Landscape Architect Kathryn Gustafson To Give Talk At The University Of Virginia’s School Of Architecture

February 24, 2000 -- Internationally recognized for her design of town squares, corporate landscapes and public parks, landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson will give this year’s Myles Thaler Lecture at the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture. Her talk, "Landscape and Architecture: Are There Boundaries?," will be on Friday, March 3, at 12:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall, Room 153.

Gustafson received her degree in landscape architecture from Versailles and practices in Paris, London and Seattle. Her recent works have been with the Seattle Civic Center, the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Crystal Palace in London.

The Myles Thaler Lecture was established to honor the memory of an alumnus of the School of Architecture and to bring nationally prominent scholars and practitioners to give presentations on the subject of "The Meaning of the Garden." The series aims to expand public awareness of the cultural significance throughout history of gardens both public and private.

For more information contact Elissa Rosenberg at (804) 924-6461 or ebr8j@virginia.edu.

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SOURCE: U.Va. News Services

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