Contemporary landscape design collection, 2001–2009
The collection focuses on a select group of contemporary landscape designers from around the world and a selection of their most significant projects. Materials were selected with the goal of illuminating each designer's design process, including preliminary studies, documentation of the design period, documentation of the finished product, and finally, the project's evolution. Drawn from the files kept by contemporary landscape architects and garden designers in their own offices and private archives, the collection includes sketches, drawings, plans, images, and other documentation for a number of selected projects. In addition to the project documentation, each designer in the collection has a dossier containing essential information about his or her history, writings, etc.
Inventories
- Diana Balmori (MS.GL.002-01)
- Richard Haag (MS.GL.002-03)
- Hiroki Hasegawa (MS.GL.002-04)
- Ron Herman (MS.GL.002-05)
- Patricia Johanson (MS.GL.002-06)
- Lorna Jordan (MS.GL.002-07)
- Bernard Lassus (MS.GL.002-08)
- Toru Mitani (MS.GL.002-09)
- Yoshio Nakamura (MS.GL.002-10)
- Athena Tacha (MS.GL.002-11)
- Michael Van Valkenburgh (MS.GL.002-12)
- Kongjian Yu (MS.GL.002-13)
Access and Rights
Access to the collection is by appointment only. Schedule an appointment.
Dumbarton Oaks does not hold any of the rights to materials in this collection. Materials are available for study purposes. Request images.
Preferred citation: Contemporary landscape design collection, Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, DC.