Terremoto. LA Land & Labor Initiative: A Presentation on Bridging the Gap between Designers, Clients and Crews
Thursday, September 5, 2024
4:00 PM 5:00 PM
Join Jenny Jones and Sarah Samynathan, partners at Terremoto.LA for an engaging session about Terremoto's Land & Labor Initiative: "If we claim to be an industry that cares about ethical and sustainable design, then it's time for us—as a community—to begin a dialogue and, more importantly, move towards taking action. Because what's the point of building environmentally considerate landscapes if we're not also taking into account the wider social, political, and economic landscape? The world is a garden, so let's cultivate it righteously."- terremoto.la/land-and-labor
The investigative approach to design and construction at Terremoto.LA includes an effort to honor the laborers who are instrumental to their work: The Land and Labor Initiative. In this webinar, Terremoto will discuss their origins and current work, the background and current state of the Land and Labor Initiative, and a peek at other cutting-edge community horticultural interventions.
The lecture will be will be followed by a discussion and Q&A session with Jenny and Sarah, and will be moderated by our very own Sarah Van Sanden of SVS Landscape Design.
A recording of the webinar will be available to attendees. APLD 1 CEU.
Questions: Contact Cindy Hazard at crhazard@gmail.com
Jenny Jones
About Our Presenters:
Jenny Jones:
Jenny Jones grew up in Virginia and received her BA in Environmental Studies and her MLA and MUEP, all from the University of Virginia. She has previously worked at OLIN and RIOS, and is now a principal in the Terremoto LA office. Her work is rooted in ecology, localization, fieldwork, and community. Jenny co-leads Test Plot, an ongoing experiment in stewardship and restoration of public landscapes, and also co-leads the Land & Labor internal working group at Terremoto.
Sara Samynathan
Sara Samynathan:
Sarah Samynathan grew up in Orange County, CA and received her BLA in Landscape Architecture from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She joined Terremoto in 2018 as a Landscape Designer and has been with their San Francisco studio since. Sarah prides herself in her ability to listen and connect with everyone that she collaborates with, both in and outside of the office. She has recently obtained licensure in the state of California which has further strengthened her expertise in the field.
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