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Is Not A Cornfield an island? Or part of an identifiable trend?
Berkeley professor Galen Cranz, author of the seminal treatise, “The Politics of Park Design” (1982) will journey to Not A Cornfield to talk about the “fifth model” of urban parks, the Sustainable Urban Park.
The presentation will draw in part from a paper recently co-authored by Cranz and architect Michael Boland. The “fifth model” – identified by Cranz and Boland as “the Sustainable Park” – follows the typology Cranz categorized a quarter-or-so-century ago. That quartet includes the Pleasure Ground (1850-1900), the Reform Park (1900-1930), the Recreation Facility (1930-1965), and the Open Space System (1965-?).
During her Not A Cornfield appearance, Cranz will also emphasize the connections between ecology and site-specific art.
ABOUT THE NOT A CORNFIELD PROJECT
Growing in the historic center of Los Angeles, the Not Cornfield project transforms an industrial brownfield site into a cornfield for one agricultural cycle. Now the Los Angeles Historic State Park, the site popularly known as 'The Cornfield' had remained derelict for more than a decade. The project serves as a potent metaphor that provides a focus for reflection and action in a city unclear about the location of its energetic and historic center.
ABOUT LAUREN BON, NOT A CORNFIELD ARTIST
Lauren Bon resides in Los Angeles and holds a Masters of Architecture degree from MIT and a BA from Princeton. Ms. Bon is a trustee of the Annenberg Foundation and President of Not A Cornfield, LLC. Her recent urban, public and land art projects in the U.S., Hong Kong, Belfast and Northern Ireland, as well as her role as a trustee, make her uniquely poised to build the capacity of the Foundation in the area of site based philanthropy, serving communities through education, civic, health, artistic initiatives and programs. Not a Cornfield art project is being developed through a grant by the Annenberg Foundation. |
