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Renowned
Landscape Architect Peter Walker To Receive 39th Annual Thomas
Jefferson Medal In Architecture At The University Of Virginia January 12, 2004 -- Landscape architect, educator and publisher Peter Walker will receive the 39th annual Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture at an awards ceremony Tuesday, April 13, as part of the University of Virginia’s Founder’s Day events. Walker will give a public lecture on Monday, April 12 at 3 p.m. in Old Cabell Hall auditorium, and an exhibition of his work will be on display at the School of Architecture, Campbell Hall, April 5 through 24, weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Jefferson Medal in Architecture and its counterpart in law recognize lasting contributions in fields that deeply interested the University’s founder. Sponsored jointly by the University and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc., the non-profit organization that owns and operates Monticello, the awards are the highest outside honors given by U.Va., which grants no honorary degrees. “These medals emphasize the vitality of the Jeffersonian ideals of creativity and leadership in today’s world, and it is a privilege to join with the University in honoring individuals whose accomplishments have had a significant impact on our culture as well as our legacy for future generations,” said Daniel P. Jordan, president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Architecture School Dean Karen Van Lengen chaired the Thomas Jefferson Medalist in Architecture Selection Committee, which includes a representative from the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. “We are so pleased to be able to celebrate the career of Peter Walker, whose work has been incredibly influential to both landscape architects and architects and has prominently raised the profile of the discipline in this country. As our school moves to fully integrate our own graduate programs in architecture and landscape architecture, we take this opportunity to celebrate the achievements of Peter Walker,” said Van Lengen. “I am deeply honored,” said Walker. “As a landscape architect I’m especially pleased to be amongst the company of the other recipients, and I am very much looking forward to speaking to the faculty and students.” Walker’s
most recent triumph was winning the design competition
for the Word Trade Center memorial, which was announced
Jan. 6. The project, “Reflecting Absence,” is
a collaboration with city designer Michael Arad, whose
original design was one
of eight finalists selected in November. In addition to his practice, Walker is an educator, author and publisher. He has chaired departments of landscape architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the University of California at Berkeley, and served as a visiting critic at numerous universities. His founding of Spacemaker Press, including the LandFORUM series, has been recognized as a substantial contribution to raising the visibility of landscape architecture, as well as providing a scholarly forum for project analysis. A
graduate of the landscape architecture program at the University
of Illinois,
Walker earned a graduate
degree
in landscape
architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of
Design, where he won the
Weidenman Prize. Walker is a fellow of the American
Society of Landscape Architects, a recipient of
the Institute Honor from the American Institute of Architects,
a fellow
of
the Institute
of Urban
Design and the recipient of the Rome Prize from
the American Institute
in Rome, among dozens of other awards and honors.
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