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Dan Kiley Past and Present
As we drove down the gravel back roads from Burlington to Charlotte, I was reminded of my first trip down these roads some 17 years previous, also in the month of June, to interview for a job with an eccentric man with wild, white hair. I was fortunate enough to be hired, and worked with Dan Kiley for two years. Now I was returning to the familiar setting, only this time it was I who would be doing the interviewing along with Charles Birnbaum and videographer, Jim Sheldon. Read more... |
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The Olmsted Odyssey
As a culture we have always had an interest in interpreting the designed landscape.
We must strive to go beyond today's typical teaching tools (text and sign panels, linear lesson plans, and brochures) to share with the public the methods to derive invaluable meaning from landscapes-their historic themes, associations, and features within broader historical, social, and physical contexts. By combining the past and present views of particular parks, and merging the stories of nature and culture in those places, the Olmsted legacy can be presented as a living, vital artifact, possessing evidence of evolving natural systems and human interventions over time. We propose a whole new kind of tool for landscape exploration. Read more... |
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The Lawrence Halprin Landscapes Conservancy
Restoration Master Plan + Tree Rejuvenation Project - Portland, Oregon
A multi-faceted project will restore and protect an important cultural
landscape and landmark urban design. The aim of the Restoration Master
Plan & Tree Rejuvenation Project is to revive Halprin's original,
eight block sequence of interwoven open spaces, promenades, nodes,
plazas, and parks—a varied mixture of stimulation & contemplation,
action & inaction, city & nature, interaction & escape.
The main challenge for this pilot project is to balance design and
placemaking with the goals of modern urban forestry. This privately
initiated project for the preservation of public space is a model
for private/public partnerships. Read
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Preserving the Modern Landscape
the Views of
Lawrence Halprin
In the living landscape of our cities, many important designed improvements built since WW2 are under attack by civic agencies and developers. Landmark quality buildings, plazas, and parks are being torn down to accommodate continual growth and change. The quality and character of all cities is dependent on design. This includes the design of buildings and, perhaps more importantly, the design of open spaces. The best pieces of landscape art and design are important not just as contemporary places to live in but as part of our history and culture. The difficult question is not whether we should protect and preserve the best of these designs, but what is worth preserving and why! Read more... |
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Landslide: Designed Landscapes (2002)
The evolutionary nature of landscapes makes them highly vulnerable
to misuse and neglect. Many places in which we live, work, and play
change in ways that often threaten their character. The story of these
places is the focus of The Cultural Landscape Foundation's list of
Landslide landscapes. This edition focuses on masterworks
of landscape architecture designed in the past 250 years.
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