landscape architecture
2010 D.C. Teen Design FairWashington DC teens gathered at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery to learn about education and careers in design from the National Design Awards winners, finalists and jurors. These professionals are working in the fields of fashion, industrial design, architecture, multimedia, and graphic design. Tim Gunn and Cooper-Hewitt's Director of Education Caroline Payson lead a discussion with the audience. smithsonian, American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Grand Salon, Tim Gunn, cooper-hewitt, design, education, Washington, D.C., Teen Design Fair, students, Architecture, fashion, product design, communication, landscape architecture, event, long, public program |
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2011 National Design Awards: Landscape Architecture Award - Gustafson Guthrie NicholGustafson Guthrie Nichol is the winner of the 2011 Landscape Architecture Award. Founded by partners Kathryn Gustafson, Jennifer Guthrie, and Shannon Nichol, the firm designs high-use landscapes in complex, urban contexts throughout the Americas and Asia. One of their projects includes the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The Landscape Architecture category recognizes excellence in urban planning and the design of parks and gardens Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, landscape architect, landscape architecture, Kathryn Gustafson, Jennifer Guthrie, Shannon Nichol, Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, National Portrait Gallery, National Design Awards, 2011, National Design Award Landscape Architecture |
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Bill's Design Talks: Walter HoodWalter Hood, a landscape architect, professor, and author, has been praised as a "community whisperer, creating spaces that have elements the residents want before they even know it." His inclusive and innovative designs transform overlooked sites like street corners and highway underpasses into vital gathering spaces. Hs approach puts community members at the center of the design process, instead of treating them as an afterthought. walter hood, architect, landscape architecture, landscape, greene space, wnyc, bills design talks, talk, long, public program |
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In Celebration of WaterThis exhibition explores the use of water in architecture, landscapes, and decoration. Among the works on view are designs by Gwathmey Siegel Architects, Lawrence Halprin, Philip Johnson, Charles Moore, Robert Stern, Philip Stone, and the firm Peters, Clayberg and Caulfield. In the Museum's gardens, two water sculptures produce continuous rainbows. Organized and by Richard B. Oliver, Curator of the Architecture and Design Departments, with the assistance of Nancy Ferguson. water, Architecture, landscape architecture, decorative objects, sculpture, exhibitions |
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Central Park: Original DrawingsOn view are original plans for Central Park by Frederick Law Olmstead, Calvert Vaux, and their associates dating from the 1850s through the 1880s. The exhibition includes full-scale working drawings as well as watercolors of the stone carvings, terrace and buildings. New York City, Central Park, landscape architecture, drawings, watercolor, exhibitions |
