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Landscape Architecture series continues Jan. 31 with talk on ‘cultural landscapes’
The next speaker in the University of Rhode Island’s 2012-13 Landscape Architecture Lecture Series, Patricia O’Donnell of Heritage Landscapes in Charlotte Vt., will examine “Cultural Landscapes of our Global Future.”
Her presentation takes place Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in Weaver Auditorium in the Coastal Institute building on URI’s Kingston campus. The event is free and open to the public.
O’Donnell is widely recognized as an expert in the field of landscape preservation. She is a founding board member of The Cultural Landscape Foundation and serves as the global chair of the International Federation of Landscape Architects Cultural Landscapes...
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