CONFERENCE: VISIONS OF WELFARE 2023
TALK: Greening the Desert
We invite you to this exciting conference talk, under the title Greening the Desert, as a part of the Visions of Welfare three-day conference discussing the role of women in the creation of the spaces of the post-war Welfare States.
The conference is co-hosted by the Women of the Welfare Landscape Project, the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB), and the Women in Danish Architecture project.
GREENING THE DESERT
Landscape Architect Diana Armstrong Bell gained a unique perspective on her discipline whilst working in the Middle East in the 1980s. Whilst employed at Atkins Sheppard Fidler, she learnt the fundamentals of greening the desert from women like Grace Kirkwood, consultant landscape architect for Kenzo Tange, and applied these ideas at the Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain – even setting up a plant nursery on site.
In this talk, Armstrong Bell will share the stories and inspiration that she drew from her experiences working in the Middle East as she re-trod the footsteps of Gertrude Bell (1869-1926), archaeologist, Arabist and writer. Diana will be joined in conversation by landscape architect, historian and horticulturist Karen Fitzsimon.
Booking information
Three-day conference tickets are available here. Ticketholders to the day conference will be eligible for free entry to the evening lecture, just use the discount code we will send in your confirmation email.
Conference participation and evening talk: £60 Standard - £45 Student - £25 Livestream
There are also tickets only for the ‘Greening the Desert’ talk for those not attending the conference.
£10 Standard
£5 Friend/Student/Young Friend
£5 Livestream
Tickets available here.