Parkitechture will be a new, seasonally driven series of learning sessions where architects, urban planners, and landscape architects explore the shared ground between their disciplines through the lens of public park spaces. Each session will be co-led by a Metroparks naturalist, bringing real-world insight shaped by daily interaction with the buildings, trails, habitats, and visitors who animate these landscapes.

The inaugural session, Parkitechture: Winter Edition, will be held at the Brecksville Reservation Nature Center.

The program will begin with a presentation of the newly constructed restroom facility and Program Center, exploring how these additions integrate with the original WPA-era “trailside museum” and how the site’s architecture and circulation draw visitors toward the surrounding forest and nearby prairie. A guided visit to the historic trailside museum—the last remaining of the original three—will offer insight into its design, construction, and role in early park interpretation. The session will conclude with a beloved Brecksville winter tradition: the opportunity to hand-feed the wild birds that frequent the Nature Center.