Interessante reeks over gerenommeerde landschapsarchitect Laurie Olin

The Cultural Landscape Foundation has launched a series of films about the famous American landscape architect Laurie Olin . The documentary focuses on the life, career , and design philosophy of Olin in a series of interviews himself gives insight into his ideas about landscaping.

Laurie Olin recently received the National Medal of the Arts and is one of the most celebrated landscape architects of our time . He taught for forty years in landscaping and founded his own studio , named OLIN . In Europe , he is perhaps best known as one of the names behind the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin where he worked with the architect Peter Eisenman .

The landscape is the tenth in a series of interviews with celebrated pioneers of American Landscape Design made . Available free online The documentary was divided into 29 separate videos that together provide material for more than 90 minutes .

" Laurie Olin is a very influential person in the world of landscape architecture and one of the most respected performers - an erudite leader , a great designer and a gripping speaker, " says Charles A. Birnbaum , founder and president of The Cultural Landscape Foundation ( TLFC ) .

The documentary shows us a lot of unseen archive footage , new photos and pictures in unique locations .

The transcript of the interview that serves as the basis for the documentary can be downloaded here. (LP)