DEFENSE
Final Review Critics: (L to R) Sergio Pineiro Lopez, Nina-Marie Lister, Bradley Cantrell (Thesis Advisor), Sean Burkholder, and Dilip Da Cunha [and Maggie Janik, Harvard GSD videographer] - Defense photography, courtesy of Robert Tangstrom
Thursday, May 12th; 12 PM EST
Leif's thesis defense was held at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, and was broadcasted live through Periscope. Video recording, courtesy of Harvard Graduate School of Design. Below is a 4-part recording of the defense.
Review Committee:
Julie Bargmann - Founding Principal, D.I.R.T. studio Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Virginia
Sean Burkholder - Assistant Professor of Landscape and Urban Design at the University at Buffalo
Marshall Brown - Architect and Urban Designer at Marshall Brown Projects
Caroline Constant - Visiting Professor Emerita in Landscape Architecture, Professor Emerita of Architecture at the University of Michigan, Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, and Honorary Member of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
Dilip Da Cunha - Architect and Planner. Adjunct Professor at the School of Design, University of Pennsylvania
Kristin Frederickson - Senior Associate at Reed Hilderbrand
Nina-Marie Lister - Associate Professor of Urban Planning at Ryerson University, and Visiting Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Toronto
Linda Pollak - Founding Partner of Marpillero Pollak Architects
David Rubin - Principal at Land Collective, 2011-2012 recipient of the Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture
Jane Wolff - Associate Professor, Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto
GSD Faculty Critics - Bradley Cantrell (Advisor, MLA Program Director), Gareth Doherty (Thesis Director), Rosetta Elkin (Thesis Prep Professor), Anita Berrizbeitia (MLA Program Chair), Sergio Pineiro Lopez, Gary Hilderbrand, Chris Reed, Peter Del Tredici, Niall Kirkwood
Also in attendance
Neil Brenner - Professor of Urban Theory, Co-Coordinator of the MDes-ULE Concentration
Nataly Gategno - Chair of CCA-Architecture MArch and MAAD Programs, Partner of Future Cities Lab
Jason Kelly Johnson - Associate Professor of Architecture, CCA-Architecture, Partner of Future Cities Lab