NEXUS SYMPOSIUM

The environment is a rich interaction between various participants in an ever-changing process of becoming. Humans have proven to be the most disruptive force in the environment, causing significant shifts and recalibrations in the creation of new normal(s). This complexity requires both a broad and deep understanding of the circumstances that create and recreates its nature.

Introduced by Nina-Marie Lister, the author of "Projective Ecologies", speaker teams including the Headwaters Corporation discussing Platte River Recovery efforts, the Minneapolis Parks Department and Field Operations discussing urban forestry and the Nicolette Mall project, Michael Van Valkenburgh’s office and Brightview discussing the design and construction of the ‘Gathering Place’ park in Tulsa, and the office Nelson Byrd and Woltz along with horticulturalist Patrick Cullina discussing the Hudson Yards project in New York. In conjunction with this symposium, an exhibition of the projects will be available to the public.

Hosted by the University of Nebraska's College of Architecture, School of Natural Resources and Department of Agronomy and Horticulture.

The symposium, designed to bring a collection of voices together to share insight into this process, focuses on exploring how the currents of design, horticulture and ecology, respectively, collaborate to achieve important new environments. Four featured projects, each with two contributing presenters, serve as the vehicle for gaining greater insight into the interaction between those taking on the challenge of navigating the currents of change in the (re)creation of new environments.