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Houston Mod Mailing List Members; here's an invitation for you.

You are invited to attend the American Society of Landscape Architects

Houston June Meeting.

What?

Preserving Modern Landscape Architecture: Is Nothing Permanent But

Change Itself?

Presentation by Charles Birnbaum, FASLA, Coordinator, Historic

Landscape Initiative National Park Service,

Preservation Initiatives

This presentation will highlight current approaches and trends in the

stewardship of landscape resources from the recent past, namely post

World War II up until the Bicentennial. Examples will be international in

scope and will summarize recent developments in the research, designation,

design and management for this often invisible legacy. The presentation will

draw upon the findings outlined in the two books published on the topic and

edited by the presenter, Preserving Modern Landscape Architecture I and

II, Spacemaker Press, 1999 and 2005.

Refreshments will be served.

Where? SWA Group

1245 West 18th St.

Houston, Texas 77008

When? Thursday, June 16th at 6:30 pm

HOUSTON MOD MEMBERS $10, Students with valid ID no charge

make check payable to ASLA Houston/GC Section.

RSVP to Duncan Elliott (713)523-7161 or delliott@houston.halff.com

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  • 2 weeks later...

Did anyone go to this? I couldn't since I had a Civic club meeting. But I'm interested in landscaping that is true to the architecture of my mod home.

Anyone have good books to recommend? I'd love to one day completely redo my front yard to better reflect the house's features.

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