For Immediate Release: September 24, 2013
Media Contact: Marketing and Communication Department
Spotlight on Design: Walter Hood
Berkeley-based Landscape Architect Featured in Popular Series
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WHAT
Walter Hood, ASLA, is out to prove the benefits of good design and high quality public art. The Berkeley, California-based landscape architect and public artist discusses his work, which includes Splash Pad Park, the de Young Museum, and Lafayette Square Park. Starting this fall, Hood will work to enhance a new town square for the Nauck neighborhood near Shirlington in Arlington County, Virginia.
“We are thrilled to have Walter Hood on board to develop the final design for this incredible project in the Nauck community,” said Angela A. Adams, Arlington public art administrator. “Arlington Public Art has been leading the way in creating forward-thinking places for the 21st century, and the Nauck town square project has been recognized by the NEA with a highly sought after ‘Our Town’ grant to support the creation of a sophisticated, functional space that not only tells the story of a community, but also defines that sense of place for years to come.”
Hood’s many awards for design and scholarship include the Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture (1996-97), as well as the National Award of Honor from the American Society of Landscape Architecture (2003) for Splash Pad Park, which also prompted a Mayor’s Proclamation establishing “Walter Hood Day” in Oakland.
Spotlight on Design is sponsored by Lafarge, the world leader in construction materials, with additional support from the American Institute of Architects. Architectural Record is the official media partner of Spotlight on Design.
1.5 LU HSW (AIA) / 1.5 CM (AICP) / 1.5 LA CES (ASLA)
WHERE
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
(Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line)
$12 Museum and ASLA Members | $12 Student | $20 Non-members. Press passes available.
WHEN
September 26, 6:30–8 pm
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