Peter
Walker
/Peter
Walker
and Partners Collection 2018.-03
Emily Vigor
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
July 2019
230 Bauer Wurster Hall #1820
Berkeley, CA 94720-1820
designarchives@berkeley.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
Title: Peter
Walker
/Peter
Walker
and Partners Collection
Creator:
Walker
, Peter, 1932-
Identifier/Call Number: 2018.-03
Physical Description:
36 Linear Feet:
72 tubes, 77 GB digital files
Date (inclusive): 1971-2010
Language of Material:
English
.
Access Statement
The collection is open for research. Many of the Environmental Design Archives collections are stored offsite and advance
notice is required for use.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the
Curator.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Peter
Walker
/Peter
Walker
and Partners Collection, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Funding
Arrangement and description of this collection was funded by support from Peter
Walker
and Jane B. Gillette.
Biographical Note
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
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.
System of Arrangement
The collection is organized into one series, Project Records, which is arranged alphabetically by project name.
Scope and Contents
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Landscape architecture drawings.
Landscape architecture--California.
Landscape architecture records.
Landscape design
PROJECT RECORDS SERIES I.
1971-2010
Ayala Land, Inc.: Ayala Triangle (Manila, Philippines)
1992-1996
Digital Images
1992-1996
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Bayer Headquarters (Leverkus, Germany)
1999-2002
Digital Images
1999-2002
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Charles Tandy Foundation: Burnett Park (Fort Worth, TX)
n.d.
Civic Pond and Park: Martin Luther King Promenade (San Diego, CA)
1995
Cleveland Clinic Foundation: Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH)
2006
Digital Images
2006
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Competition: National Mall Constitution Garden (Washington, DC)
n.d.
Competition: Novartis St. Johann Campus (Basel, Switzerland)
1999
Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts (Napa, CA)
1996-2002
Digital Images
1996-2002
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
DFI Resources/Gwathmey Siegel: Dell: 6D Ranch (Austin, TX)
2004
Digital Images
2004
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
DIFA (Deutsche Immobilien Fonds AG) (Berlin, Germany)
1997-1998
Euralilli-Parc Urban (Lille, France)
1992
Foothill College (Los Altos, CA)
1971
Harvard University Fountain (Cambridge, MA)
1983
Herman Miller Regional Center (Rockland, CA)
1984-1986
Digital Images
1984-1986
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
IBM Japan Makuhari Building (Makuhari, Japan)
1989-1991
Digital Images
1989-1991
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Kempinski Hotels: Kempinski Hotel Munich Airport (Munich, Germany)
1993-1994
Digital Images
1993-1994
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
LA Parks & Rec: Barnsdall Park (Los Angeles, CA)
1997-2004
Digital Images
1997-2004
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Maguire Thomas Partners, Inc.: IBM Solana: Dallas Marriott (Dallas, TX)
1990
Maguire Thomas Partners, Inc.: IBM Solana: Intersection (Westlake, TX)
1986-1991
Digital Images
1986-1991
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Maguire Thomas Partners, Inc.: IBM Solana: Marketing Center (Westlake, TX)
1986-1991
Digital Images
1986-1991
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Maguire Thomas Partners, Inc.: IBM Solana: Precinct (Westlake, TX)
1986-1991
Digital Images
1986-1991
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Maguire Thomas Partners, Inc.: IBM Solana: Southlake Marriott Hotel (Westlake, TX)
1988
Maguire Thomas Partners, Inc.: IBM Solana: Village Center (Westlake, TX)
1986-1991
Digital Images
1986-1991
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Maguire Thomas Partners, Inc.: IBM Solana: Masterplanning (Westlake, TX)
1986-1991
Digital Images
1986-1991
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
McConnell Foundation: McConnell Foundation Headquarters (Westlake, TX)
1995-1997
Digital Images
1995-1997
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Murphy/Jahn: Bangkok International Airport (Bangkok, Thailand)
1996-2006
Digital Images
1996-2006
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Murphy/Jahn: DIFA (Deutsche Immobilien Fonds AG) (Berlin, Germany)
