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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.
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IBM Japan |
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Hotel Kempinski |
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Pixar Animation Studio |
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Weyerhauser Corporate Headquarters |
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World Trade Center
Ground Zero Memorial |
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Portland Parks |
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