Metabolic Studio Public Salon
Jessica Hall
Friday, October 9, 2009 @ Noon
Free Admission
About The Salon
Is Los Angeles a desert? Conventional wisdom tells it is. Reviewing the historical conditions of the region, however, suggest otherwise. How should this ecologically fragile region plan for its future and manage its water resources? Ms. Hall presents looks at landscape and urban design from the standpoint of water resource management.
About The Salon Presenter
Jessica Hall is an advocate for ecologically resilient urban waterways, and for the integration of functional ecosystems within cities. Through her work as a designer, watershed coordinator, and educator, she has become a leading voice in LA; her efforts have resulted in stream daylighting becoming a restoration goal identified in many local watershed plans. With a Master’s in Landscape Architecture from Cal Poly Pomona and an undergraduate degree in architecture from Princeton University, and experience working in both fields, she understands the challenges and opportunities of the built environment. She is a Senior Design Associate with Restoration Design Group, and also consults and lectures part-time. Ms. Hall was a Switzer Environmental Fellow in 2000-2001. Her work has been covered in the local media.
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Courtesy: Jessica Hall
Labels: Creek Freak, Jessica Hall, Water
posted by not a cornfield / under spring / farmlab @ 10/02/2009 11:45:00 AM
2 Comments:
That's an interesting photo - is it an aerial view of LA in the early days? I've never seen the LA river in its natural state before.
It says City of Glendale in the pix. I did a google maps over lay. It's pre cement 1938, and the 2 major roads that you see are the historic Hwy 66 (now Hwy 2-Glendale Fwy and Colorado (what is now the 134) You can see where all of the Japanese trucks farms in the valley were pre-WW2.
http://museumsanfernandovalley.blogspot.com/2009/07/san-fernando-valley-aces.html
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