Future Models of the Arnold Arboretum

Harvard GSD

“Future Models of the Arnold Arboretum” will focus on producing an augmented reality exhibition describing the Arnold Arboretum’s history and speculating on its future. Taking the 1000-year lease as the basis of the inquiry, the seminar will explore the site’s 144 years of the lease so far, and project potential into the 856 years that remain. Blending on-site archival research and fieldwork, computational analysis and digital storytelling, and stakeholder engagement, students will develop…