1997-1998
Digital Images
1997-1998
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Nasher Foundation: Nasher Sculpture Center (Dallas, TX)
1999-2003
Digital Images
1999-2003
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Nishi Harima: CAST (Center for Advanced Science and Technology) (Nishi Harima, Japan)
1990-1993
Digital Images
1990-1993
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Nishi Harima: Science Garden City (Nishi Harima, Japan)
1989-1993
Digital Images
1989-1993
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Nishi Harima: Town Park (Nishi Harima, Japan)
1991-1993
Digital Images
1991-1993
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
PeopleSoft Pleasanton (Pleasanton, CA)
2001-2004
Digital Images
2001-2004
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Pixar Animation Studio: Pixar Animation Studios * RESTRICTED - FOR VIEWING ONLY * (Emeryville, CA)
1996-2006
Digital Images
1996-2006
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Portland Parks and Recreation: Jamison Square Park (Portland, OR)
1999-2002
Digital Images
1999-2002
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Principal Financial Group: Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company Corporate Expansion (Des Moines, IA)
1993-1996
Digital Images
1993-1996
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Saitama Sky Forest Plaza (Tokyo, Japan)
1996-2000
Digital Images
1996-2000
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP: Boeing Longacres Park * RESTRICTED - FOR VIEWING ONLY * (Renton, WA)
1990-1994
Digital Images
1990-1994
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
South Coast Plaza: 600 Anton (Costa Mesa, CA)
1989-1991
Digital Images
1989-1991
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
South Coast Plaza: Imperial Bank (Costa Mesa, CA)
1996-1999
Digital Images
1996-1999
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
South Coast Plaza: OCPAC (Orange County Performing Arts Center) (Costa Mesa, CA)
2004-2007
Digital Images
2004-2007
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
South Coast Plaza: Orange County Performing Arts Center: Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (Costa Mesa, CA)
2003
South Coast Plaza: South Coast Repertory Theater (Costa Mesa, CA)
2000-2001
Digital Images
2000-2001
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
South Coast Plaza: Town Center Park (Costa Mesa, CA)
1989-1991
Digital Images
1989-1991
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Stanford University GSB: Knight Management Center (Palo Alto, CA)
2006
Digital Images
2006
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Stanford University GSB: Schwab Residential Center (Palo Alto, CA)
1995-1996
Digital Images
1995-1996
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Stanford University Medical Center: James H. Clark Center (Palo Alto, CA)
1998-2003
Digital Images
1998-2003
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Stanford University Medical Center: Parking Structure 4 (Palo Alto, CA)
2000-2003
Digital Images
2000-2003
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Sydney Olympic Park Authority: Sydney Olympic Park (Millennium Parklands) (Sydney, Australia)
2000
Tishman Speyer/Sony: Sony Center Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
1994-2000
Digital Images
1994-2000
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance
Company: Oyama Training Center / Tokio Marine (Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan)
1990-1993
Digital Images
1990-1993
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
Toyota Municipal Museum of Art (Toyota City, Japan)
1992-1995
Digital Images
1992-1995
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
University of California: San Diego, Library Walk (San Diego, CA)
1990-1995
Tube R E 5, Tube 65-66
University of California: San Diego, Library Walk (San Diego, CA)
1990-1995
University of California: San Diego, Natural Science (San Diego, CA)
1990-1995
Digital Images
1990-1995
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
University of Texas at Dallas: Landscape Enhancement Master Plan (Dallas, TX)
2007-2010
Digital Images
2007-2010
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
University of Texas: Jack S. Blanton Museum (Austin, TX)
2003-2006
Digital Images
2003-2006
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes:
University of Texas: Speedway Corridor (Austin, TX)
2001-2007
Digital Images
2001-2007
Physical Description: 1 Gigabytes: