Dr. Jan Haenraets

Biography

Jan Haenraets is a Professor of Practice in the Preservation Studies Program at Boston University. He is a Landscape Architect with expertise in historic preservation, encompassing a wide range of projects across Europe, America, North Africa, and Asia. His work integrates creative design, environmental art, and heritage management, focusing on cultural landscapes and planning. Dr. Haenraets teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in preservation and landscape history, while also specializing in European and British landscape heritage, particularly the Gardens Designed Landscapes with the National Trust in Scotland. He holds a Ph.D. in Landscape Conservation from De Montfort University, UK, as well as an M.A. in Conservation Studies from the University of York, UK. His scholarly focus includes Asian landscape heritage with a particular emphasis on Mughal garden history and preservation in Kashmir, India. He has been a Fellow at the Garden and Landscape Studies program at Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard University, and a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Aga Khan Program in Islamic Architecture at MIT. Dr. Haenraets is involved in various initiatives aimed at promoting and preserving international landscape heritage and sustainability through his design firm Atelier Anonymous.

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