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Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
India’s Taj Mahal: Its Waterworks and Gardens
Lake Forest, Ill.—James L. Wescoat, Jr., the 2004 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar at Lake Forest College, will present a lecture titled, “India’s Taj Mahal: Its Waterworks and Gardens,” on Thursday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in McCormick Auditorium, located in the Johnson Science Center on the College’s Middle Campus. The public is welcome to attend free of charge.
Based on his experience as a researcher and advisor on waterworks conservation at the Taj Mahal, Westcoat’s presentation will touch on the aesthetic, scientific and cultural aspects of water at the Taj Mahal and situate those elements within larger urban, regional and international scales of analysis. Currently a professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois at Champaign- Urbana, Wescoat has published widely on water resource management and environmental policy, water in environmental design, and landscape heritage in South Asia.
The Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program makes available every year a number of distinguished scholars, who visit college campuses meeting informally with students and faculty, taking part in classroom discussions, and giving a public lecture to the entire academic community. Participation is limited to the 270 campuses that shelter chapters of Phi Beta Kappa. The purpose of the program is to contribute to the intellectual life of campuses by making possible an exchange of ideas between Visiting Scholars, faculty, and students.
Lake Forest College is a private, liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,300 students representing 46 states and 50 other countries.
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Contact: Irene Ratliff
847-735-6010
ratliff@lakeforest.edu
Based on his experience as a researcher and advisor on waterworks conservation at the Taj Mahal, Westcoat’s presentation will touch on the aesthetic, scientific and cultural aspects of water at the Taj Mahal and situate those elements within larger urban, regional and international scales of analysis. Currently a professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois at Champaign- Urbana, Wescoat has published widely on water resource management and environmental policy, water in environmental design, and landscape heritage in South Asia.
The Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program makes available every year a number of distinguished scholars, who visit college campuses meeting informally with students and faculty, taking part in classroom discussions, and giving a public lecture to the entire academic community. Participation is limited to the 270 campuses that shelter chapters of Phi Beta Kappa. The purpose of the program is to contribute to the intellectual life of campuses by making possible an exchange of ideas between Visiting Scholars, faculty, and students.
Lake Forest College is a private, liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,300 students representing 46 states and 50 other countries.
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Contact: Irene Ratliff
847-735-6010
ratliff@lakeforest.edu
