in
Fayetteville. He also currently serves as second vice president of the Council
of Educators in Landscape Architecture, the national organization of landscape
architecture educators. He earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture at the University
of Kentucky and a Master of Landscape Architecture from Louisiana State
University. He is the first landscape architect to participate in the Art of
Architecture lecture series program, now in its ninth season.
Boyer will present an overview of several exciting and
timely departmental programs and the creative contributions of both students
and faculty members to those programs. For example, he’ll discuss a memorial
for fallen police officers in West Memphis; the Campus RainWorks Challenge, a
design competition run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and a
project and research involving the Rohwer War Relocation Center in southeast
Arkansas. In addition, he’ll describe green roof research, research of
Roosevelt Era communities and a potential Haiti project.
Established in 1976, the landscape architecture program at
the University of Arkansas focuses on design and site planning, balancing the
art and science of designing on the land. Today, students enjoy a strong
placement rate in prestigious firms across the United States. Departmental
emphasis is on urban design, wetland reclamation, and the design of public
memorials, parks and gardens. Because students learn from and build upon the
past, history and landscape preservation are important components of the
program. The department played an important role in the development of Garvan
Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs.
The 2012-13 Art of Architecture lecture series is sponsored
by the Architecture and Design Network, with support from the Central Arkansas
Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Arkansas Arts Center and
the Fay Jones School of Architecture.
The lecture is free and open to the public. For more
information, email projects4pi@mac.com.