TCLF's Twentieth Annual Silent Auction
Bidding is now open for TCLF's Silent Auction. Register now to bid and explore the catalog which features Lawrence Halprin, Mary Miss, Michael Van Valkenburgh, and more.
The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF)
connects people to places. TCLF educates and engages the public to make our shared landscape heritage more visible, identify its value, and empower its stewards.
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Oberlander Prize
The biennial Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize includes a $100,000 award and two years of public engagement activities.
PLACES: What's Out There
This searchable database raises public awareness of the rich diversity and interconnectedness of our shared landscape heritage.
Check Out the What’s Out There Guide to African American Cultural Landscapes
Discover dozens of sites, their histories and designers, in this richly-illustrated and engaging guide about the unique and culturally influential contributions of the African American community to the country.
Long Dock Park
Loring Greenway
Temple University - Main Campus
Thanks-Giving Square
STEWARDSHIP: Landslide
The goal of Landslide is to draw immediate and lasting attention to threatened landscapes and unique features, and to encourage informed, community-based stewardship decisions.
Landslide 2023: 25 Years / 25 Saved
On the occasion of TCLF’s 25th anniversary, the annual Landslide report and exhibition focuses on 25 landscapes and groups of landscapes that have been saved.
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at-risk
Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground
In 1816, the city of Richmond opened a public burial ground on Shockoe Hill, east of what would soon become Hebrew Cemetery.
saved
United States Air Force Academy
A modernist icon in Colorado Springs, CO, with landscape architecture by Dan Kiley.
EVENTS: Lectures, Exhibitions, Tours
TCLF hosts events across the United States including excursions, dialogues, and tours that highlight the nation's rich and diverse landscape heritage.
2024 Annual ASLA Excursion: Washington, D.C.
Join the waitlist for access to Oak Spring, the refined and exquisite Upperville, VA estate of famed tastemaker “Bunny” Mellon. Includes a tasty lunch and transportation.
Examples: Landscape name, designer, stytle, location, etc
Advanced SearchPEOPLE: Designers & Stewards
Pioneers of American Landscape Design chronicles the lives and careers of those who have designed our gardens, parks, streets, campuses, cemeteries, suburbs, and the innumerable other environments in which we live.
"Wouldn't It Be Great?" - Bill Johnson's Unique Approach to People and Places
William “Bill” Johnson, an influential and beloved landscape architect who passed away on September 10, 2024, at age 93, is the subject of a forthcoming book, Framework Thinking: Lessons in Community Planning and Design , from ORO Editions due out in Spring 2025. In the book’s foreword, Charles A...
Examples: “Dan Kiley” or “Modernist”
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