International Design

75-Minute Education Session

Emerging Professionals

SAT-A04 - Finding Design: Case Studies in the Creative Process

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/non-HSW, AICP, FL

Lead Speaker(s)

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  Susan Cohen, FASLA

  Principal
  Susan Cohen Landscape Architect

Speaker(s)

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  Kathryn Gustafson, FASLA

  Principal
  GGN
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  Walter Hood, ASLA

  Creative Director
  Hood Design Studio

Reaching beyond the constraints of their sites, landscape architects often create works that are striking, unique, and memorable in concept and realization. This session explores ways in which an active imagination and a creative spirit fuel the design process in the work of landscape architects known for their inspired designs.

Learning Objectives:

• Discover the role of creative imagination in the design processes of outstanding landscape architects working today.
• Learn how an unorthodox line of thought, or an unexpected inspiration, can lead to unusual— perhaps magical—design solutions that meet all the criteria of professional work today.
• Understand the ways in which landscape architects find paths to problem solving and design expression by drawing on their personal histories and diverse interests.
• Be inspired to explore and expand your own sources of inspiration. .