Van Valkenburgh, Michael
ROBERT STEUTEVILLE FEB. 25, 2011
Designer
Affiliations:
- Founding Principal, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, 1982 to the present
- Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 1982 to the present
Key projects:
- Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, 2010 to the present: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, 2003 to 2012: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Boston Children's Museum Plaza, 2004 to 2007: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Connecticut Water Treatment Facility, 2001 to 2005: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Papers and other published materials:
- Corner, J., Maclean, A. S., & Cosgrove, D. (2000). Taking Measures Across the American Landscape. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press.
- Stephen Stimson Associates, Van Valkenburgh, M., Amidon, J., Trulove, J., & Mayer, C. (2002). Ten Landscapes. Minneapolis: Rockport Publishers.
Education:
- Master of Architecture, University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana, 1973 to 1977
- Bachelor of Science, Architecture, Cornell University, to 1973
Intellectual position:
- "Hyper-nature" can call attention to nature without actually being natural.
