[MassHistPres] Conway School of Landscape Design Summer Landscape Design Institute workshop: Historic Places-Modern Living

[Priscilla Novitt]

Good afternoon,

The Conway School of Landscape Design is pleased to announce a Summer
Landscape Design Institute workshop, "Historic Places - Modern Living,"
described below.

The workshop takes place the weekend of July 25 and 26, 2009, and will be
led by Melissa Mourkas, a graduate of the school and a licensed landscape
architect. It will take place on the school's campus in Conway, MA, and at
the site of a Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian home in Amherst, MA.

For more information about the workshop, see instructor Melissa Mourkas's
Web site (at www.landscapelegacy.com) or contact Melissa by email (at
summer2009 at csld.edu) or phone at (916) 452-7344. You can also read more on
our website at <summer2009 at csld.edu>www.csld.edu/whatsnew.htm.

Thank you for helping to spread the word!

Best,
Priscilla
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Priscilla Novitt '07, Outreach Assistant
novitt at csld.edu

Conway School of Landscape Design
Graduate Program in Sustainable Landscape Planning & Design
PO Box 179 / 332 South Deerfield Road
Conway, MA 01341-0179
(413) 369-4044  / www.csld.edu



*SATURDAY, JULY 25 & SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2009

**Historic Places - Modern Living: A Landscape Design Workshop*
*with Melissa Mourkas ’94, ASLA*

This intensive two-day workshop will explore how to integrate historic
resources into our modern lives and will include a visit to and design
exploration of the landscape of a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Usonian home.
The Theodore Baird House in Amherst, Massachusetts, is an early Usonian Home
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1940. It is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. The siting of the house at the top of a knoll
to take in long views, the south-facing wall of glass, built-in terraces and
oblique arrival sequence are common traits of many Usonian houses.

The workshop will also explore how to adapt historic places for modern
living. Using the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Usonian home and its landscape
as our canvas, we will explore how to add landscape and architectural
elements to this National Historic Register site while still meeting the
Standards.

This workshop will introduce participants to the Secretary of the Interior's
standards for historic preservation, with an emphasis on rehabilitation
standards and historic landscapes. Building upon these concepts, the
workshop will explore case studies where the landscape is an integral part
of the historic site. A visual tour of historic landscapes from all across
America will provide the tangible support for the concepts.

No prerequisites. Open to all.

*FEE:* $275 before July 1, $300 after July 1.
*TO REGISTER*: SEE www.csld.edu/whatsnew.htm   |   EMAIL summer2009 at csld.edu
|   CALL (413) 853-3034


*Melissa Mourkas, ASLA*

*LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE*
Melissa Mourkas brings 15 years experience in landscape design and
consulting to your first meeting. Melissa currently teaches landscape design
classes at The Learning Exchange and California School of Garden Design and
consults regularly with clients, contractors and other design professionals.
She specializes in creating outdoor spaces for residential and small
commercial clients. Projects range from intimate backyard gardens to master
plans for 5 acres or more. No two projects are alike and no single formula
is applied. The principal of Landscape Legacy, Melissa has been designing
landscapes in both New England and California since 1993.

*HISTORIC PRESERVATION*
Melissa Mourkas has experience with both Cultural Landscapes and
Architectural Historic Resources. Melissa has worked in the Historic
Preservation Office of the City of Sacramento. She is qualified under the
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards as an Historical Landscape Architect
and is an appointed member of the City of Sacramento’s Preservation
Commission.
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B.A. Architectural History
M.A. Landscape Design
Licensed Landscape Architect
Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor
Historical Landscape Architect *
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