Listen "The Mies van der Rohe Honeylocust of the Alfred Caldwell Grove"
Episode Synopsis
A big, old, thorny honeylocust tree on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago has a place within the history of modernist architecture and landscape design. How so? Professor and landscape architect Ron Henderson talks about the tree's relationship to Mies van der Rohe and his colleague Alfred Caldwell, and how the honeylocust became the feathery urban forest powerhouse it is today. GuestsRon HendersonProfessor and Director of Landscape Architecture, Illinois Institute of TechnologyFounding Principal, LIRIO Landscape Architecturelirio.workhttps://arch.iit.edu/study/mla/Richard PolanskyOwner, Hafs Road OrchardGenoa City, Wisconsinhafsroadorchard.comTree Story ShortTom BrennanPodcast ConsultantMartha Douglas-OsmundsonTheme Music"This Old Tree," Diccon Lee, www.deeleetree.comArtworkDahn Hiuni, www.dahnhiuni.com/homeWebsitethisoldtree.showTranscripts available.Follow onFacebook or Instagram This Old Tree podcast is a sponsored project of New England ISA. To support This Old Tree and New England ISA, click here. We want to hear about the favorite tree in your life! To submit a ~4 or 5 minute audio story for consideration for an upcoming episode of "Tree Story Shorts" on This Old Tree, record the story on your phone’s voice memo app and email to:[email protected] episode was written in part at LitArts RI, a community organization and co-working space that supports Rhode Island's creators. litartsri.org
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