3 LANDSCAPES

What three designed landscapes have most influenced your work?

REBECCA LEONARD

1 CITY PLAN OF CANBERRA Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin, Australia The husband-and-wife team combined formal shapes and grand avenues within a natural setting—intriguing because of my own collaborative work with my husband, Steven Spears, FASLA. 2 RED ROCKS PARK AND AMPHITHEATRE Burnham Hoyt, Colorado This site holds amazing memories for me, showcasing the harmony of the built and natural worlds, enhanced by music that benefits from the landscape’s natural acoustics. 3 WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL Friedrich St. Florian with Leo Daly, sculptor Raymond Kaskey, and Oehme, van Sweden & Associates, Washington, D.C. This memorial blends architecture with landscape in a poignant space. I once shared a deeply moving visit during the memorial’s grand opening with the most important veterans in my life: my grandparents.…

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Landscape Architecture (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2024

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