Claude Cormier Oral History
The extraordinary life and career of landscape architect Claude Cormiern are the subject of the nineteenth oral history in the award-winning Pioneers of Landscape Design ® Oral History Project.
The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF)
connects people to places. TCLF educates and engages the public to make our shared landscape heritage more visible, identify its value, and empower its stewards.
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Oberlander Prize
The biennial Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize includes a $100,000 award and two years of public engagement activities.
PLACES: What's Out There
This searchable database raises public awareness of the rich diversity and interconnectedness of our shared landscape heritage.
Check Out the What’s Out There Guide to African American Cultural Landscapes
Discover dozens of sites, their histories and designers, in this richly-illustrated and engaging guide about the unique and culturally influential contributions of the African American community to the country.
Aloe Plaza
Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Museum of Art
Flamingo Gardens
Market Square Park
STEWARDSHIP: Landslide
The goal of Landslide is to draw immediate and lasting attention to threatened landscapes and unique features, and to encourage informed, community-based stewardship decisions.
Landslide 2023: 25 Years / 25 Saved
On the occasion of TCLF’s 25th anniversary, the annual Landslide report and exhibition focuses on 25 landscapes and groups of landscapes that have been saved.
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Greenwood Pond: Double Site
This 6.5-acre urban land art sculpture was commissioned for the Des Moines Art Center's permanent collection.
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Elizabeth Street Garden
A one-acre site in New York City's Nolita (North of Little Italy) neighborhood was transformed by Allan Reiver in 1991 into a community garden filled with statuary and architectural remnants.
EVENTS: Lectures, Exhibitions, Tours
TCLF hosts events across the United States including excursions, dialogues, and tours that highlight the nation's rich and diverse landscape heritage.
2024 Annual ASLA Excursion: Washington, D.C.
Limited tickets for access to Oak Spring, the refined and exquisite Upperville, VA estate of famed tastemaker “Bunny” Mellon. Includes a tasty lunch and transportation.
Examples: Landscape name, designer, stytle, location, etc
Advanced SearchPEOPLE: Designers & Stewards
Pioneers of American Landscape Design chronicles the lives and careers of those who have designed our gardens, parks, streets, campuses, cemeteries, suburbs, and the innumerable other environments in which we live.
Pioneers Oral History with Inaugural Oberlander Prize Laureate Julie Bargmann
View entertaining, poignant, amusing, and insightful videos about Bargmann’s life and history.
Examples: “Dan Kiley” or “Modernist”
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