FREE WEBINAR: Centering Labyrinths in an Academic Environment with Veriditas Faculty Lars Howlett and Steve Terry

Perhaps more than any other setting, campus labyrinths are situated amidst a community with the widest range of diversity in age, interest, and background. While the labyrinth is a universal archetype open to unlimited designs, approaches, and experiences, how can an institution ensure the site realize its full potential as a common ground for students, faculty, staff, and the public? Hear the story of how an artist in residency at Writtle College in Essex, England, opened new avenues in the fields of garden design, placemaking and community engagement. Learn how temporary labyrinths made with locally sourced, natural materials can transform the academic environment physically, academically and personally.

 

Join labyrinth designer and builder Lars Howlett in conversation with Steven Terry, leader of the undergraduate Landscape Architecture program at Writtle School of Design on Thursday, November 21, at 10am PDT (UTC 18:00). Register for free with Veriditas to join the Zoom webinar live with an opportunity to ask questions or receive a link to view a recording. This is the fourth session in an on-going series of webinars envisioned by the Labyrinths in Higher Education Initiative led by Irene Plunkett and hosted by Veriditas.

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Lars Howlett, is Veriditas Faculty member and certified labyrinth facilitator. He is a leading expert in the design and creation of sacred space for walking meditation, centering prayer, personal healing, conflict resolution and community building. Universities, churches, health centers, retirement communities, mental health centers, retreats, and individuals find Lars for inspiration and insight in creating exact replicas of historical patterns or one-of-a-kind artistic installations.

Steve Terry is a Senior Lecturer in Landscape Architecture and Garden Design at Writtle University College, Essex, U.K.  Developing strategies for learning and teaching in both undergraduate and postgraduate levels he is passionate about plants and horticulture, the arts and pedagogy. Steve has travelled extensively in the U.K. and abroad working as a horticulturist, designer and lecturer. He believes that the discipline of design can encompass the roles of art in today's society as an approach to environmental issues, and as such brings a synthesis of ideas and an holistic approach to landscape design. Steve's research, consultancy, and professional practice brings new knowledge and practical insights directly into the design studio providing both creative and realistic approaches to the teaching of landscape and garden design.