Green Bag Lunch Lecture Series
Welcome to the Spring 2010 Green Bag Lunch and Learn lecture series, cosponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture and the Office of Sustainability. Join us the first Monday of each month at the Barnard Observatory lecture hall at noon. See below for program details.
April 5
Big Egos; Small Planet...Who Cares? Environmental awareness in design.
Ian Banner, University Architect and Director of Facilities Planning, University of Mississippi
Ian Banner will present April's Green Bag Lunch and Lecture series. Join Mr. Banner for a discussion on architecture, energy, respect, and waste as he evaluates a system of values. Bring your lunch and enjoy this discussion.
Monday, April 5, 2010, noon
Barnard Observatory Lecture Hall, University of Mississippi
March 1
Conservation in Mississippi's Ecoregions
Susan Hollandsworth, Director of Philanthropy, The Nature Conservancy, Mississippi Chapter
Monday, February 1, 2010
A Nice Place to Live
Jenny Long, Partner, Community Design Project LLC
Thinking big in a small town: landscape architecture case studies of vibrant public space in Oxford and beyond.
The presentation hopes to begin a dialogue about the future of public space in Oxford. As the town grows and develops, Oxford has the opportunity to continue being a regional precedent as a stimulating and sustainable community. The presentation will identify site design features that contribute to vibrant public space. We will also look at case studies of public space in Charlottesville, VA; Chicago, IL; and New York, NY. We will review certain site features that make the case studies successful and draw parallels to public spaces that already exist in Oxford. Lastly, we will think conceptually of ways to link a network of existing centrally located public spaces in Oxford while augmenting and amplifying their qualities.