Beyond Beautification

This webinar advances the practice of Landscape Architecture as one of Landscape Infrastructure:   economically, environmentally, and socially performing structures and systems that serve cities, neighborhoods, and communities.  Beginning with Frederick Law Olmsted’s 19th century design for the Emerald Necklace in Boston—a system that moves people, water, and waste—and ending with contemporary examples relevant to the campuses of UB, we explore and explain how our field is more than beautification.

About Julia Czerniak and Daniel Seiders
Julia Czerniak, AIA Assoc., ASLA, RLA, is Dean and Professor of the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo. Educated as both an architect and landscape architect, her research and practice draw on the intersection of these disciplines.

Daniel Seiders joined UB in January 2023 as the inaugural Landscape Architectural Planner with the Campus Planning team. Since earning a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Toronto in 2006, Daniel has practiced in multiple firms in Toronto and Buffalo with a career focus on human wellness, placemaking, and sustainability in the landscape.