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Peter Walker is an American
The Cultural Landscape Foundation.ASLA- The Dirt
ASLA- The Dirt Bio. grew up in California and attended the University of California, Berkeley. Walker started out studying Journalism but quickly changed his field. He received his Bachelor of Science in
/ref> Walker attended the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he received his master's degree in Landscape Architecture in 1957, and won the school's Jacob Weidenmann Prize"The Cultural Landscape Foundation." Jacob Weidenmann. The Cultural Landscape Foundation, n.d. Web. 09 Feb. 2015.
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Prize Description that year.
ASLA.org the highest medal of the American Society of Landscape Architects. *2004 -
/ref> *2005 - The ''Geoffrey Jellicoe Gold Medal''"Landscape Awards." Landscape Awards. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
/ref> from the International Federation of Landscape Architects''."2005 SGJA · IFLA World." 2005 SGJA · IFLA World. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
/ref> *2008 - The
/ref> *2010 - Knight Management Center: Stanford GSB awarded Green Project of the Year by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal"New Home of Stanford GSB Honored for Sustainability." Stanford Graduate School of Business. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
/ref> *2012 - The J.C. Nichols Prize Winner for Visionaries in Urban Development from the Urban Land Institute2012 Nichols Prize Winner
Peter Walker wins 2012 ULI J.C. Nicols Prize. *2012 - Peter Walker & PWP Landscape Architecture awarded the Liberty Award by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council."Lower Manhattan Cultural Council." Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
/ref> *2012 - The ASLA Medal Recipient."2012 ASLA Design Medal Recipient , Asla.org." 2012 ASLA Design Medal Recipient , Asla.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
/ref> *2014 - The James Daniel Bybee Prize Recipient."Frasca-1.jpg." Building Stone Institute RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
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/ref> * ''Invisible Gardens: The Search for Modernism in the American Landscape''. Walker, Peter, and Melanie Simo. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT-Press, 1998. Print.Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT-Press, 1998."Invisible Gardens." Goodreads. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
/ref> * ''Peter Walker and Partners: Defining the Craft.'' Walker, Peter. San Rafael, CA: ORO Editions, 2005. Print."Peter Walker Partners." ''Goodreads''. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
Peter Walker and Partners: Defining the Craft.
Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Peter Living people American landscape architects American landscape and garden designers UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design alumni University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts alumni Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni Year of birth missing (living people)
Peter Walker is an American landscape architect
A landscape architect is a person who is educated in the field of landscape architecture. The practice of landscape architecture includes: site analysis, site inventory, site planning, land planning, planting design, grading, storm water manageme ...
and the founder of PWP Landscape Architecture.
Early life
Peter WalkerThe Cultural Landscape FoundationThe Cultural Landscape Foundation.ASLA- The Dirt
ASLA- The Dirt Bio. grew up in California and attended the University of California, Berkeley. Walker started out studying Journalism but quickly changed his field. He received his Bachelor of Science in
Landscape Architecture
Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioural, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic design and general engineering of various structures for constructio ...
in 1955, and did his graduate studies at the University of Illinois where he studied under Stanley White."Stanley White Papers, 1925-1977 , University of Illinois Archives." Stanley White Papers, 1925-1977 , University of Illinois Archives. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Feb. 2015./ref> Walker attended the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he received his master's degree in Landscape Architecture in 1957, and won the school's Jacob Weidenmann Prize"The Cultural Landscape Foundation." Jacob Weidenmann. The Cultural Landscape Foundation, n.d. Web. 09 Feb. 2015.
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Prize Description that year.
Career
At Harvard, Walker had been deeply influenced by his professor, Hideo Sasaki. After graduating, he worked for Sasaki. Shortly thereafter, they both went into partnership to form Sasaki Walker Associates in 1957. Peter Walker and Sasaki went their separate ways in 1983, and Walker went into partnership with landscape architect Martha Schwartz.Mozingo, ''Pastoral Capitalism'', Notes p. 255 In the early 1990s Walker formed Peter Walker and Partners. In a 1993 review, Walker was one of four landscape architects named as representative of the new generation. The company developed into an interdisciplinary firm that employs around thirty to forty landscape architects. The company has received many awards and co-designed the World Trade Center Memorial in New York with architectMichael Arad
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Early life and educat ...
