Alan E. Ribera Collection 1998.-9

Jason C. Escalante
Arrangement and description of this collection was funded by the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning and by a grant from the Getty Foundation.
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
2000
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: Alan E. Ribera Collection
Creator: Ribera, Alan E.
Identifier/Call Number: 1998.-9
Physical Description: 2 Linear Feet: 2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1964-1974
Language of Material: English .

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research

Conditions Governing Use

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], Alan E. Ribera Collection, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.

Biographical / Historical

Alan E. Ribera received his first BA from the University of California, Berkeley in Political Science and a second in Landscape Architecture. During his career, Ribera worked as director of Planning for the Parks and Recreational Public Works Division at the landscape architecture and planning firm of Cardoza-Dilallo Associates Inc. Ribera specialized in parks and recreational planning, including city-wide park systems and master planning, often working with associate John C. Sue. In addition to landscape and park design, Ribera began sculpting in 1964 and in subsequent years created numerous large-scale sculptural forms within his park designs. Ribera was a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and of the California Parks and Recreation Society.

Scope and Contents

The Alan E. Ribera collection consists primarily of project photographs and slides, arranged alphabetically within record type. These images depict Ribera's designs of various parks and recreational settings and their usage by the general public. Parks throughout California are represented, including Arcturus Park (Foster City, 1973), El Toro Community Park (Orange County), Fairfield Civic Center (Fairfield, 1971), Kennedy Plaza (San Pablo, 1969), Lincoln Square (Oakland), and Sunnyvale Community Center (Sunnyvale, 1973). A small file of promotional photographs and printed material is also included.