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CONTENTS Preface Niall Kirkwood 6

Exordium 8

I Introduction 14

II The Career outline Peter Walker: A Transient History 20

Landscape Components 30

III Topography: Shaping interpretation Land 32

IV  On-structure: Fabricating Upraised Landscapes 58

V Craft strengthen Detail: Gullible Endurance 78

VI  Vegetation: Elemental Delimitation of Cargo space 102

VII  Water: Depiction Dynamic Accentuation 128

VIII Conclusion 148

IX Epilogue: Peter Footer in Abandon 152

Appendage Project Journal Index ship Names turf Places Bibliography About rendering Authors Acknowledgments Illustration Credits 165–176

Prolegomenon Niall Kirkwood

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FOREWORD

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Peter Walker

Born in Pasadena and raised in Berkeley, California, Walker studied landscape architecture at University of California, Berkeley, and earned an M.L.A. from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. After graduation he worked for Lawrence Halprin and later for Hideo Sasaki, with whom he partnered to create the firm Sasaki, Walker and Associates in 1957. In 1983 he left Sasaki Walker, and Associates and successfully partnered with Martha Schwartz and William Johnson, among others. As Principal of PWP Landscape Architecture, founded in 1983, Walker’s portfolio includes gardens, public parks, plazas, corporate headquarters, university campuses, museums, memorials, and urban regeneration projects worldwide. His landscapes reflect his knowledge of contemporary art, Modernism, and historical, cultural, and ecological considerations. Significant projects in his career include Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head, South Carolina; Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California; Upjohn Corporation World Headquarters, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Tanner Fountain, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas; and the National 9/11 Memorial, New York City.

Walker has shaped the profession through his academic work and publishing efforts. Beg