George Hargreaves

George Hargreaves is a very influential landscape architect. He has many awards to his name for his contributions to the profession. Hargreaves and his firm designed numerous sites including the master plan for the Sydney 2000 Olympics, [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/UrbanDesign/Brightwater/ The Brightwater Waste Water Treatment Facility] in Seattle, Washington, and [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Academic/UCinnMP/ University of Cincinnati Master Plan] .

Life and career

Education

According to Ken Gwertz's article [http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/1997/02.06/LandscapeAlchem.html "Landscape Alchemist,"] George Hargreaves' interest in Landscape Architecture was partially due to a summer trip that he went on when he was 18 years old. During the trip to the Rocky Mountains, George Hargreaves climbed Flat Top Mountain where he experienced a life changing scene. Hargreaves describes the sense, "It wasn't just the mountains or the trees or any of the individual elements. It was something about the sense of space itself. When I got back home I tried to explain this to my uncle...and he said, 'Have you ever thought about going into landscape architecture?'" In 1973, George Hargreaves attended the School of Environment and Design at the University of Georgia. Four years later, he graduated second in his class with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. Soon after getting his bachelor’s degree, George went to Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He graduated with a Masters in Landscape Architecture.

Professional experience

In 1983, George Hargreaves started his own firm, [http://www.hargreaves.com/firm/index.php Hargreaves Associates] . George and Hargreaves Associates have worked on many well known designs over the years. George Hargreaves is an important part of every design. He works on the designs from conception all the way to the construction.

Hargreaves Associates is a world known Landscape Design firm with offices in San Francisco, California, Cambridge, Massachusetts, New York City, and London. Hargreaves Associates do projects that range from large river edges to small residential sites. Once a designer is given a design, he/she sticks with the design from start to finish. One thing that all of their designs have in common is that the main philosophy of all the designs. This is to make connections, connections between the culture and environment of the area, the connection between the land and the people. These designs are created to get interaction between people and nature. This philosophy has resulted in numerous awards over the years.

Academic experience

George Hargreaves started his academic career shortly after he started Hargreaves Associates. Some of the first colleges he worked at were Cal Poly, University of Illinois Champaign, and University of Virginia Charlottesville. In 1986, George began to teach at [http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/ Harvard University Graduate School of Design] and has been a professor there ever since. He was the Chairman for the Department of Landscape Architecture and is currently the [https://post.harvard.edu/pgo/html/pg_newsarticle4_S00.htm Peter Louis Hornbeck Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture] . Some of the subjects he teaches are advanced and theoretical design classes and core studios.

His latest work as a professor is the book he co-wrote with [http://www.archleague.org/ya/2000/czerniak.htm Julia Czerniak] . The book is [http://www.papress.com/bookpage.tpl?isbn=1568986246 "Large Parks"] . "Large Parks" is compilation of eight essays on large urban parks. These essays talk about the complexity of the parks and how they part of society. "Large Parks" is only the latest in a long line of publications that he has written.

Projects

* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Waterfronts/AstirHotel/ Astir Palace Hotel] , Athens, Greece
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/UrbanDesign/BatonRougeRiverfront/ Baton Rouge Riverfront] , Baton Rouge, Louisiana
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Residential/Bransten/ Bransten Residence] , Bolinas, California
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/UrbanDesign/Brightwater/ Brightwater Wastewater Treatment Facility] , Seattle, Washington
*Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, San Francisco, California
*Cincinnati Riverfront Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
*College of Santa Fe Master Plan, Santa Fe, New Mexico
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Waterfronts/SanDiegoCountyAdmin/ County Administration Center Waterfront Park] , San Diego, California
*Crissy Field, San Francisco, California
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/UrbanDesign/DallasDowntownPark/ Dallas Downtown Parks Master Plan] , Dallas, Texas
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/UrbanDesign/DavenportArts/ Davenport Arts Walk] , Davenport, Iowa
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Residential/Dayton/ Dayton Residence] , Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Exploration Place, Wichita, Kansas
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/PublicParks/FreshKills/ Fresh Kills Landfill to Landscape Competition] , New York City, New York
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Corporate/GMGlobalHQ/ General Motors Global Headquarters Riverfront Plaza and Promenade] , Detroit, Michigan
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Corporate/GeneralMotorsMP/ General Motors Tech Center Master Plan] , Warren, Michigan
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Corporate/HPcourtyard/ Hewlett Packard Courtyard] , Palo Alto, California
*Louisville Waterfront Park, Louisville, Kentucky
*Millennium Point, New York City, New York
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Institutional/NatMusInnov/ National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation] , Tokyo, Japan
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Institutional/AmericanIndian/ Native American Cultural Center and Museum] , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*New York City Olympics 2012, New York, New York
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Waterfronts/ParqueDoTejo/ Parque do Tejo e Trancao - Expo '98] , Lisbon, Portugal
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Corporate/Ritz2200MStreet/ Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences] , Washington D.C.
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/PublicParks/ShepherdsBush/ Shepherds Bush Common Competition] , London, UK
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Residential/SmithResidence/ Smith Residence] , Big Sky, Montana
*South Lake Union Park, Seattle, Washington
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/UrbanDesign/SYD2000MP/ Sydney Olympics 2000] , Sydney, Australia
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Waterfronts/TrinityRiver/ Trinity River] , Dallas, Texas
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Academic/UCinnMP/ University of Cincinnati Master Plan] , Cincinnati, Ohio
* [http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Residential/VillaZapu/ Villa Zapu] , Napa, California
*William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
*World Trade Center Site Competition, New York City, New York

ee also

*Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
*Landscape architect
*List of landscape architects
*List of schools of landscape architecture

References

*Gewertz, Ken. "Landscape Alchemist." The Harvard University Gazette. 6 Feb. 1997. 26 Oct. 2006 .
*Hargreaves Associates. Hargreaves Associates. 27 Oct. 2007 .
*Harvard University Graduate School of Design. "Faculty Profile." Harvard University Graduate School of Design. 27 Oct. 2007 .
*Princeton Architecture Press. Princeton Press. 27 Oct. 2007