The Ecology of Form / [presented by] Lawrence Halprin.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Halprin, Lawrence, narrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape architecture--United States.

Landscape architecture.

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Architecture, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file (31 minutes)).

Place of Publication:

London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 1982.

Summary:

The plant world was the subject of Lawrence Halprin's early studies at Cornell University before he came under the spell of Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin East, then moved to Wisconsin and eventually Harvard, under Gropius and Tunnard, to become a landscape architect. Since he started to practice in San Francisco in 1964, his work, especially the fountain plaza in Portland, Oregon, has been admired the world over. Recipient of innumerable awards, he is the author of many articles and several books of which "RSVP Cycles" and "Taking Part" are the ones that best illuminate his methods of helping people to participate in the creation of their own environments. Halprin is profoundly influenced by the process by which natural environments arise. In his talk, he explains how he translates this into our everyday lives, not by copying nature's shapes and materials, but by producing abstractions of the processes. He endeavours to capture the essence of what the landscape, be it urban or rural, has to offer and, moreover, to create an environment that contributes to the creative enlargement of human life.

Contents:

Lawrence Halprin In Jerusalem, 1982

High Sierra In California

Lovejoy Fountain, Portland, Oregon, By L.Halprin

Auditorium Forecourt In Portland, Oregon, By L.Halprin

Aerial View Of Seattle Freeway, Washington

Seattle Freeway Park, Washington, By L. Halprin

Sea Ranch, California

Sea Ranch, California- Halprin Study Of Ecology

Sea Ranch, California- Halprin Sketch Of Development

Sea Ranch, California- Charles Moore's Condominium

Sea Ranch, California- Houses By Joseph Esherick

Kiva At Pueblo Indian Community, Santa Clara, Near Santa Fé, New Mexico

Embarcadero Plaza, San Francisco, By L.Halprin. Dance Festival

Portland Auditorium Forecourt With Dancers

Manhattan Square Park, Rochester, New York

Children Enjoying Seattle Freeway Park

Embarcadero Plaza Fountain.

Notes:

Title from publisher's website (viewed April 22, 2021).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.