Kent, Washington

Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks

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Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks
742 East Titus Street
Kent, WA 98032

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Baird, C. Timothy. “A Composed Ecology: after Twenty Plus Years, How is Herbert Bayer’s Renowned Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Holding Up?” Landscape Architecture, March 2003.

Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park

Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks: A Cultural Landscape Assessment

Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Landmark Nomination

Print

Beardsley, John. Earthworks and Beyond: Comtemporary Art in the Landscape. New York: Abbeville Press, 2006.

Chanzit, Gwen F. Herbert Bayer and Modernist Design in America. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Research Press, 1987.

“City Pondering Mill Creek Canyon Project.” Kent News Journal, December 12, 1979.

Clay, Grady. “King County’s Earthworks Symposium: Breaking New Ground with Land Reclamation as Sculpture.” The Arts, July, 1979.

Cohen, Arthur A. Herbert Bayer: the Complete Work. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1984.

Farr, Sheila. “Work of Art, Work of Earth.” The Seattle Times, September 7, 2007.

Mann, Joan. Earthworks: Land Reclamation as Sculpture Brochure. King County Arts Commission, 1979.

Designer Bio

Herbert Bayer (1900-1985)

Archives

The Herbert Bayer Collection and Archive
Denver Art Museum

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Additional Sponsors

American Society of Landscape Architects’ Indiana, Pennsylvania/Delaware, Minnesota, Northern California, Texas, Upstate New York, and Washington Chapters • Astorino • Charles Butt • Design Within Reach • Topher Delaney • Sandy Donnell & Justin Faggioli • Fathom • Tom Fox • Hillman Foundation • Indianapolis Museum of Art • Lorraine Osmundson • Richard T. Murphy • National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Northeast, Southwest, and Western Offices- with funds from the Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation of New York, Dodge Jones Foundation Intervention Fund, and Eastern Massachusetts Preservation Fund • James Richards • Seibert & Rice • Diana & Bruce Shuman • Ann Stack • SWA Group • TBG Partners • Michal and Jeffrey William Tincup • Unilock Inc. • The Woltz Charitable Trust


Kent, Washington Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Intro history threat help learn Learn Site Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks 742 East Titus Street Kent, WA 98032 Online Baird, C. Timothy. “A Composed Ecology: after Twenty Plus Years, How is Herbert Bayer’s Renowned Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Holding Up?” Landscape Architecture, March 2003. Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks: A Cultural Landscape Assessment Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Landmark Nomination Print Beardsley, John. Earthworks and Beyond: Comtemporary Art in the Landscape. New York: Abbeville Press, 2006. Chanzit, Gwen F. Herbert Bayer and Modernist Design in America. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Research Press, 1987. “City Pondering Mill Creek Canyon Project.” Kent News Journal, December 12, 1979. Clay, Grady. “King County’s Earthworks Symposium: Breaking New Ground with Land Reclamation as Sculpture.” The Arts, July, 1979. Cohen, Arthur A. Herbert Bayer: the Complete Work. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1984. Farr, Sheila. “Work of Art, Work of Earth.” The Seattle Times, September 7, 2007. Mann, Joan. Earthworks: Land Reclamation as Sculpture Brochure. King County Arts Commission, 1979. Designer Bio Herbert Bayer (1900-1985) Archives The Herbert Bayer Collection and Archive Denver Art Museum back \| next	Boston City Hall Plaza Boston, Massachusetts Estates Drive Reservoir Oakland, California Heritage Plaza Heritage Park Fort Worth, Texas Kaiser Roof Garden Kaiser Center Oakland, California Lake Elizabeth Allegheny Commons Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Manhattan Square Park Rochester, New York Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Kent, Washington Miller Garden Columbus, Indiana El Monte Hato Rey, Puerto Rico Pacific Science Center Courtyard Seattle, Washington Parkmerced San Francisco, California Peavey Plaza Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota Home \| Map \| Exhibit \| Artists \| Press
education partners Additional Sponsors American Society of Landscape Architects’ Indiana, Pennsylvania/Delaware, Minnesota, Northern California, Texas, Upstate New York, and Washington Chapters • Astorino • Charles Butt • Design Within Reach • Topher Delaney • Sandy Donnell & Justin Faggioli • Fathom • Tom Fox • Hillman Foundation • Indianapolis Museum of Art • Lorraine Osmundson • Richard T. Murphy • National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Northeast, Southwest, and Western Offices- with funds from the Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation of New York, Dodge Jones Foundation Intervention Fund, and Eastern Massachusetts Preservation Fund • James Richards • Seibert & Rice • Diana & Bruce Shuman • Ann Stack • SWA Group • TBG Partners • Michal and Jeffrey William Tincup • Unilock Inc. • The Woltz Charitable Trust