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Conversations in Architecture | A Way of Wood with Dinesen

Learn about forestry, wood product development, and the philosophy of Dinesen with Grace Farms Architecture Advisor Toshihiro Oki, along with Hans Peter Dinesen and Mikkel Vestergaard of Dinesen. Dinesen, a wood flooring company based in Denmark, has sourced timber from family-owned woods for 300 years, spanning five generations. Conversations in Architecture is an ongoing program series welcoming leading architects, designers, professors, and practitioners to reflect on how architecture can act as a driver of humanitarian change through sustainable design, forced…

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April 5, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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365 Lukes Wood Road
New Canaan, CT 06840 United States

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12

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Learn about forestry, wood product development, and the philosophy of Dinesen with Grace Farms Architecture Advisor Toshihiro Oki, along with Hans Peter Dinesen and Mikkel Vestergaard of Dinesen. Dinesen, a wood flooring company based in Denmark, has sourced timber from family-owned woods for 300 years, spanning five generations.

Conversations in Architecture is an ongoing program series welcoming leading architects, designers, professors, and practitioners to reflect on how architecture can act as a driver of humanitarian change through sustainable design, forced labor-free buildings, creative construction, and more. This series is hosted by Toshihiro Oki.

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Kenji Nakahashi: Strange Beauty

Best known for his conceptual and street photography, Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) produced a highly experimental body of work grounded in the everyday. Image: Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) Time–B, 1980 (printed 1985) Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in. Bruce Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Kenji Nakahashi, 2022.01.33 © Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents

Bruce Museum

Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist

The first monographic exhibition of her work in nearly two decades, Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist traces the artist’s pioneering approaches to abstraction in the United States. Image: Blanche Lazzell (American, 1878–1956) Church Around the Corner, 1949 Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 3/16 in. Art Museum of West Virginia University Collection, acquired through Frances Sellers © Estate of Blanche Lazzell

Bruce Museum

Junior Curator: Spring Session 1

Ages 11 – 13 Meets at Heckscher WILD! Porch MEMBERS ONLY This program provides an overview of basic animal care and experiential learning on Heckscher Farm. The program includes a behind-the-scenes tour of the farm and various hands-on experiences, such as cleaning and feeding of animals. Upon completion of the program, each participant will be eligible to become a farm volunteer. Space is limited to 6 participants per session. Held from 3:30 – 5:00 pm each session day. Summer Junior…

Meets at Heckscher WILD!

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