The ubc school of architecture and landscape architecture is hosting a book launch of patrick mooneys recently publish book on planting design. The cornelia hahn oberlander international landscape architecture prize is set to be. The cornelia hahn oberlander international landscape architecture. Our member cornelia hahn oberlander who was recently profiled by the cbc, called the grand dame of green design. Cornelia hahn oberlander the cultural landscape foundation. Making the modern landscape with cornelia hahn oberlander and author susan herrington rsvp to email protected is required to ensure entry. At 93, cornelia hahn oberlander is still one of canadas. Making the modern landscape susan herrington, marc treib on.
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Recognized as a national treasure in canada, vancouverbased landscape architect cornelia hahn oberlander has been creating innovative landscapes for more than 60 years. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The cultural landscape foundation announces cornelia hahn. Her work has been instrumental in the development of the latetwentiethcentury design ethic, and her early years working with architectural luminaries such as louis kahn and dan kiley prepared her to bring a truly modern. Cornelia hahn oberlander s work is integral to the fabric of vancouver and forms the living heart of the robson square law courts and the museum of anthropology. Book talk with cornelia hahn oberlander and author susan. Her work has been instrumental in the development of the latetwentiethcentury design ethic, and her early years working with architectural. World famous landscape architect, cornelia oberlander, describes the garden primer for kids and mother written by her mother, horticulturist beate. Cornelia hahns family immigrated to the usa in 1939. Her work has been instrumental in the development of the. Peter oberlander, oc november 29, 1922 december 27.
Cornelia hahn oberlander, cc obc, born 20 june 1921 is a canadian landscape architect based in vancouver, british columbia. Making the modern landscape, harvard university, cambridge, 11 september 2014. Cornelia hahn oberlander is one of the most important landscape architects of the twentieth century, yet despite her lasting influence, few outside the field know her name. Inform interiors will be the site of a book launch for cornelia hahn oberlander. She teaches in the landscape architecture, environmental design, and architecture programs. This month we are also celebrating the book launch for cornelia hahn oberlander, making the modern landscape by susan herrington. I would also be remiss if i did not draw to your attention my debt to brahm wiesman, a former director of the school and my mentor from the beginning of my career as a planner, to whom the book is dedicated. Cornelia who the cbc calls a national treasure is a temple sholom treasure as well, a founding member of our congregation and the designer of our temple sholom cemetery. Making the modern landscape and is among several designers profiled in city dreamers, a feature documentary set to premiere this year. Eppich house ii book launches in vancouver this thursday. The top two office floors of the vancouver public librarys central branch at library square are being turned into a library expansion complete with new meeting and community spaces, including a public rooftop garden.
If cornelia hahn oberlander had listened to her mother and enrolled in horticulture. Distinguished by its spatial complexity, and by its seamless. The 100 women campaign launched in july 2019 and to date more. Making the modern landscape, both a biography and a history of her work, written by. Cornelia hahn oberlander, lmbcsla, fcsla, fasla, oc and arthur erickson defined west coast modern design, expressed in ecological designs and landscapes over structure. On march 21st from 5 to 7 pm, vancouvers inform interiors is hosting a book launch and presentation of eppich house, the story of an arthur erickson masterwork ii. Her father died while she was still a child and her mother, a trained horticulturist, brought cornelia and her sister to new york, later moving the family to a 200acre farm in new hampshire. Friedmans passing, the fate of the house was uncertain, and an attempt to acquire a heritage designation failed. Cornelia hahn oberlander was born in muelheimruhr, germany, in 1921. Cornelia hahn oberlander international landscape architecture. First lady of landscape architecture, 98 year old cornelia oberlander you know that. Cornelia hahn oberlander is the namesake for a new international. Cornelia hahn oberlander international landscape architecture prize set to launch in 2021. Oberlander is also the focus of a 2014 biography titled cornelia hahn oberlander.
