10 February 2008

Common Lecture: Thereaputic Gardens

Developing Therapeutic Gardens for Older Adults and Special Needs Populations

John Paul Carman, FASLA
Wednesday, 4PM in Room 110 Cook Douglass Lecture Hall, Cook Campus

Jack Carman is the first of several alumni, of the Rutgers Department of Landscape Architecture, who will be featured in our speaker series this semester. Jack is well known and highly respected for his active leadership in the discipline and for his work in therapeutic gardens.

He is the owner, founder and president of Design for Generations, LLC, and has over 20 years experience as a landscape architect. He is a nationally recognized expert in the design of therapeutic gardens, particularly Alzheimer's gardens and outdoor environments for senior living communities.
When Jack was nominated and selected to become a Class of 2005 Fellow of ASLA, he was elected in the category of Service to the Profession. He has been an active leader in both the state and national organizations.

A visit to his firm's website
(http://www.designforgenerations.com/profile.php) illustrates the commitment to excellent design based on thoughtful site analysis and his philosophy "to meet the physical, social, psychological and spiritual needs of individuals enjoying the garden". Jack's presentation will combine his reflections on the development of his specialization in therapeutic gardens and his career path in landscape architecture.

(As announced by Jean Marie Hartman)

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