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Fresh Podcast Series (with a little help from MonumentBlog editor, Matt Sickle)

1/15/2021

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The podcast series “Stealing, Reclaiming, Protecting, and the Redefining of Spaces” was inspired by a Fall 2020 studio from Cal Poly’s Dept. of Landscape Architecture. The course examined the positive and negative roles that Landscape Architects have played and continue to play within public spaces. 
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After my quick(ish) guest-lecture, the students engaged me in a memorable discussion about the role that Landscape Architects play in shaping the monumental landscape.  In the wake of 2020’s protests and isolation, it was really good to think out loud together.  Honored to be a part of the process. Check it out:  https://www.thebravelycuriouspodcast.com/
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Quoted in The Diamondback: MonumentBlog editor, Matt Sickle

10/15/2020

 
​Greenbelt Park may be site for Trump’s “American Heroes” statues. Residents aren’t happy.
by Jonathan Tercasio
Over the past six months, following nationwide protests over racial injustice and police reform, statues and monuments across the country have been toppled or torn down. But more statues are planned to be erected soon — and they could be coming to Greenbelt...
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