The collection is organized into five series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Office Records, Project Records, North Park Shopping Center, and Additional Donations. The majority of the collection documents Richard A. Vignolo, Landscape Architect projects, which span the years 1972-2003 and includes contracts, specifications, preliminary sketches, drawings, and planting selections and plans. The collection also includes photos, slides, drawings, and papers from his previous work at Lawrence Halprin and Associates. Vignolo’s student work at UC Berkeley, some of his capstone work at the Harvard GSD, and his ‘Spoofs’, done for his own entertainment, are also documented.

Richard A. Vignolo was born in Stockton, CA, on April 24, 1927 to Aaron and Ada Vignolo. Raised on a ranch in Stockton, his love of the landscape came from his childhood surroundings, and his grandfather’s passion for plants; Vignolo, however, knew early on that he did not wish to be a farmer. He attended California’s Stockton Junior College until 1945, and though he was briefly interested in studying architecture, he quickly found his love in landscape architecture. In 1946, he began studying landscape architecture at the University of California, Berkeley graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture in 1950. His professors included Robert Royston, Burt Litton, and Leland Vaughan. The summer following his graduation, Vignolo worked for the Berkeley Planning Commission.

32 Cubic Feet - 31 cartons, 1 tube, 2 flat files

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Collection is open for research.