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Landscape Expert To Answer Questions, Discuss Civic Center Plans
posted: January 23rd, 2011 07:37 am |
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The Newport Beach Civic Project is well underway, and by the end of next year should be complete. But what exactly is in store for the 16 acres of park, and all the other landscaping surrounding the project?
A free lecture will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 1 in the Central Library, where landscape architect Peter Walker will address questions about the landscaping elements of the project and speak about “Landscape and Art: In, Of, and For,” library officials have announced.
Walker is principal of the Peter Walker Partners of Berkeley, the firm designing the landscape for new Civic Center and park. He will describe the ways art influences his work, and how the Newport Beach project is designed to integrate art with the natural features of the site, according to a library news release.
“Peter Walker Partners has a worldwide practice designing projects ranging from sculpture gardens to new cities, and has collaborated with renowned architects such as Norman Foster, Arata Isozaki, Renzo Piano, and Bohlin, Cywinski, Jackson, the architects of the Newport Beach Civic Center,” the library’s release states. “Walker has challenged traditional concepts of design, exploring the relationship between art and culture in projects such as The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Pixar Studios in Emeryville, Town Center Park in Costa Mesa, and the National September 11 Memorial in New York City.”
Walker, who was educated at UC-Berkeley and Harvard University Graduate School of Design, has more than 50 years experience. He has taught, lectured, written and advised many public agencies and was granted the Honor Award by the American Institute of Architects and numerous other prestigious awards.
The Feb. 1 even, sponsored by the Newport Beach Arts Commission, will be held in the library’s Friends Room at 1000 Avocado Ave. For more information, go to “Special Events” on the Cultural Arts website or call (949) 717-3870.
Photo courtesy of the library.
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