This event is in the past.It took place on October 4, 2025 at James Rose Center for Landscape Architectural Research and Design.




Historically Modern: Session 1 - Origins of the James Rose House & Garden
Ridgewood
Step inside James Rose's nationally registered modernist home for an intimate lecture on his radical design thinking. Expert Dean Cardasis traces Rose's evolution from 1930s student to pioneering landscape architect who fused indoor and outdoor spaces.
Modernist architecture
Design history
Intimate lecture
Local landmark
Tips
🏛️"influenced by Japanese style and a little bit of Wright"
📚led by Rose biographer and Rutgers professor emeritus
🎟️$15 registration supports the Center entirely
Historically Modern: Session 1 - Origins of the James Rose House & Garden




Step inside James Rose's nationally registered modernist home for an intimate lecture on his radical design thinking. Expert Dean Cardasis traces Rose's evolution from 1930s student to pioneering landscape architect who fused indoor and outdoor spaces.
Modernist architecture
Design history
Intimate lecture
Local landmark
Tips
🏛️"influenced by Japanese style and a little bit of Wright"
📚led by Rose biographer and Rutgers professor emeritus
🎟️$15 registration supports the Center entirely
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