Dr. Ghazal Jafari, Ana María Durán Calisto, and Khensani De Klerk

CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SPATIAL PRACTICE


LABASH 2021 - SUNDAY, APRIL 11th 


Tonight’s session will begin with three, 10-minute presentations
from our panelists: the first by, Dr. Ghazal Jafari, founding
director of OPEN SYSTEMS / Landscape Infrastructure Lab, and
currently an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at
University of Virginia; next, a presentation from Khensani de
Klerk, an architectural designer and planner from Johannseburg,
and co-founder and director of Matri-Archi(tecture); and lastly,
a presentation by Ana María Durán Calisto, co-founder of Estudio
A0, a lecturer at Yale University Architecture, and doctoral
candidate at UCLA. These conversations will deal with theoretical
questions that pertain to landscape architecture and other
spatial disciplines -- engaging with large, complex issues of
ethics and justice, along with the specificity that these terms
assume in various cultural contexts. Our panelists bring a wealth
of relevant experience and knowledge, stemming from their
practices in architecture, landscape architecture, planning,
activism, and academia. Additionally, these spatial practitioners
work in three regions that are traditionally underrepresented and
under-engaged in landscape architectural curriculums. Following
the panelists’ presentations, we will convene for a discussion
moderated by our two organizers: Jihany Hassun and Vanessa
Dikuyama.