Diana Balmori
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Diana Balmori | |
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Born | Gijon, Spain | June 4, 1932
Died | 2016 (aged 83–84) New York City, NY, US |
Education | National University of Tucuman, University of California at Los Angeles |
Occupation | Landscape architect |
Known for | Landscape architect |
Parent(s) | Dorothy Ling, Clemente Hernando Balmori |
Diana Balmori Ling (June 4, 1932 – November 14, 2016) was a landscape and urban designer. She was the founder of the landscape design firm Balmori Associates.
Early life and education
Born in Gijón, Spain, Diana Balmori spent most of her childhood in Spain and England before her family settled in Argentina. Her mother Dorothy Ling (born in England) was a musician and musicologist. Her father Clemente Hernando Balmori (born in Spain) was a linguistic expert. At an early age Balmori learned to sing, dance, play piano, and her parents encouraged her to explore a wide range of mediums. She brought many of these influences with her into the design world.
She graduated from
Career
After graduation, she moved to the East Coast to start her professional and academic work. Balmori accepted a teaching position at the State University of New York at Oswego and held undergraduate
As the principal landscape designer at Balmori Associates, she was the lead on many innovative projects. She designed the Master Plan for the Abandiobarra District in
Besides an extensive list of built works during her career, Balmori also influenced public and national policy on the built environment. Her positions included: a member of the Allston Development Group at Harvard University, a member of the Board of The Van Alen Institute, the
Balmori wrote on cities, environment, and the history of design. She linked her practice with foundations and academic institutions.
She contributed to numerous publications, including coauthoring the books Beatrix Farrand, American Landscapes: Garden and Campus Designs(1985), Redesigning the American Lawn (1993) and Groundwork: Between Landscape and Architecture (2011).[7]
In 2011 she was named a fellow of the American Society of American Landscape Architects.[8]
In 2014, Balmori's firm, Balmori Associates, moved into a new space in Soho, New York City. Balmori lived and worked in New York City.
She died in her sleep on November 14, 2016, at the age of 84.[9][10]
Style
Balmori's interest in landscape and
She was also an innovator in
Balmori frequently collaborated with artists and architects.[12]
Notable works
- Smithson Floating Island, New York, NY, US (2005) with Robert Smithson
- Abandiobarra Masterplan, Bilbao, Spain (2012)
- Masterplan for New Government City of Sejong, South Korea (2014)
- GROWONUS, Brooklyn, NY, US (2015)[13]
- Battery Park City[14]
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport[15]
Selected bibliography
- "Drawing and Reinventing Landscape": Wiley, (United Kingdom) 2014
- "A Landscape Manifesto": Yale University Press, (United States) 2010
- "Tra Fiume e Cittá Paesaggi, Progetti e Principi": Bollati Boringhieri, (Italy) 2009
- "Balmori": C3 Publications, (Korea) 2007
- "The Land and Natural Development (LAND) Code, Guidelines for Sustainable Land Development" co-authored with Gaboury Benoit: John Wiley and Sons Ltd. (United States) 2006
- "Mapping in The Age of Digital Media: The Yale Symposium" co-authored with M. Silver: John Wiley and Sons Ltd. (United Kingdom) 2003
- "Information Exchange: How Cities Renew, Rebuild and Remember" Interview with Joan Oakman and Paulsen Sherida: Van Alen Institute, (United States) 2003
- "Saarinen House and Garden: A Total Work of Art" co-authored with Roy Slade, and Gregory Wittkopp, photography by Balthazar Korab: Harry N. Abrams, (United States) 1995
- "Transitory Gardens, Uprooted Lives" co-authored with Margaret Morton: Yale University Press, (United States) 1995
- "Redesigning the American Lawn"A Search for Environmental Harmony co-authored with F. Herbert Bormann and GordoGeballe: Yale University Press, (United States) 1993
- "Trails for the Twenty-First Century: Planning, Design, and Management Manual for Multi-Use Trail," co-authored with Charles A. Flink, Peter Lagerwey, and Robert M.Searns, ed. Karen-Lee Ryan National Rails-to-Trails Conservancy: Island Press, (United States) 1993
- "Beatrix Farrand, American Landscapes:Garden and Campus Designs" co-authored with Diane McGuire and Eleanor McPeck: Sagapress, (United States) 1985
References
- ^ Higgins, Adrian (November 22, 2016). "Diana Balmori, visionary landscape designer, dies at 84". Washington Post. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "A House Divided: César Pelli Drops $17.9M on San Remo Pad That Set off Family Feud". The New York Observer. July 30, 2015.
- ^ Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects records. Manuscripts and Archives Repository, Yale University.
- ^ ARC International Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure Design Competition, Arc Solutions
- ^ "Diana Balmori". Balmori Associates. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ Thomas E. Luebke, ed., Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 2013): Appendix B, p. 540.
- ^ "Diana Balmori". The Cultural Landscape Foundation. 2001–2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Diana Balmori". The Cultural Landscape Foundation. 2001–2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Visionary Landscape Architect And Urbanist Diana Balmori Has Died
- ^ "Landscape architect Diana Balmori passes away". November 14, 2016.
- ^ "50 visionaries who are changing your world". The Utne Reader. 11: 36–45. 2009 – via Proquest.
- ISSN 1554-2769.
- ^ "grow-on-us floating landscape by balmori associates". designboom | architecture & design magazine. October 31, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Battery Park City". The Cultural Landscape Foundation. 2001–2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport". The Cultural Landscape Foundation. 2001–2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
Further reading
- Ivy, Robert. "Editorial: Beyond Legalisms". Architectural Record November 2007 Beyond Legalisms
- Sokol, David. "Asian Cities Go Green". BusinessWeekNovember 2007 Asian Cities Go Green
- "Campa de los Ingleses". Europaconcorsi[permanent dead link]
- Usborne, David. "Perfect Company". Monocale July 2007: 84–88.
- Merkel, Jane. "Urban American Landscape" AD March–April 2007: 36–47.
- Kim, JinOh. "Principal of Balmori Associates: Diana Balmori" ela March 2007: 114–116.
- JooEun, YeeOh. "International Competition for the Master Plan of Public Administration Town". C3 March 2007: 136–145
- Chamberlain, Lisa. "View from the Bridge". Metropolis Magazine September 2006: 97–101.
- Chamberlain, Lisa. "Silvercup Sprouts". Polis. July 2006
- Martineau, Kim. "Activists Blaze Trail Through Yale". Hartford Courant. February 5, 2006.
- Lockhart. "Coming to the East 40's: Ground Zero". Curbed. November 10, 2005.
- Williams, Sam. "Cool(er) Roofs". Gotham Gazette. October 2005
- Moore, Bob. St. Louis Front Page "St. Louis Riverfront Plan – If You Dream It, Can You Build It?"[permanent dead link]
- Kennedy, Randy. "It's Not Easy Making Art That Floats". The New York Times. August 10, 2005.
- Chamberlain, Lisa. "A Roof Garden? It's Much More Than That". The New York Times. August 10, 2005.
- Chamberlain, Lisa. "Green roofs sprouting across U.S. skylines". International Herald Tribune. August 2005.