Sunday, 2 December 2007

Kathryn Gustafson(Landscape Architect)



Kathryn Gustafson was born in the state of Washington, USA and was educated at the University of Washington in Seattle, the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and the Ecole Nationale Superieure du Paysage in Versailles(France) where she received her diploma in 1979.



Kathryn Gustafson established her landscape architecture practice in Paris in 1980 working as a sole practitioner and in collaboration with architects, artists and engineers.

Gustafson Porter is an International Landscape Design practice based in London.
Gustafson Porter Ltd was founded by Kathryn Gustafson and Neil Porter in 1997, with Mary Bowman joining the partnership in 2002.
In 2000 Kathryn Gustafson, with partners Jennifer Guthrie, and Shannon Nichol, established the practice Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd in Seattle, with current projects predominantly located within the US and Asia

Gustafson Porter operates across the diverse disciplines of landscape, architecture, engineering and design. Gustafson Porter is inspired by the complexity of the human condition and the desire for stability as well as change in the modern world. The approach is simultaneously rational and emotional, disciplined but loose, structured yet ever changing.
Gustafson Porter has projects in the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Gustafson Porter is currently working on landscapes for the cities of Singapore, Jeddah, Beirut and Liverpool.



http://www.kathryngustafson.com/


[London] http://www.gustafson-porter.com/


[Seattle] http://www.ggnltd.com/


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