Twin Cities Focus Programs

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Thursday, Oct 26th
1:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Sketch Minneapolis Student Walkabout
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Friday, Oct 27th
7:15am – 5:00pm CT
FRI-FS-01: The Modernist Campus of St. John’s University and Monastery
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Joseph R. Favour, ASLA (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
Field Session Leader: Thomas R. Oslund, FASLA, FAAR – O2 Design
Field Session Presenter: Robin Pierzina – St. John's University
Field Session Presenter: Peggy Roske, MLIS (she/her/hers) – St. John's University
Friday, Oct 27th
7:30am – 3:30pm CT
FRI-FS-02: Art, Community, Healing: Innovative Public Spaces for a Destination Medical Center
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Frank Fitzgerald, ASLA (he/him/his) – Coen+Partners
Field Session Leader: Chuck Stewart, ASLA – Coen + Partners
Field Session Presenter: Patrick Seeb – Destination Medical Center
Field Session Presenter: Kevin Bright, LEED Fellow, CEM – DMC EDA and City of Rochester
Field Session Presenter: Chao Mwatela – City of Rochester
Field Session Presenter: Britton Jones, ASLA (he/him/his) – Bolton & Menk
Field Session Presenter: Gwen Westerman – Minnesota State University, Mankato
Field Session Presenter: Nicole Peterson, ASLA, PLA – Deep Root Green Infrastructure
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Friday, Oct 27th
7:45am – 4:00pm CT
FRI-FS-03: Green Stormwater Infrastructure Tour: Planning, Design, Equity, and Environment
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 102AB
Field Session Leader: Stephanie E. Hurley, ASLA – University of Vermont
Field Session Leader: Andy Erickson, PE – St. Anthony Falls Lab - Univ. of MN
Field Session Presenter: Della Schall Young – Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC
Field Session Presenter: Jennifer Ehlert (she/her/hers) – Metro Blooms Design+Build
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Friday, Oct 27th
8:30am – 4:00pm CT
FRI-FS-05: The Twin Cities’ Contested Landscapes, Design Justice, and Community-owned Public Spaces
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Ross B. Altheimer, ASLA, FAAR (he/him/his) – TEN x TEN
Field Session Leader: Satoko Muratake, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Ten x Ten
Field Session Presenter: James Garrett, Jr., FAIA – 4RM+ULA
Field Session Presenter: Nathan Johnson, FAIA – 4RM+ULA
Field Session Presenter: Roger Cummings – Juxtaposition Arts (JXTA)
Friday, Oct 27th
8:30am – 5:00pm CT
FRI-FS-06: Twinning: A Photography Flex with Two Sites, Two Firms, And Two Photographers
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 102CD
Field Session Leader: Sahar Coston-Hardy, Affiliate ASLA – Sahar Coston-Hardy Photography
Field Session Leader: Rachel Salmela, ASLA – TEN x TEN
Field Session Presenter: Marion Brenner, Affiliate ASLA – Marion Brenner Photography
Field Session Presenter: Chris McGee (he/him/his) – Landscape Architecture Magazine
Field Session Presenter: Laura Kamin-Lyndgaard, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Coen+Partners
Friday, Oct 27th
9:00am – 1:30pm CT
FRI-FS-04: Tour de Minneapolis Bike Infrastructure
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 102EF
Field Session Leader: Noah Halbach, ASLA – Toole Design
Field Session Leader: Cindy Zerger, ASLA – Toole Design
Field Session Presenter: Katie White – City of Minneapolis
Field Session Presenter: Jordan Kocak, AICP – Hennepin County
Field Session Presenter: Han Zhang, ASLA, LEED AP BD+C (she/her/hers) – O2 Design
Friday, Oct 27th
9:00am – 5:00pm CT
FRI-FS-07: Still Here: Honoring Sacred Indigenous Landscapes on the Mississippi River
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Maura M. Rockcastle, ASLA – TEN x TEN
Field Session Leader: Ellen C. Stewart, ASLA – City of St. Paul Parks and Recreation
Field Session Presenter: Katie Kelly, PLA, ASLA – TEN x TEN Studio
Field Session Presenter: Maggie Lorenz – Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi
Field Session Presenter: Brenda W. Williams, FASLA – Quinn Evans
Friday, Oct 27th
9:00am – 5:00pm CT
FRI-FS-08: The Past, Present, and Future of the Minneapolis Grand Rounds
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Carrie Ann Christensen, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Field Session Leader: Adam Regn Arvidson, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Field Session Presenter: Michael Schroeder – Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Field Session Presenter: Claire Wilson – Loppet Foundation
Field Session Presenter: Susan Wilkins (she/her/hers) – Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Field Session Presenter: James Garrett, Jr., FAIA – 4RM+ULA
Field Session Presenter: Rebecca Walker – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Field Session Presenter: Roger Cummings – Juxtaposition Arts (JXTA)
