This spring, hear SCAPErs speak about resilience, infrastructure, ecology, and urban design with insights and lessons learned from SCAPE’s transformative climate-adaptive projects. Register at the links below.
Harvard Graduate School of Design: “Throughlines”
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
6:30 – 8 PM ET
Piper Auditorium
Kate Orff’s lecture will draw throughlines across 30 years of work since her time at the GSD, linking research, publications, and landscape projects along a trajectory of thought and action.
Wesleyan University: “Beyond Petrochemical America”
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
4:30 PM ET
Frank Center for Public Affairs, Room 100
Kate Orff’s talk will reflect on the approach and methodology of the publication Petrochemical America. Moments from the book and its creative process will be connected with the author’s continuing exploration of engaging regional landscapes in the wake of fossil fuel extraction, pollution and ecological collapse.
Princeton University: “Throughlines”
Thursday, April 16, 2026
6:00 PM ET
Betts Auditorium
Kate Orff’s lecture will draw throughlines across 30 years of her work, linking research, publications, and landscape projects along a trajectory of thought and action.
Libraries as Learning Landscapes: SCAPE’s Outdoor Civic Spaces for Community
Thursday, May 14, 2026
6:00 – 7:30 PM ET
Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center
In celebration of the NYCxDesign Festival, join SCAPE Senior Associate, Daniel Hernandez, for an overview of the firm’s library work plus a walking tour of the Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center with Brooklyn Public Library’s Environmental Justice Coordinator, Acacia Thompson.
ULI Spring Meeting: ULI Americas Awards for Excellence Winner Tom Lee Park
Thursday, May 7, 2026
11:00 — 11:20 AM CT
Music City Center – Level 1M, Davidson Ballroom, Presentation Area B
Brad Howe (SCAPE) and Chris Bennett (Studio Gang) will reflect on the award-winning Tom Lee Park in Memphis, which demonstrates the transformative impacts of community-driven urban design. The riverfront is now a vibrant hub for diverse activities, event and connections, serving as a national example of innovative placemaking.
LAF’s Future Now: Taking Action for People + Planet by Design Summit
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Detroit Masonic Temple
“Little Things That Run The World: Designing Insect Biodiversity”
Join Gena Wirth to learn more about the positive role insects play in supporting the ecological resilience of urban sites, design processes to support insect biodiversity, and the paradigm shift needed in landscape maintenance to support these goals. Broader themes will be supported with a specific case study for designing and caring for insects along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY.
“Designing Biocultural Futures: Cultivating Youth Storytelling and TEK in Landscape”
Jade Rhodes’ presentation documents a place-based, culturally grounded methodology for aligning design education and digital cartography with diasporic and Indigenous knowledge systems in landscape architecture. Insights from this presentation reveal how integrating Indigenous observation practices with GIS tools empowered students to reclaim narratives, strengthen design based thinking, STEM confidence, and engage in community-centered stewardship.
AIA26 Conference on Architecture & Design: “Flood Protection in Lower Manhattan: North/West Battery Park City Resiliency“
Friday, June 12, 2026
2:30 – 3:30 PM PT
San Diego Convention Center
This session led by Lee Altman (SCAPE) and Kimberlae Saul (Battery Park City Authority) will highlight the North/West Battery Park City Resiliency Project, a key component of Lower Manhattan’s climate adaptation strategy. Developed through a progressive design-build project delivery model, it demonstrates how flood-protection infrastructure can be integrated into dense urban neighborhoods while enhancing public open space and ecological systems.
UIA World Congress of Architects: “Ecologies in Process: Between Land and Water“
Monday, June 29, 2026
12:25 – 1:30 PM CET
Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB), Stage 5
In this talk by Kate Orff, coastal systems, river deltas, wetlands, and hydraulic infrastructures are reconsidered in response to flooding, salinization, and long-term climate uncertainty. Through large-scale landscape and territorial projects, the speakers examine adaptive flood management, ecological regeneration, and the transformation of public space to support more resilient and equitable environments.
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