Renata von Tscharner

Renata von Tscharner dipl. Arch ETH SIA is the founder and president of the Charles River Conservancy, which has worked on the stewardship and renewal of the Charles River Parklands since 2000.

This public interest organization aims at making the convert|400|acre|ha of urban parklands from the Boston Harbor to the Watertown Dam more attractive, active and accessible to all. She hosts two regular TV shows on BNN (Boston) and CCTV (Cambridge).

Awards

* 2003: Excellence Award by the Boston Society of Architects
* 2005: Medal of Merit by the Garden Club of America
* 2008: Upstander Award by Facing History and Ourselves

Von Tscharner has co-written several books on public art, urban design and environmental education and has taught at several academic institutions in New England. Prior to starting the Charles River Conservancy, she was a principal of The Townscape Institute, Assistant City Planner in Berne, Switzerland, and Planning Officer with the Greater London Council’s Covent Garden Task Force. She has a degree in architecture and city planning from the Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland.

She resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Publications

*"Keeping Parkland Promises" op-ed, The Boston Globe, Feb. 10, 2003
*Foreword for "Inventing the Charles River", MIT Press, Dec. 2002
*"Saving Parkways and a Legacy" co-author of op-ed, The Boston Globe, April 30, 2001
*"Making Cities Memorable" World Monitor Magazine, Feb 1989
*"New Providence: A Changing Cityscape"- executive producer of book and poster series with seven tableaux illustrating the evolution of American city from 1875 to 1987 plus curriculum guide (San Diego, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1987)
*"Place Makers: Public Art That Tells You Where You Are" co-author (First edition, New York: Hasting House, Oct. 1981. 128 Pages, 150 Photographs) (Second expanded and completely revised edition, Boston: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1987)

References

*Kilburn, W. [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/03/20/a_godmother_on_the_waterfront/ "A godmother on the waterfront"] , "The Boston Globe" (March 20, 2005).
*Stein, J. "The Charles River Conservancy Ramps up Skatepark Plan", "Banker & Tradesman" (June 6, 2005).
*Call, M. "Planner and environmentalist starts foundation to restore and maintain the Charles River", "Newton Tab", (Nov. 18, 1999)
*Golden, P. "Along the Charles, a past reclaimed for posterity and nature", "Cambridge Chronicle" (Jan. 24, 2001).

External links

* [http://www.thecharles.org Charles River Conservancy ]