Kathryn Gustafson
Encyclopedia
Kathryn Gustafson is an American landscape architect
and artist
. Her work includes the Gardens of the Imagination
in Terrasson
, France
; a city square in Évry France
; and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
in Hyde Park, London
. She has won awards and prizes including the Millennium Garden Design Competition. She is known for her ability to sculpt land and manipulate space and geometry in aspiration.
, the daughter of a surgeon, Jack and mother Mary Gustafson. The basis of her designs comes from her memories of past settings. The region around Yakima is a desert-like plateau surrounded by mountains.
in Seattle, where she studied applied arts for about a year. She then moved to New York
to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology. After graduating from the Fashion Institute, Gustafson moved to Paris
to be a fashion designer. Gustafson turned to landscape design. She was educated at the Ecole Nationale Superieure du Paysage in Versailles
, where she graduated in 1979.
, Europe
and Middle East
.
2. L'Oreal Factory
3. Corixa Headquarters
4. Lurie Garden
5. University of Michigan: Museum of Art
6. Washington Canal Park
7. Lakeshore Residence
8. Esso Headquarters
9. Diana Memorial Fountain
10. Garden of Forgiveness
2. Finalist: Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards for Landscape Design (2005)
3. Remarkable Garden (2004)
4. Design Merit Award (2003)
5. Chrysler Design Award (2001)
6. Honorary Fellow (1999)
7. Jane Drew Prize (1998)
8. Architectural Medal Decoration (1993)
9.Royal Designer for Industry U.K (RDI: 2005)
10. American Society of Landscape Architects: Gold Medal (2008)
Landscape architecture
Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions...
and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
. Her work includes the Gardens of the Imagination
Gardens of the Imagination
The Gardens of the Imagination in Terrasson-Lavilledieu, in the Dordogne Department of France, is a public park and contemporary garden, classified by the Committee of Parks and Gardens of the Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France.Designed in 1996 by landscape architect...
in Terrasson
Terrasson-Lavilledieu
Terrasson-Lavilledieu is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.The Gardens of the Imagination —classified as a remarkable garden by the French Ministry of Culture—are situated in Terrasson...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; a city square in Évry France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain is a memorial to Diana, Princess of Wales. It was designed to express Diana's spirit and love of children. It is located in the southwest corner of Hyde Park in London, just south of the Serpentine Lake and east of the Serpentine Gallery...
in Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine...
. She has won awards and prizes including the Millennium Garden Design Competition. She is known for her ability to sculpt land and manipulate space and geometry in aspiration.
Early life
Gustafson was born and grew up in Yakima, WashingtonYakima, Washington
Yakima is an American city southeast of Mount Rainier National Park and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the eighth largest city by population in the state itself. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 91,196 and a metropolitan population of...
, the daughter of a surgeon, Jack and mother Mary Gustafson. The basis of her designs comes from her memories of past settings. The region around Yakima is a desert-like plateau surrounded by mountains.
Education
At the age of 18, Gustafson attended the University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
in Seattle, where she studied applied arts for about a year. She then moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology. After graduating from the Fashion Institute, Gustafson moved to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to be a fashion designer. Gustafson turned to landscape design. She was educated at the Ecole Nationale Superieure du Paysage in Versailles
Versailles
Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
, where she graduated in 1979.
Gustafson Guthrie Nichol
Gustafson Guthrie Nichol was established in Seattle and founded by Gustafson, Jennifer Guthrie, and Shannon Nichol.Gustafson Porter
Gustafson Porter, founded by Gustafson and Neil Porter in 1997, is situated in London. The firm receives international projects in the UK, AsiaAsia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
.
Rights of Man Square
Rights of Man Square, based in the city of Évry, France, was completed in 1991.Other projects
1. LeMay Museum2. L'Oreal Factory
3. Corixa Headquarters
4. Lurie Garden
Lurie Garden
Lurie Garden is a garden located at the southern end of Millennium Park in the Loop area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Designed by Kathryn Gustafson, Piet Oudolf, and Robert Israel, it opened on July 16, 2004. The garden is a combination of perennials, bulbs, grasses,...
5. University of Michigan: Museum of Art
6. Washington Canal Park
7. Lakeshore Residence
8. Esso Headquarters
9. Diana Memorial Fountain
10. Garden of Forgiveness
Garden of Forgiveness
The Garden of Forgiveness, , is under development in the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where it straddles the Green Line, once the battle line where much of the heaviest fighting took place during the Lebanese Civil War...
Selected awards
1. National Heritage of the 20th Century (2007)2. Finalist: Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards for Landscape Design (2005)
3. Remarkable Garden (2004)
4. Design Merit Award (2003)
5. Chrysler Design Award (2001)
6. Honorary Fellow (1999)
7. Jane Drew Prize (1998)
8. Architectural Medal Decoration (1993)
9.Royal Designer for Industry U.K (RDI: 2005)
10. American Society of Landscape Architects: Gold Medal (2008)