Making the modern landscape will celebrate its launch at inform interiors in vancouver, located at 50 water street on thursday, february 6, 2014, from. Download here book 08938260 cornelia hahn oberlander. Noted landscape architect andrea cochran, who contributed to the book wrote. Cornelia hahn oberlander making the modern landscape book. Making the modern landscape, susan herrington places oberlander within a larger social and aesthetic context, chronicling both her personal and professional trajectory and her work in new york, philadelphia, vancouver, seattle, berlin, toronto, and montreal. Cornelia hahn oberlander is honored with the inaugural governor generals medal in landscape architecture. Cornelia oberlander describes her mothers gardening book. Situated near the university, just outside the city of vancouver limits, the house combines a modernist aesthetic with a distinctively west coast modern ethos. Born in 1921, oberlander fled nazi germany at the age of eighteen with her. Cornelia hahn oberlander is widely regarded as the grande dame of landscape architecture. She obtained a ba from smith college 1944 in northampton, mass. Distinguished by its complexity, and by its seamless relationship to the landscape design of cornelia oberlander, the house asserts at once its adherence to global modernism while asserting a local aesthetic that has come to be identified as west coast modernism. Cornelia hahn oberlander is one of the most important landscape architects of the twentieth century. Cornelia hahn oberlander, the diminutive icon of landscape architecture, stands in the centre of a.
Book talk with cornelia hahn oberlander and author susan herrington. During her career she has contributed to the designs of many highprofile buildings in both canada and the united states, including the robson square and law courts complex in vancouver, the national gallery of canada, the canadian chancery in washington d. Susan herrington, in her book cornelia hahn oberlander, making the. Oberlander was married to order of canada inductee and landscape architect cornelia hahn oberlander. A modernist gem falls victim to vancouvers housing market.
New award for landscape architecture honors cornelia. Earth day 2010 penguin random house canada young readers. Cornelia hahn oberlander the canadian encyclopedia. As critic and author paul goldberger noted at the launch of the. Ecological landscapes demonstrates oberlander s pioneering vision of socially conscious and environmentally sustainable landscape design in canada the exhibition presents a selection of projects executed in ottawa, toronto, vancouver, yellowknife, and berlin over a period of more than 30 years. Cornelia hahn oberlander international landscape architecture prize set to launch in 2021 by antonio pacheco oct 2, 19 3.
See contact information and details about cornelia hahn oberlander. When the national gallery of canada opened in 1989, deep inside moshe sadies glass, stone and cement palace there was an oasis of small trees and plants designed by the legendary landscape artist cornelia hahn oberlander. The cornelia hahn oberlander international landscape architecture prize. Canadas parks day penguin random house canada young. Susan herrington is professor and chair of the landscape architecture program.
Home events book talk with cornelia hahn oberlander and author susan herrington all events. You can discover how cornelia hahn oberlander and frederick law olmsted changed the landscapes around them. Susan herrington, in her book cornelia hahn oberlander, making the modern landscape, wrote that there is no fission between ecological and social needs or division between the necessity of pragmatic thought and aesthetic experience in cornelia s work. Landscape prize honors cornelia hahn oberlander the new. Harvard graduate school of design gsd, cornelia hahn oberlander. Graham foundation events making the modern landscape.
Written by richard cavell, oro editions 2017 ubc sala west coast modern house series following dr. Her work has been instrumental in the development of the latetwentiethcentury design ethic, and her early years working with. Making the modern landscape, susan herrington draws upon archival research, site analyses, and numerous interviews with oberlander and her collaborators to offer the first biography of this adventurous and influential landscape architect. Oberlander will be in new york for a short presentation and reading which will be followed by a question and answer period. Fittingly, the recent publication entitled cornelia hahn oberlander. Eppich house ii tells the story, through stunning images and arthur ericksons own words, of how.
Documentary film features cornelia oberlander, the first lady of. The presentation will begin at approximately 6pm at the stores 50 water street showroom. Built in 1955 and fully restored in 2014, house friedman was designed by internationallytrained architect, frederic lasserre, founder of the ubc school of architecture. Susan herrington deftly embeds the life and career of cornelia oberlander into the trajectory of modern. A discussion of recent work by susan herrington and cornelia oberlander, from the school of architecture and landscape architecture at university of british columbia, vancouver. Making the modern landscape by susan herrington, book tour 2014. Join us in the inform interiors showroom in gastown for the book launch and short presentation of cornelia hahn oberlander. Making the modern landscape, both a biography and a history of her work, written by susan herrington, professor of architecture and landscape architecture at the university of british columbia. We are in a manhattan hotels cafe, where i met her following a book launch for cornelia hahn oberlander. We are also pleased to welcome cornelia hahn oberlander, who will be joining herrington for the presentation of the new book. Alerted to the sale of the house and to the possibility of its demolition an ottawa tech entrepreneur and his wife. Cornelia hahn oberlander is one of the most important landscape a. At 93, cornelia hahn oberlander is still one of canadas most.
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