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Peter E. Walker, FASLA
The ASLA
Medal is the highest honor the American Society of Landscape
Architects (ASLA) may bestow upon a landscape architect whose lifetime
achievements and contributions to the profession have had a unique
and lasting impact on the welfare of the public and the environment.
Now approaching the half-century mark, Peter
Walker’s career encompasses learning from and working
with such legends of the profession as Lawrence Halprin, FASLA,
Stanley White, Dan Kiley, and Hideo Sasaki, FASLA. In addition
to winning international acclaim for his designs, he has been a
teacher and author. Most recently, Walker took center stage
in the design world by partnering with architect Michael Arad to
win the commission for the World Trade Center Memorial, arguably
the most publicly scrutinized and emotionally charged design competition
ever held. New Yorker columnist Paul Goldberger referred
to him as the “mentor” in the winning partnership, while
Washington Post design critic Benjamin Forgey described the
complex arrangement of trees as “just the sort of sophisticated
intrigue Walker has perfected in his five decade career.”
Read the nomination letter by Barry
W. Starke, FASLA, and endorsements by Linda
Jewell, FASLA,
Elizabeth K. Meyer, FASLA, Kevin
M. Rampe, and
Yoshio Taniguchi.
Munich Airport
Munich, Germany
Photo: Peter Walker and Partners
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The Nasher Foundation Sculpture Center
Dallas, TX
Photo: Tim Wight / PWP
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Underneath the Fountain at Sony Center
Berlin, Germany
Photo: Peter Walker and Partners
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McConnell Foundation
Redding, CA
Photo: Peter Walker and Partners
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Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA
Photo: Peter Walker and Partners
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Tanner Fountain at Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Photo: Peter Walker and Partners
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Jamison Square
Portland, OR
Photo: Peter Walker and Partners
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Saitama Plaza
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Photo: Peter Walker and Partners
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Center for Advanced Science and Technology
Nishi Harima, Japan
Photo: Peter Walker and Partners
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World Trade Center
Site Memorial
- Reflecting Absence
by Michael Arad and Peter
E. Walker,
ASLA (rendering by dbox)
Reproduced with permission: Lower Manhattan
Development
Corporation
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