This virtual lecture will explore design elements of the High Italian Renaissance including geometry, water, sound, and plantings. These design ideas will be explored in a virtual walk through of our own Renaissance Garden at Villa Terrace looking for Italian inspiration in the outstanding Garden of Rose Standish Nichols.

About the Speaker:

Jennifer Current is a Landscape Architect and Adjunct Professor in Milwaukee. She has led landscape and urban design projects across Europe, in Asia, and in the Great Lakes region, helping to envision better urban open spaces for people and cities. Jennifer's teaching experience includes both design and technical courses, with a specialty in landscape architecture and garden history and theory. Jennifer serves on the City of Milwaukee Board of Zoning Appeals offering insight into how land use policies affect the aesthetics of the public realm.

Tickets are $10. All six lectures are $50. You will receive your link to the Zoom event once you have registered. 

To pay by check, please make checks payable to Friends of Villa Terrace 

and send to: P.O. Box 170605 Milwaukee, WI 53217

You must include your email in order to receive links to the Zoom events. 

Our Spring Lecture Series is sponsored by:

• Angela Westmore LLC Design Build
• Susan Strecker honoring the Memory of Barbara Strecker