College of Design - University of Minnesota
M. Christine Carlson, senior fellow and adjunct faculty member, Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Design John Koepke, associate professor, Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Design From Pits and Piles to Lakes and Landscapes: Rebuilding Minnesota’s Iron Mining Landscape Monday, November 15, 2010 6 p.m. 100 Rapson Hall H. W. S. Cleveland Fund Lecture Investigate the collaborative activities of the Laurentian Vision Partnership, which focuses on the regeneration of the Mesabi Iron Range region’s ecological and economic environment. Carlson holds a BA in English literature and philosophy from Marquette University and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; a Masters in medieval studies from the Centre for Mediaeval Studies, University of Toronto; and a BLA and an MLA from the University of Washington. Carlson has more than 25 years of public and private practice experience in conservation design and planning, facilitation, natural and visual resource and cultural landscape analysis, and teaching. She has served on the board of the Minnesota Land Trust, currently serves on the board of the National Waterfront Center, and was national jury chair for the 2008 Waterfront Center Awards. She has been involved with the Laurentian Vision Partnership since 1998. Koepke holds an MLA from the University of Washington and a BLA from the University of Minnesota. Koepke has more than 25 years of academic and private practice experience emphasizing the integration of culture and ecology in design and planning. His primary scholarship focuses on the design of ancient Native American settlements and the development of contemporary Native American cultural facilities. He is of Ojibwe heritage. He has been involved with the Laurentian Vision Partnership since its inception in 1997.
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