Arthur Erickson, Bing Thom, Jeff Wall–these are names of Vancouver architects familiar to many locally and worldwide. The work of the first two is highlighted in a London, U.K. exhibit heading to Paris in the fall.
But just as architects have shaped our surroundings, so have landscape architects who design our parks, plazas and many streetscapes that contribute to Vancouver’s label as the world’s most livable city. Yet you probably don’t know their names.
Margot Long, a principal at PWL Partnership, a local landscape architecture firm, won an award for her plan for Southeast False Creek, for Town and Gown Square at SFU and for her master plan for Mountain View Cemetery. She’s working on the redesign for downtown Granville Street, the waterfront for East Fraserlands and the waterfront for Vancouver, Wash. But she doesn’t care if you don’t know who she is.
SOURCE: Vancouver Courier – Landscape architects shape our ‘most livable’ city.
Editor: Great article and very apt comments from landscape architects about our role.