In a discussion on practice as research, Zewde will discuss works in progress that position landscape architecture practice as methods of reconstructional archeology. She will also draw on her ongoing research of Frederick Law Olmsted Sr.’s journeys through the South and the precedent that his own research and practice represent.
Sara Zewde is founding principal of Studio Zewde, a design firm in New York City practicing landscape architecture, urbanism, and public art. The studio is devoted to creating enduring places where people belong. In parallel with practice, Zewde serves as assistant professor of practice at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She holds a master’s of landscape architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design, a master’s of city planning from MIT, and a BA in sociology and statistics from Boston University. She was a Mellon Fellow in Urban Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks in spring of 2019.