News, events, + updates from the world of ecological design
Climate change impacts on public health. Multi-species coexistence. Indigenous planning and place knowing in design. Biodiversity in agriculture. Race, privilege, class, and art in horticultural history and practice. Conservation solutions for managed landscapes. The intersection of Islamic cosmology and ecological […]
Read full storyIn this month’s Convo we meet the school’s wearer of many hats, Elaine Williamson. Elaine is a caretaker in so many aspects of the school and of her own life. She helps current students as Registrar, stewards our graduates […]
Read full storyWe hope you enjoyed the first installment of our Conway Convo series with Haly Rylko back in January. (If you missed it, you can read it here.) Our next participant from the Conway community is Mohamad Chakaki, arriving to us […]
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Student Project Presentations Friday, February 25 via ZOOM Registration Required (see below) This winter term, Conway’s Class of 2022 is working on planning projects in towns and cities across Massachusetts and Vermont. For this set of presentations, students will present works […]
Read full storyThe past few years have been incredibly life-changing for communities around the world, and Conway’s is no exception. As opportunities to convene and get to know each other organically have been scaled back into near-nonexistence, we’ve had to reach out […]
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Students observe the landscape in the Paradise Lot garden during orientation week, Fall 2021 As designers, we know that often constraints are our friends. A silver lining of the upheaval caused by the pandemic has been the success of our […]
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Academic Director Ken Byrne leads the presentation during an Information Session. On Monday, January 10, the Conway School will offer a live, online information session for prospective students interested in learning more about the school. We will have presentations from […]
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The Conway School Class of 1979 Front row: Tom Sargent, Peg Read, Lila Fendrick, Laurence Kornfield, Ken Botnick, Arthur Collins II; Middle row: Don Walker, Jr., Walt Cudnohufsky, Jacob Dmitri Mihalak, Lynn Crump; Back row: Donald Williams, Barbara Sargent, Thomas […]
Read full storyCongratulations, Class of 2022, and thank you to our distinguished guest critics! Each fall, students are assigned individual ecological design projects selected from property owners in nearby communities who have contacted the school requesting site design and planning services. Although […]
Read full storyWe are ramping up our efforts to become a more diverse and equitable institution. We are growing in our understanding of the role of race at the school and actively developing strategies and methods to address inequities. The Justice, Equity, […]
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