Friday, Oct 27th
9:15am – 5:00pm CT
FRI-FS-09: Ah-HAAAA! Sketching Minneapolis
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 102AB
Field Session Leader: Robert Chipman, ASLA – Robert Chipman Landscape Architect, Inc
Field Session Leader: Chip Sullivan, FASLA (he/him/his) – University of California, Berkeley
Field Session Presenter: Kelly A. Curl, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
Field Session Presenter: David David de la Peña (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis
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Friday, Oct 27th
10:15am – 4:45pm CT
FRI-FS-10: Re-embracing the Mississippi Riverfront & the Evolution of Downtown East
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Jean M. Garbarini, ASLA – Damon Farber Landscape Architects
Field Session Leader: Sandra G. Rolph, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – O2 Design
Field Session Presenter: Tadd Kreun, FASLA – O2 Design
Field Session Presenter: Kate M. Lamers, ASLA, LEED AP – TLALLI Collaborative
Field Session Presenter: Mary Lydecker, ASLA, LEED AP – Hargreaves Jones
Friday, Oct 27th
1:00pm – 5:00pm CT
FRI-FS-11: Revitalizing Modernist Public Space through Public-Private Partnerships in Downtown Minneapolis
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 102AB
Field Session Leader: Peter Hendee Brown, FAIA, FAICP (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
Field Session Leader: Laura Kamin-Lyndgaard, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Coen+Partners
Field Session Presenter: Eric M. Becker, ASLA – Field Operations
Field Session Presenter: Quentin Collette (he/him/his) – New History
Field Session Presenter: Karen Adhikari, ASLA, LEED AP – FLUIDITY DESIGN CONSULTANTS
Field Session Presenter: Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations
Field Session Presenter: Regina M. Flanagan, PLA, ASLA, CLARB (she/her/hers) – Art • Landscape • Design LLC
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Friday, Oct 27th
1:30pm – 4:30pm CT
FRI-FS-12: Universal Design Auditing: An Immersive and Inclusive Introduction to Testing Site Accessibility
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers) – DeafScape / UCLA
Field Session Leader: Jill Moore – Landscape Structures
Field Session Presenter: Andrea LaCour (she/her/hers) – Contour Collective
Field Session Presenter: Elaine Andersen – Contour Collective
Field Session Presenter: Ian Scherling, ASLA (he/him/his) – Sasaki
Saturday, Oct 28th
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
SAT-A01: Inside the LA Studio—MnDOT
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 1
Guest Speaker: Andrea S. Weber, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – MnDOT
Guest Speaker: Carol Zoff, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Minnesota Department of Transportation
Guest Speaker: Ashley C. Zidon, ASLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – MnDOT
Guest Speaker: April D. Lucas (she/her/hers) – MN DOT
Moderator: Nissa Tupper (she/her/hers) – Minnesota Department of Transportation
Saturday, Oct 28th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SAT-B01: Inside the LA Studio—Coen+Partners
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 1
Guest Speaker: Shane Coen, FASLA – Coen+Partners
Guest Speaker: McKenzie Wilhelm, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Coen+Partners
Guest Speaker: Laura Kamin-Lyndgaard, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Coen+Partners
Moderator: Doretta Bevilacqua Gilkes (she/her/hers) – Foster+Partners
Saturday, Oct 28th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SAT-B09: Human Tolls: Building a Public History of a Community Divided by I-35W
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101DE
Lead Speaker: Sydney C. Shea, ASLA – TEN x TEN
Speaker: Greg Donofrio (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
Speaker: Ernest L. Lloyd (he/him/his) – A Public History of 35W
Sunday, Oct 29th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SUN-B01: Inside the LA Studio - TenxTen
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 1
Guest Speaker: Ross B. Altheimer, ASLA, FAAR (he/him/his) – TEN x TEN
Guest Speaker: Maura M. Rockcastle, ASLA – TEN x TEN
Guest Speaker: Satoko Muratake, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Ten x Ten
Guest Speaker: Erica J. Christenson, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – TEN x TEN
Moderator: Julie Bargmann, ASLA – Professor Emerita / University of Virginia School of Architecture
Sunday, Oct 29th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SUN-B01: Inside the LA Studio - TenxTen
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 1
Guest Speaker: Ross B. Altheimer, ASLA, FAAR (he/him/his) – TEN x TEN
Guest Speaker: Maura M. Rockcastle, ASLA – TEN x TEN
Guest Speaker: Satoko Muratake, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Ten x Ten