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Walker designed the garden for the Nasher Sculpture Center. In 2013 he was involved in a public argument with the architect of a neighboring building, Museum Tower, because the glare from the glass was damaging the vegetation. Walker described it as "public desecration".
Peter Walker is also a co-author of ''Invisible Gardens'', which touches on the modernist movement in America and the comparison of other landscapes to those in Europe. The book discusses influential landscape architects, such as Hideo Sasaki.
Awards
*2004 - The ASLA Medal,The ASLA Medal 2004: Peter E. Walker, FASLAASLA.org the highest medal of the American Society of Landscape Architects. *2004 -
ASLA
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Honor Award: Design, Nasher Sculpture Center"ASLA.org." © ASLA.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015./ref> *2005 - The ''Geoffrey Jellicoe Gold Medal''"Landscape Awards." Landscape Awards. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
/ref> from the International Federation of Landscape Architects''."2005 SGJA · IFLA World." 2005 SGJA · IFLA World. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
/ref> *2008 - The
ASLA
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Landmark Award for Tanner Fountain at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts"ASLA 2008 Professional Awards." ASLA 2008 Professional Awards. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015./ref> *2010 - Knight Management Center: Stanford GSB awarded Green Project of the Year by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal"New Home of Stanford GSB Honored for Sustainability." Stanford Graduate School of Business. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
/ref> *2012 - The J.C. Nichols Prize Winner for Visionaries in Urban Development from the Urban Land Institute2012 Nichols Prize Winner
Peter Walker wins 2012 ULI J.C. Nicols Prize. *2012 - Peter Walker & PWP Landscape Architecture awarded the Liberty Award by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council."Lower Manhattan Cultural Council." Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
/ref> *2012 - The ASLA Medal Recipient."2012 ASLA Design Medal Recipient , Asla.org." 2012 ASLA Design Medal Recipient , Asla.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
/ref> *2014 - The James Daniel Bybee Prize Recipient."Frasca-1.jpg." Building Stone Institute RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
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Notable projects
Australia
* Barangaroo Headlands Park in Sydney, New South Wales *Millennium Parklands
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in Sydney
Europe
* Novartis Headquarters in Basel, Switzerland *The Sony Center
The Sony Center is a Sony-sponsored complex of eight buildings located at the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany, designed by Helmut Jahn. It opened in 2000 and houses Sony's German headquarters. The cinemas in the center were closed at the ...
in Berlin, Germany
* Munich Airport - Hotel Kempinski in Munich, Germany
United States
* National 911 Memorial in New York, New York * Transbay Terminal in San Francisco, California * Jamison Square in Portland, Oregon * Pixar Headquarters in Emeryville, California * Constitution Gardens in Washington, D.C. (won competition for partial redesign in 2012) *Glenstone
Glenstone is a private contemporary art museum in Potomac, Maryland, from downtown Washington, D.C. The museum's exhibitions are drawn from a collection of about 1,300 works from post-World War II artists around the world. It is the largest priva ...
in Potomac, Maryland
* Newport Beach Civic Center and Park in Newport Beach, California
* University of Texas at Dallas Campus in Richardson, Texas
Asia
* Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore *Marina Bay Sands
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in Singapore
* Ciudad de Victoria in Bocaue, Philippines
Publications
Books
* Walker, Peter, and Leah Levy. ''Peter Walker: Minimalist Gardens. Washington,'' DC: Spacemaker, 1997. Print.Horsley, Carter B. "Books: Minimalist Gardens by Peter Walker." Books: Minimalist Gardens by Peter Walker. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015./ref> * ''Invisible Gardens: The Search for Modernism in the American Landscape''. Walker, Peter, and Melanie Simo. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT-Press, 1998. Print.Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT-Press, 1998."Invisible Gardens." Goodreads. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
/ref> * ''Peter Walker and Partners: Defining the Craft.'' Walker, Peter. San Rafael, CA: ORO Editions, 2005. Print."Peter Walker Partners." ''Goodreads''. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
Peter Walker and Partners: Defining the Craft.
Sources
* *References
External links
Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Peter Living people American landscape architects American landscape and garden designers UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design alumni University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts alumni Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni Year of birth missing (living people)