Tom Leader, is the Principal of Tom Leader Studio (TLS) based in in Berkely, CA. TLS is a LandscapeAarchitecture and Planning practice that seeks to investigate the uniqueness of cities and their landscapes. Community collaboration is central to TLS, as seen in civic projects such as the newly-opened 20 acre Railroad Park in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Another TLS project - the ‘Shanghai Carpet’ - has been featured in the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) 2005 ‘Groundswell’ exhibit. TLS was also included in the 2006 Triennial ‘Design Life Now’, at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York City. The ‘Pool Pavilion Forest’ - a Landscape, Art and Architecture collaboration, with artist James Turrell - was featured in the New York Times Magazine and received a 2009 ASLA Honor Award. A monograph of the firm’s work ‘Tom Leader Studio: Three Projects’ has been recently published by Princeton Architectural Press.
‘Unprecedented’, takes a critical look at different practices, projects, design outputs, publications and manifestos, which take an unprecedented position in regards to the complexities of today: unprecedented cities, unprecedented strategies, unprecedented site(s) and unprecedented results are examined, thought the participation of a remarkable list of speakers.
'Unprecedented', and the Lecture by Tom Leader are possible by the generous contribution of the CAF (Clemson Architecture Foundation)
Friday, April 18, 2014 at 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Lee Hall, Lee 111 Auditorium
323 Fernow St., Clemson, SC 29634, USA