Guest Speaker: Erica J. Christenson, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – TEN x TEN
Moderator: Julie Bargmann, ASLA – Professor Emerita / University of Virginia School of Architecture
Sunday, Oct 29th
3:45pm – 4:45pm CT
SUN-C06: Healing Landscapes: Toolkit for Truth-Driven Planning Decisions
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 200DE
Lead Speaker: McKenzie Wilhelm, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Coen+Partners
Speaker: Camille V. Maddox (she/her/hers) – MAYA Consulting
Speaker: Alejandra Peña-Gutiérrez (she/her/hers) – Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota
Monday, Oct 30th
6:30am – 8:30am CT
Women in Landscape Architecture Walk
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis Host Chapter Booth
WILA Walk Co-Chair: Laura Kamin-Lyndgaard, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Coen+Partners
WILA Walk Co-Chair: Sandy Meulners-Comstock, ASLA – Mend Collaborative
Monday, Oct 30th
7:15am – 12:30pm CT
MON-FS-01: Rooting in Place: Jackson Meadow’s Ecological, Cultural and Design Legacy
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Wanjing Ji, ASLA – Coen+Partners
Field Session Leader: Shane Coen, FASLA – Coen+Partners
Field Session Presenter: David Salmela, FAIA – Salmela Architect
Field Session Presenter: Harold Teasdale – Jackson Meadow Company
Field Session Presenter: Jason J. Husveth – Critical Connections Ecological Services
Monday, Oct 30th
7:30am – 12:30pm CT
MON-FS-02: Transforming a Brownfield Site: From Model T's to Model Community
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Terry Minarik, ASLA – Confluence
Field Session Leader: Ellen C. Stewart, ASLA – City of St. Paul Parks and Recreation
Field Session Presenter: Nathan Campeau, PE – Barr Engineering Co.
Field Session Presenter: Maureen Michalski (she/her/hers) – Ryan Companies US Inc.
Monday, Oct 30th
8:00am – 12:00pm CT
MON-FS-04: Artscape! The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden & Wurtele Upper Gardens at the Walker Art Center
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Tadd Kreun, FASLA – O2 Design
Field Session Leader: Theodore E. Lee, ASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP – HGA
Field Session Presenter: Bradley Agee – University of Minnesota
Field Session Presenter: Thomas R. Oslund, FASLA, FAAR – O2 Design
Field Session Presenter: Olga Viso – Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
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Monday, Oct 30th
8:00am – 1:00pm CT
MON-FS-03: The Falls Initiative: Connecting Process and Place
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Kjersti Duval (she/her/hers) – Studio Civic | Duval
Field Session Leader: Shelley Buck (she/her/hers) – Friends of the Falls
Field Session Presenter: John A. Koepke, ASLA – University of Minnesota/Urban Ecosystems Inc.
Field Session Presenter: Mona Smith (she/her/hers) – Allies LLC
Field Session Presenter: David Malda, ASLA, LEED AP – GGN
Monday, Oct 30th
8:15am – 12:30pm CT
MON-FS-05: Liminal Landscapes: Celebrating Life, Death and the Everyday at Historic Lakewood Cemetery
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Bryan Jereb, ASLA – Halvorson Tighe & Bond Studio
Field Session Leader: Egle Vanagaite – TEN x TEN Landscape Architecture
Field Session Presenter: Karen A. Lu, AIA (she/her/hers) – Snow Kreilich Architects
Field Session Presenter: Chris Makowske (he/him/his) – Lakewood Cemetery Association
Field Session Presenter: Lance M. Neckar, ASLA – Pitzer College
Monday, Oct 30th
8:30am – 12:30pm CT
MON-FS-06: Layering Mobility, Resilience, Community, and Cultural Resources at the University of Minnesota
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Thomas Ritzer, ASLA – University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Field Session Leader: Andrew Caddock, ASLA, LEED AP – University of Minnesota - Planning, Space and Real Estate
Field Session Presenter: Jean M. Garbarini, ASLA – Damon Farber Landscape Architects
Field Session Presenter: Brad Aldrich, ASLA, LEED AP – Confluence
Field Session Presenter: Kristine F. Miller, ASLA, AICP – Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Minnesota
Field Session Presenter: Joseph R. Favour, ASLA (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
Monday, Oct 30th
8:30am – 1:00pm CT
MON-FS-07: Mississippi River and Minnesota River Greenways and Trailheads from Floodplain to Blufftop
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1, Level 1
Field Session Leader: Michael Jischke, ASLA (he/him/his) – SRF Consulting Group
Field Session Leader: Stewart Crosby, ASLA – SRF Consulting Group
Field Session Presenter: Charlene Roise – Charlene Roise Historian LLC
Field Session Presenter: Lillian C. Leatham, ASLA – Dakota County
Field Session Presenter: John Mertens – Dakota County
Field Session Presenter: Christian Klatt (he/him/his) – Dakota County