The Arizona Garden, planted in the 1880s on what would become the Stanford University Campus arboretum, in 2025.
Image created by John Martin.
TerraByte: Palo Alto Campus Landscapes
through the Age of Tech
SAVE THE DATE: October 24-26, 2025. Registration will open in early summer.
Return to the San Francisco Peninsula with CGLHS to explore the planned landscapes that generated today's technological hub. We'll explore the college town together, from the Olmsted-era quad on Stanford University's campus to the mid-century office parks that characterize the college town.
A note on accommodations: Rather than provide one hotel location, CGLHS is suggesting a range of preferred hotels. Please feel free to stay any place you like. Dinah's Garden Inn (home of a Royston-designed garden) is offering our members a discount; instructions for booking can be found in the link that follows. The discounted rate expires September 24th. Rates at all hotels are expected to increase as summer advances. CGLHS Hotels Conference 2025.pdf.
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Please check back this summer for a more detailed schedule.
Friday, October 24
3:00 Tour Frank Lloyd Wright's Hanna House in Stanford's faculty housing neighborhood.
6:00 Informal check in and reception in Palo Alto .
Saturday, October 25
8:30 Gather at the Palo Alto Museum of American Heritage. Coffee and light breakfast will be provided.
9:00 Program begins. Morning talks will focus on the design, history, and modern-day management of Stanford's heritage landscape.
12:30 Lunch at the Museum.
2:00 Tours of Stanford campus. Experience the designed landscape in person with tours featuring the Olmsted-designed quad, the Arizona Garden, designed in the 1880s for Jane and Leland Stanford, and the contemporary art installations on campus.
6:00 Dinner at MacArthur Park, located in a Julia Morgan-designed building.
Sunday, October 26
10:00 Gather to her from Professor Louise Mozingo, landscape architect and author of the 2014 book Pastoral Capitalism, about the rise of mid-century campus design in Silicon Valley. Coffee and donuts provided.
CONFERENCE FEES
Conference fees are still being determined.
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Thank you to the Museum of American Heritage (MOAH) for partnering with CGLHS to sponsor this event. MOAH is the Bay Area's only museum dedicated to the history of technological innovation from 1750 to 1950.
