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Walker and Partners Collection
2018-03
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
Title: Peter
Walker
/Peter
Walker
and Partners Collection
/Peter
Walker
and Partners Collection
Creator:
Walker
, Peter, 1932-
Walker
, Peter, 1932-
Identifier/Call Number: 2018-03
Physical Description:
36 Linear feet
: 72 tubes, 77 GB digital files
Date (inclusive): 1971-2010
Abstract: The Peter
Walker
/Peter
Walker
and Partners Collection spans the years 1971-2010 and includes files created by landscape architect Peter
Walker
and his various firms. The collection consists only of project records selected for transfer to the EDA, which document professional
projects that
Walker
and his firm completed over the course of his career. Materials include both physical drawings and digital photographs of
completed projects, which are denoted on the Project Index. Well-documented projects include work for the South Coast Plaza
in Costa Mesa, California (1989-2001), the Center for Advanced Science and Technology in Nishi Harima, Japan (1989-1993),
and the landscape for the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas (1999-2003).
Walker's
professional projects are varied in scope and include landscapes for large corporations, universities, and cultural sites.
Please note that restricted projects on the Project Index may be used for viewing purposes in the EDA reading room only and
not for reproduction.
Walker
/Peter
Walker
and Partners Collection spans the years 1971-2010 and includes files created by landscape architect Peter
Walker
and his various firms. The collection consists only of project records selected for transfer to the EDA, which document professional
projects that
Walker
and his firm completed over the course of his career. Materials include both physical drawings and digital photographs of
completed projects, which are denoted on the Project Index. Well-documented projects include work for the South Coast Plaza
in Costa Mesa, California (1989-2001), the Center for Advanced Science and Technology in Nishi Harima, Japan (1989-1993),
and the landscape for the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas (1999-2003).
Walker's
professional projects are varied in scope and include landscapes for large corporations, universities, and cultural sites.
Please note that restricted projects on the Project Index may be used for viewing purposes in the EDA reading room only and
not for reproduction.
The collection is open for research. Many of the Environmental Design Archives collections are stored offsite and advance
notice is required for use.
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the
Curator.
[Identification of Item], Peter
Walker
/Peter
Walker
and Partners Collection, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Walker
/Peter
Walker
and Partners Collection, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Arrangement and description of this collection was funded by support from Peter
Walker
and Jane B. Gillette.
Walker
and Jane B. Gillette.
Peter
Walker
was born in Pasadena, California in 1932, and received his bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture from the University
of California, Berkeley in 1955, and his masters in Landscape Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design
in 1957. Following graduation, he worked for Lawrence Halprin and later for Hideo Sasaki, with whom he co-founded the firm
Sasaki,
Walker
, and Associates in 1957. In 1983,
Walker
left Sasaki,
Walker
and Associates and partnered with landscape architect Martha Schwartz. He later went on to form Peter
Walker
and Partners (now Peter
Walker
and Partners Landscape Architecture) in the early 1990s.
Walker
was born in Pasadena, California in 1932, and received his bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture from the University
of California, Berkeley in 1955, and his masters in Landscape Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design
in 1957. Following graduation, he worked for Lawrence Halprin and later for Hideo Sasaki, with whom he co-founded the firm
Sasaki,
Walker
, and Associates in 1957. In 1983,
Walker
left Sasaki,
Walker
and Associates and partnered with landscape architect Martha Schwartz. He later went on to form Peter
Walker
and Partners (now Peter
Walker
and Partners Landscape Architecture) in the early 1990s.
Walker
has served as a consultant and advisor for numerous public agencies and institutions, including the Sydney 2000 Olympic Coordination
Authority, the Redevelopment Agency of San Francisco, Stanford University, the University of California, and the American
Academy in Rome. He also served as the chairman of the Landscape Architecture Department and the acting director of the Urban
Design Program at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University; and was head of the Department of Landscape Architecture
at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1997 to 1999. He has published numerous books, established Spacemaker Press,
and founded Landscape Forum journal.
The scope of
Walker's
work includes corporate headquarters, plazas, cultural gardens, academic campuses, and urban-regeneration projects. He is
a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Institute for Urban Design, and has been granted the Honor
Award of the American Institute of Architects, Harvard's Centennial Medal, the ASLA Medal, and the IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe
Gold Medal. He is co-designer with Michael Arad of the National September 11th Memorial.
Walker's
work includes corporate headquarters, plazas, cultural gardens, academic campuses, and urban-regeneration projects. He is
a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Institute for Urban Design, and has been granted the Honor
Award of the American Institute of Architects, Harvard's Centennial Medal, the ASLA Medal, and the IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe
Gold Medal. He is co-designer with Michael Arad of the National September 11th Memorial.
Sources:
PWP Landscape Architecture website, http://www.pwpla.com/firm/partners/peter-
walker
Peter
Walker
, The Cultural Landscape Foundation website, https://tclf.org/pioneer/peter-
walker
walker
Peter
Walker
, The Cultural Landscape Foundation website, https://tclf.org/pioneer/peter-
walker
The collection is organized into one series, Project Records, which is arranged alphabetically by project name.
The Peter
Walker
/Peter
Walker
and Partners Collection spans the years 1971-2010, and includes files created by landscape architect Peter
Walker
and his various firms. The collection consists only of project records selected for transfer to the EDA, which document professional
projects that
Walker
and his firm completed over the course of his career. Materials include both physical drawings and digital photographs of
completed projects, which are denoted on the Project Index. Well-documented projects include work for the South Coast Plaza
in Costa Mesa, California (1989-2001), the Center for Advanced Science and Technology in Nishi Harima, Japan (1989-1993),
and the landscape for the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas (1999-2003).
Walker's
professional projects are varied in scope, and include landscapes for large corporations, universities, and cultural sites.
Please note that restricted projects on the Project Index may be used for viewing purposes in the EDA reading room only and
not for reproduction.
Walker
/Peter
Walker
and Partners Collection spans the years 1971-2010, and includes files created by landscape architect Peter
Walker
and his various firms. The collection consists only of project records selected for transfer to the EDA, which document professional
projects that
Walker
and his firm completed over the course of his career. Materials include both physical drawings and digital photographs of
completed projects, which are denoted on the Project Index. Well-documented projects include work for the South Coast Plaza
in Costa Mesa, California (1989-2001), the Center for Advanced Science and Technology in Nishi Harima, Japan (1989-1993),
and the landscape for the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas (1999-2003).
Walker's
professional projects are varied in scope, and include landscapes for large corporations, universities, and cultural sites.
Please note that restricted projects on the Project Index may be used for viewing purposes in the EDA reading room only and
not for reproduction.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Landscape architecture drawings.
Landscape architecture--California.
Landscape architecture records.
Landscape design