Landscape Architect Peter Walker
Although with only three open competition wins to their name the practice has received an extraordinary 110 industry awards since 1960.
Landscape architect peter walker. Educated at the university of california berkeley and at the harvard university graduate school of design walker has designed hundreds of projects taught lectured written and served as an advisor to numerous public agencies. Constructing landscapes that refine nature engage culture and sustain them both. From harvard s graduate school of design. Peter walker and sasaki went their separate ways in 1983 and walker went into partnership with landscape architect martha schwartz.
In a 1993 review walker was one of four landscape architects named as representative of the new generation. 9 11 memorial glade 9 11 memorial glade jewel changi airport jewel changi airport barangaroo glenstone glenstone glenstone glenstone quzhou sports campus salesforce transit center park salesforce transit center park barangaroo reserve barangaroo barangaroo national september 11 memorial 9 11 memorial the university of texas at dallas. After graduation he worked for lawrence halprin and later for hideo sasaki with whom he partnered to create the firm sasaki walker and associates in 1957. For over 30 years the partners associates and staff have brought a range of interests and expertise together around our shared ambition to create legible beautiful and enduring places.
Peter walker has exerted a significant influence on the field of landscape architecture over a five decade career. In the early 1990s walker formed peter walker and partners.