Peter Walker has exerted a significant influence on the field of landscape architecture over a five-decade career. Educated at the University of California at Berkeley and at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Walker has taught, lectured, written, and served as an adviser to numerous public agencies… Read More
Peter Walker has exerted a significant influence on the field of landscape architecture over a five-decade career. Educated at the University of California at Berkeley and at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Walker has taught, lectured, written, and served as an adviser to numerous public agencies, while exerting deep involvement over the design of his own projects. With a dedicated concern for urban and environmental issues, his designs shape the landscape in a variety of contexts, from the United States to Japan, China, Australia, and Europe. He is recipient of over 90 awards, among them is: Harvard’s Centennial Medal, the IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Gold Medal; The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award in Landscape Architecture; and most recently the Urban Land Institute’s Nichols Prize. Recent and Current work includes the National 9/11 Memorial, Barangaroo Headland Park in Sydney and Constitution Gardens at the National Mall in Washington D.C. Read Less
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