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Hemingway House, 1977

Hemingway House, 1977

Hemingway House, 1977

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- The Evergreen Building, 1980 (Formerly the Laxto

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The Evergreen Building, 1980
(Formerly the Laxton Building)
Vancouver, BC
Designed by Arthur Erickson Architects
Landscape Designed by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
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The Evergreen Building, originally known as the La

The Evergreen Building, originally known as the Laxton Building, is a 10 storey office building designed by Arthur Erickson with a stepped façade and an interplay between sawtooth and linear floor plates–a sensitive response to its trapezoidal site. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander amplified the edges of this cascading façade by alternating the landscaping between upright plants and cascading ivy. "Today the planted edges trace the alternating silhouettes of the floor plates, creating a striking image of a green, architectonic mountain."[1]

[1] Herrington, S. (2013). Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape. University of Virginia Press.
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The Evergreen Building, 1980
(Formerly the Laxton Building)
Vancouver, BC
Designed by Arthur Erickson Architects
Landscape Designed by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
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JOIN US TODAY! CORNELIA HAHN OBERLANDER: GENIUS

JOIN US TODAY!

CORNELIA HAHN OBERLANDER:
GENIUS LOCI IN CONVERSATION

Live Online @ 3:00pm PST
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This afternoon, the West Coast Modern League with the West Vancouver Art Museum celebrate the visionary Landscape Architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and the opening of the museum’s new exhibition, and launch of the accompanying publication, entitled Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci. This event will feature a live online panel discussion with panelists Charles Birnbaum, Amery Calvelli, Susan Herrington, and Eva Matsuzaki, moderated by Dr. Hilary Letwin.

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Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Perspective view for Children’s Creative Centre Playground, Canadian Federal Pavilion, Expo ’67, Montréal, Québec (1967). Dry transfer on negative photostat printed on cardboard, 91 x 114 cm. ARCH252723. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture. Gift of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, © Cornelia Hahn Oberlander.
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"Cornelia was always willing to try new solutions

"Cornelia was always willing to try new solutions when our design teams faced the challenges of a new project. Each dealt with different requirements – the owner's words, the day-to-day users, the budget, the site, the general public and mother earth. The usual solution was never assumed. Ideas were cross-pollinated among the architects, landscape architects and engineers for a united effort"[1] – Eva Matsuzaki

[1] Matsuzaki, E. (2021). Memories of Working with Cornelia (pp. 70-710. West Vancouver, BC: West Vancouver Art Museum. Edmonton, AB: Art Gallery of Alberta.
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Provincial Law Courts/ Robson Square, 1979
Vancouver, BC
Designed by Arthur Erickson Architects
Landscape Designed by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
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Link in bio to register for a live online panel discussion today @ 3pm PST.

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At the time of its creation, systems for on-struct

At the time of its creation, systems for on-structure planting were not widely or readily available in Canada. "While [Cornelia] and Erickson worked together on the planting scheme he admitted that "everything is there because of her exhaustive research into growing mediums." Oberlander found a mixture of peat, sand, and perlite that would solve the problem, but it took three years to convince her teammates that this medium was the best solution."[1]

[1] Herrington, S. (2013). Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape. University of Virginia Press.
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Provincial Law Courts/ Robson Square, 1979
Vancouver, BC
Designed by Arthur Erickson Architects
Landscape Designed by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
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Link in bio to register for a live online panel discussion today @ 3pm PST.

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#westcoastmodern #westcoastmodernism #westcoastmoderndesign #architecture #landscapearchitecture #modernlandscapearchitecture #modernlandscapearchitect #modernarchitecture #vancouverarchitecture #vanarch #vancouvermodern #canadianlandscapearchitect #modernism #architecturelovers #archilovers #robsonsquare #arthurerickson #corneliahahnoberlander #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan

"Working with Cornelia, landscape architecture and

"Working with Cornelia, landscape architecture and architecture were blended in a way that didn't delineate where one discipline started or ended."[1] – Eva Matsuzaki

This is no more true than at the iconic Robson Square in Vancouver, where Cornelia's intentions were "to achieve an integrated human experience in the pursuit of daily life and leisure activities, giving the user maximum enjoyment of an urban landscape by coordinating and integrating the structures with the surroundings."[2] – Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

[1] Matsuzaki, E. (2021). Memories of Working with Cornelia (pp. 70-710. West Vancouver, BC: West Vancouver Art Museum. Edmonton, AB: Art Gallery of Alberta.

[2] Herrington, S. (2013). Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape. University of Virginia Press.
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Provincial Law Courts/ Robson Square, 1979
Vancouver, BC
Designed by Arthur Erickson Architects
Landscape Designed by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

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Link in bio to register for a live online panel discussion on January 24th @ 3pm PST.

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