NJ ASLA World Landscape Architecture Month Educational Field Trip Urban Parks of by Zion, Breen, Richardson Saturday, April 18, 2015 New York, New York

Walking Tour of Mid-Town New York Urban Land- design evolution, construction and maintenance of this scapes designed by Zion, Breen and Richardson. garden and how it welcomes thousands of visitors every 4 CEUs New Jersey, New York and LACES year. Don will discuss how the built landscape, plant- ings, water and art create a unique urban space. As part of World Landscape Architecture Month, the New Jersey chapter of the American Society of Land- scape Architects will sponsor a tour of three seminal urban landscapes in mid-town designed by the firm of Zion, Breen and Richardson. ZBR Partner Don Richardson, FASLA, will lead our tour. Don will guide us through the Sculpture Garden at the , Paley Park and the IBM Atri- um. Each of these gardens bring unique design features to the form and vocabulary of urban spaces. Often de- signed in collaboration with architects, urban planners and community members, these parks are enduring urban public spaces that have informed the design of many others. He will provide insight into the design and construction process of these landscapes and into how they are maintained. 12:45-1:45 Paley Park 3 East Tour this precedent-setting ‘vest pocket park’ that cre- ates an inviting human-scale urban landscape. Alt- hough it measures only 4,200 SF, it offers a quiet urban oasis in the middle of urban Manhattan. Learn what design features—tree plantings, water wall, “vertical lawns”, paving, food kiosk-- make this an inviting, peo- ple-scale landscape. 2:30-3:30 IBM Atrium Garden 590 (at 56th Street.) Visit this indoor landscape and understand the chal- SCHEDULE lenges of creating an urban landscape that accommo- dates people and plantings. Learn how this private 10:00-10:15 Arrive at Museum of Modern Art space and public amenity was designed as a collabora- tion between architect Edward Larrabee Barnes, land- 11 West 53rd Street scape architect Robert Zion, and urbanist/planner Wil- 10:30-12:30 Tour of MOMA Garden liam H. Whyte. Flexible seating, bamboo plantings, art See how this sculpture garden enhances the experience works and food kiosks make this an inviting urban of art at this world-renowned museum designed by space. architect Phillip Johnson. First built in 1953 and updat- ed in 1964 by ZBR, this half-acre garden was further REGISTER BY FRIDAY, APRIL 10. restored between 2000 and 2004. Learn about the REGISTRATION

Registration deadline: Friday, April 10. Urban Parks of New York City by Zion, Breen, Rich- ardson. Please register promptly. Tour is limited to 25 partici- pants.

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PHOTOGRAPHY AND SKETCHING: We have al- Registration fee: $25. Make checks payable to NJASLA. lowed time for discussion and questions with Don Rich- ardson, as well as photography and sketching at each Mail registration to: site. Richard Alomar, ASLA, assistant professor, Rut- Joanne Lombardi gers University, and member of Urban Sketchers, will NJASLA join us to encourage sketching. 414 River View Plaza (www.urbansketchers.org) Bring your own sketchbook Trenton, NJ 08611 and drawing tools. Or fax your registration form to 609.393.9891 and mail LUNCH: Please bring your own lunch or take ad- your payment to the office. vantage of delicatessens or food trucks in the city. Your registration will be confirmed by email upon re- RETURN TO MOMA AFTER THE TOUR: Your tick- ceipt. Should the event fill up, you will be notified by ets for MOMA are valid until the end of the day so you email and your payment will be returned. can return and enjoy the museum until 5:30pm. FURTHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION: RAIN DATE: The MOMA garden closes in case of Consult the Cultural Landscape Foundation website rain. Be sure to include contact information—email and www.tclf.org phone—in case of rescheduling.

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