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LA Guest Lecture: Chris Reed of STOSS & Harvard University

Submitted by dfoolen on August 14th, 2025 12:13 PM
Date: 
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Location: 

Landscape Architecture Pit (Lobby)

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents:

Chris Reed, FASLA.  Founding Director of STOSS. [1]  Professor of Landscape Architecture – Harvard University Graduate School of Design [2].

Chris Reed is Founding Director of STOSS, where he leads the design and content of each project. A designer, researcher, strategist, teacher, and advisor, Chris is recognized internationally as a leading voice in the transformation of landscapes and cities and was a recipient of the 2012 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award in Landscape Architecture. While running STOSS and its projects, Chris is also a Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His commitment to teaching is not only a way to develop the next generation of landscape architects, but also keeps STOSS on a constant quest for new ways of seeing, thinking, and doing, which has helped put the firm at the forefront of the profession.

This lecture is supported by the OAC Vandergrift Fund.

Contacts:  Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Coordinator:  Nadia Amoroso [3], Associate Professor, and LA Speaker Series Student Assistant: Breanna McDonald [4]

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Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/sedrd/events/2025/10/la-guest-lecture-chris-reed-stoss-harvard-university

Links
[1] https://www.stoss.net/ [2] https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/ [3] mailto:nadia.amoroso@uoguelph.ca [4] mailto:bmcdon05@uoguelph.ca