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At-Risk Landscapes

May 15, 2009
Preservation Collaboration: Saarinen’s Bell Labs
Holmdel, New Jersey

The shuttered, Eero Saarinen-designed Bell Laboratories (1957-1962) sited on 472 acres in Holmdel, New Jersey, continues to generate attention from national preservation groups following an April 2008 charette and subsequent publication.

May 1, 2009
The Plight of Fort Worth’s Modern Treasure
Fort Worth, Texas

Even before access was suddenly closed off by the City of Fort Worth in September 2007, the public was calling Historic Fort Worth, Inc. about the Plaza’s neglected state.

January 15, 2009
Gunning House in Columbus, OH at Risk
Columbus, Ohio

Designed by Tony Smith, Theodore van Fossen, and Laurence Cuneo, it stands as an early example of Organic-Modernist architecture. Unfortunately, the site is imminently threatened by sale and likely redevelopment.

December 15, 2008
Nine Mile Canyon
Myton, Utah

Nine Mile Canyon in Central Utah may not be as well known as other public lands in the West, but there is no denying its cultural significance.

October 15, 2008
Marvels of Modernism: El Monte
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

El Monte (The Knoll), a multi-family apartment complex in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, was built as part of the urban renewal efforts that followed World War II.

 

October 15, 2008
Marvels of Modernism: Estates Drive Reservoir
Oakland, California

Since 1966, residents of Oakland’s Montclair neighborhood have enjoyed the Robert Royston-designed Estates Drive Reservoir for its tranquility and recreational value.

October 15, 2008
Marvels of Modernism: Kaiser Roof Garden
Oakland, California

Inspired by the rooftop garden at Rockefeller Center in New York City, industrialist Henry Kaiser hired the landscape architecture firm of Osmundson & Staley to design a garden atop the parking garage next to his company’s headquarters in downtown Oakland, California.

October 15, 2008
Marvels of Modernism: Manhattan Square Park
Rochester, New York

A pioneer in the field of Modern landscape architecture, Lawrence Halprin designed and executed the plans for Manhattan Square Park as part of downtown Rochester’s urban renewal during the early 1970s.

October 15, 2008
Marvels of Modernism: Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks
Kent, Washington

As a Bauhaus master, Herbert Bayer’s career was dedicated to integrating artistic concerns into the everyday operations of society.

October 15, 2008
Marvels of Modernism: Parkmerced
San Francisco, California

Parkmerced was designed as “a city within a city” by architect Leonard Schultze and Associates with planning and landscape architecture by Thomas Church with Robert Royston.