Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects (NBW) is an
History
Warren Byrd and Susan Nelson founded Nelson Byrd Landscape Architects in 1985 in
Building upon the work of Byrd, who was Woltz's mentor and professor at the
Today, NBW projects include
.The firm guided the cultural and ecological revitalization of Memorial Park, a nearly 1,500-acre municipal park in Houston. The project incorporated the many disparate parts of the park's program while supporting its overall ecology.[2][6]
At the Citygarden Sculpture Park, NBW transformed an unused plot within the 1.1-mile-long strip of open space called the Gateway Mall, located on one of downtown St. Louis’s busiest streets, into a series of meandering paths meant to evoke the nearby Mississippi River. The park features sculptural work from contemporary and modern artists. The park, which opened in July 2009 to coincide with the Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game to be held in the city that year, was conceived to be a “sculpture garden, urban park, and urban garden” that took advantage of the existing change in elevation of the terrain to create distinct areas or bands containing trees, gardens, support and maintenance buildings, lawns, and water areas, with sculptures sited throughout.[7][8]
Another significant project is the
The plaza's southern side includes a canopy of trees, while the southeast entrance also contains a fountain. A "'seasonally expressive' entry garden" stands outside the entrance to the New York City Subway's 34th Street–Hudson Yards station.[13] The plaza also connects to the High Line, an elevated promenade at its south end.[14]
Notable Projects
- Rothko Chapel Master Plan, Houston, Texas
- Hockessin, Delaware
- Aga Khan Garden at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Memorial Park, Houston, Texas
- Cornwall Park Master Plan, Auckland, New Zealand
- Nashville, Tennessee
- The Hudson Yards Plaza, New York City, New York
- Citygarden, St. Louis, Missouri
- Shanksville, Pennsylvania
- Sylvester Manor Educational Farm, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York
- Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
- Olana Strategic Landscape Initiatives and Farm Complex Restoration, Greenport, Columbia County, New York
- Historic Jay Gardens at the Jay Estate Rye, New York
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection Gardens, Venice, Italy
- Charlottesville, Virginia
- The Georgia Institute of Technology Eco Commons, Atlanta, Georgia
- Ngatapa, Gisborne, New Zealand
- WaterColor, Gulf Coast, Florida
- Sunnyside Yard, Sunnyside, Queens, New York City, New York
Awards
The American Society of Landscape Architects has recognized the firm's work numerous times over the last two decades, including in recent years Honor Awards for the Olana Strategic Landscape Design Plan (2017), Cornwall Park Park 100 Year Master Plan (2015), the Overlook Farm Master Plan (2015), Carnegie Hill House (2011), Citygarden (2011), and the California Institute of Technology Master Plan with architecture firm Cooper, Robertson & Partners (2010).[15]
The firm's monograph, Nelson Byrd Woltz: Garden, Park, Community, Farm, published by Princeton Architectural Press, received an ASLA Honor Award in 2014.[15][16]
In 2011, the
See also
- Landscape Architecture
- Hudson Yards
- Olana State Historic Site
- Citygarden
- Memorial Park
References
- ^ a b c d Gordon, Alastair (November 6, 2013). "The Expansive Designs of Landscape Architect Thomas Woltz". The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Hudson, Kath (2019). "LANDSCAPE DESIGN - Thomas Woltz". CLAD. CLAD. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c Vanamee, Norman (February 6, 2017). "How Thomas Woltz Is Shifting Landscape Architecture". 1stDibs. Introspective, 1stDibs. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Griswold, Marc (February 2018). "A View of the World - Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects has restored what might have been Frederic Church's greatest work: the landscape of Olana, his upstate New York home". Landscape Architecture Magazine. American Society of Landscape Architects. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Budds, Diana (October 17, 2016). "Landscape Architect Thomas Woltz Is Coming To A Park Near You". Fast Company. Fast Company. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Lescalleet, Cynthia (March 5, 2019). "Conservation, Recreation A Balancing Act For Memorial Park Renewal In Houston". Forbes. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ Walker, Alissa (November 19, 2009). "St. Louis Gets Its High Line: Citygarden Sculpture Park". Fast Company. Fast Company. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "Spirit of St. Louis". Metropolis Magazine. Metropolis Magazine. November 1, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ Pinto, Paula (December 12, 2019). "The Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards / Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects". ArchDaily. ArchDaily. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Dunlap, David W. (July 22, 2015). "A Garden Will Grow With Fans, Concrete, Coolant and 28,000 Plants". New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Hudson Yards developers give update on project". AM New York. August 21, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Whiteside, Katherine (January 1, 2014). "Thomas L. Woltz's Ecologically Regenerative Landscapes". Architectural Digest. Conde Nast. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Progress Report: Hudson Yards". Chelsea Now. January 29, 2015. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Plitt, Amy (September 14, 2016). "First look at Hudson Yards's enormous, interactive 'public landmark'". Curbed NY. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "ASLA Honors and Awards". American Society of Landscape Architects. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Keith, Kelsey (April 21, 2016). "Nelson Byrd Woltz Harnesses the Natural Elements". Dwell. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Krueger, Robert (May 19, 2011). "St. Louis' Citygarden Chosen As 2011 Winner of ULI Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award". Urban Land Institute. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Award Winners 2019". Architizer. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "2018 COTE® Top Ten Georgia Tech Engineered Biosystems Building". American Institute of Architects. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "2014 COTE® Top Ten Sustainability Treehouse". American Institute of Architects. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "2013 Resene NZILA Pride of Place Landscape Architecture". New Zealand Institute of Architects. Retrieved March 11, 2020.