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Office of News and Information Johns Hopkins University 3003 N. Charles Street, Suite 100 Baltimore, Maryland 21218-3843 Phone: (410) 516-7160 | Fax (410) 516-5251 |
January 21, 2000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Beth Nowell or Cindy Kelly, 410-516-0341 |
Annual Garrett Lecture on Urban Issues
The task to sustain the legacy of Baltimore's great urban
parks -- Druid Hill,
Patterson, Carroll and Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park - gets harder
each year as the City s
Bureau of Parks faces ever-dwindling public funds. Galen Cranz, a
University of
California at Berkeley professor of architecture, will examine
the livelihood of urban
parks in a lecture at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Evergreen
House Museum, 4545 N. Charles St. in Baltimore. Her talk,
A New Model for
Urban Parks: The Importance of Ecological, Social and Cultural
Opportunities, will
explore what opportunities to cultivate urban parks today s
policy makers are missing;
review the changing roles of urban parks in the 20th century and
offer a new model for
the parks of the 21st century. Cranz will include her ideas about
public art and its
importance in the park environment in the future.Cranz's current work focuses on environmental design, parks, open space, and public art. She has contributed articles and essays to a wide range of publications and is the author of the influential book The Politics of Park Design: A History of Urban Parks in America. In 1985, Cranz lead the design team that won first place in the National Endowment for the Arts' Cityscape Design Competition for St. Paul, Minn.
Historically, recreation and urban planning issues were important to the Garrett family, the original owners of the historic Evergreen House. The Garrett Lecture on Urban Issues commemorates that interest. Admission is $8 for Evergreen House members and $10 for non-members. A reception will follow the lecture. To make reservations or for more information please call 410-516-0341. The Garrett Lecture Series on Urban Issues is made possible in part through the generous support of The Abell Foundation.
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