Professional Practice
Hitesh Mehta Eco-Planning and Eco-Design Masterclass
Date: 10/17/2025 - 10/21/2025
Description:
35 CREDITS!
Prof. Hitesh Mehta FASLA FRIBA FAAK Associate AIA, is a LA CES ( Landscape Architecture Continued Education System) approved provider and Landscape Architects can attain 35 credits for this Masterclass. The location for this Masterclass happens to be one of the most eco-conscious and stunning lodges in the majestic Grand Teton Mountains area - Bentwood Inn, which was also a National Geographic Unique Lodge of the World.
MASTERCLASS OBJECTIVE:
To create a first-class eco-planning and eco-design training program that empowers participants with the knowledge and know-how they need to successfully plan, design and construct nature-based tourism facilities that reflect green building and sustainable tourism best practice.
MASTERCLASS DETAILS:
The Masterclass consists of two components – a workshop which is a 1 ½ day theory component, and then 3 ½ days charette where the participants put into practice what they have learnt in the first 1 ½ days. They will begin with a Site Visit and Mehtaphysical Analysis and then for three days will work in teams on the various stages in the planning and design process. The charette will result in participants putting together a Conceptual Master Plan for an Ecolodge as well as an Architectural inside-outside Floor Plan of an ecolodge guest unit. This Workshop and Charette will provide hands-on training to receptive communities in how to design and build in sensitive and fragile ecosystems.