Time and Place

Time: 12:00-1:20 pm

The Innovative Cities Lecture Series

“Watch Nature Ignores Design That Ignores Nature: Observing Natural and Historic Patterns for Site Planning, Native Landscape, and Green Infrastructure” presentation by Tom Mortensen, PLA, ASLA is a site planner and landscape architect with raSmith

Lecture Summary

Review various site planning and design techniques, approaches, principles, successes, pitfalls, and roadblocks to designing Green Infrastructure. How do historical natural patterns of hydrology and landscape impact manmade, designed and manipulated patterns?

BIO

Tom Mortensen, PLA, ASLA is a site planner and landscape architect with raSmith. He has over 35 years experience in site planning, park and public open space design, restoration plans, and integrated stormwater management/green infrastructure

AICP-CM credits will be awarded.

Questions, comments?

All lectures are free and open to planners, students, staff, faculty, and friends of the University. Please contact Jennifer Tasse , Department of Urban Planning Project Assistant at jstasse@uwm.edu