In March, the community is invited to explore Our Water Our Future,a unique exhibit on the
Charlottesville-Albemarle community water supply. Charlottesville Tomorrow will
share its independent analysis and history of our long-term water supply plans
in an engaging and interactive exhibit. The public will get factual and objective information about our water supply
goals, about the details of the 50-year water plan, the costs, the
environmental advantages and disadvantages, potential alternatives, and an
outline of the next steps that will move our community forward.
Coming in April:
More Than Just Bricks: A Social &
Design History of Charlottesville's Downtown Mall
April 2 - May 31
Created in partnership with Preservation Piedmont and the
UVA School of Architecture, More Than Just Bricks explores the historical and
contemporary significance of Lawrence Halprin's design for Charlottesville's
pedestrian mall. Please join us at CCDC for an opening reception & gallery
talk beginning at 6 pm on April 2. Click here to download a complete schedule of events to be held in conjunction with the exhibit.
Lauren Danley is an architectural metal fabricator living and working in Nelson County. She enjoys collaborating with architects and designers to create unique and interesting architectural features for restaurants, businesses and private homes in Washington DC, Charlottesville, and the surrounding area.
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Description:
Virginia's Scenic Rivers Program turns 40 in 2010 and the Rivanna River was among the very first to be designated as scenic. The South Fork Rivanna was designated in 1975 with an extension in 1988. And, with the breaching of the Woolen Mills Dam the remaining segments were added in 2009 completing the designation for the entire river. Join Rivanna Conservation Society for a discussion of its efforts to raise public awareness and engage the community in the care and protection of the Rivanna River and its tributaries.
Time:
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Description:
First Friday: A History of the Downtown Mall
Opening and Gallery Talk, Beth Meyer and Lydia Brandt
Time:
11:00am
Description:
Walking tours of Halprin's Downtown Mall, 11 am with Beth Meyer, UVA Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture-- Describing the Halprin design intentions, landscape design elements and recent renovations
Time:
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Description:
Walking tour of Charlottesville Downtown, 1pm-3:30 pm with Nathan Foley, Jana VanderGoot, UVA graduate students-- Following Halprin's 1974 Take Part Workshop "score"
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Description:
Recollections of the Mall's Early History. Former City Councilors Charles Barbour, Francis Fife, George Gilliam, Jill Rinehart-- Moderator: Sarita Hermann, Research Assistant for NEA grant, and UVA Architectural History graduate student
Time:
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Description:
JRGBC Luncheon
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Description:
Renovating a Modernist Landscape--The Charlottesville Downtown Mall, 2008-2009
Taylor Gould, Landscape Architect, MMM Engineering Group, Charlottesville and Norfolk and other members of the design and construction team-- Moderator: Beth Meyer, UVA Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Description:
30 Years of Architecture and Landscape architecture design review in Charlottesville's Historic Districts
With former and current members of Charlottesville's Board of Architectural Review (BAR) and others-- Moderator: Genevieve Keller, Charlottesville Planning Commission, former BAR member
