PEOPLE + PLACE

Preservation Durham presents
Kofi Boone: Race, Place & Heritage
Facebook Live & Zoom Virtual Event

Thursday, May 7, 2020

12:00 Noon

Presenter: Kofi Boone, ASLA

Preservation Durham’s People + Place Speaker Series connects the people of Durham with the importance of our historic, architectural and cultural places and the stories they bring to life. 

This conversation with Kofi will examine interpretations of landscape heritage through the lens of equity. The session will present case studies of engagement with regional African American communities to illustrate the challenges and opportunities with directly engaging the legacy of race in heritage planning practices.
 
Kofi Boone, ASLA is Professor of Landscape Architecture at NC State University in the College of Design. Kofi is a Detroit native and a