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Shortly after her arrival to Vancouver in 1953, Co

Shortly after her arrival to Vancouver in 1953, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander undertook the designs for a garden at a new residence by Architect Frederic Lasserre, a project that would be among the first modern landscapes in the city.

“This garden is really abstract art applied to the ground.” – Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
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Friedman House, 1953/ 2016
Vancouver, BC
Designed by Frederic Lasserre
Landscape Designed by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
Renovations by D’Arcy Jones Architects
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Link in bio to register for a live online panel discussion with Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and others on January 24th @ 3pm PST.

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“My passion is to be with nature and introduce p

“My passion is to be with nature and introduce people to it from all levels of society.”
– Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

At the MoA, Cornelia brought the educational experience of the museum to the outside, designing an ethnobotanical setting that would provide visitors with some expression of the plant specimens of significance to the livelihood of the First Nations. While the design of the museum and surrounding lands was originally inspired by the traditions and culture of the Haidi Nation, who traditionally inhabited Haida Gwaii, the landscape was later revised to reflect the culture of the Musqueam, on whose traditional lands the museum sits.
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Museum of Anthropology, 1975/ 2010/ 2021
University of British Columbia
University Endowment Lands
Designed by Arthur Erickson Architects, 1976
Arthur Erickson with Stantec Architecture, 2010
Nick Milkovich Architects, 2021
Landscape designed by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, 1976/ 2010

RAIC Festival of Architecture Award, 1980
Governor General’s Award for Architecture, 1983
RAIC Prix du XXe Siècle Award, 2011
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While the reflecting pond, what is to resemble a c

While the reflecting pond, what is to resemble a coastal inlet, was a part of the landscape strategy for the MoA when it opened in 1976, it wasn’t until 2010 that the iconic landscape feature was permanently constructed. The pond appeared temporarily on three occasions over the course of 34 years, first for the 1993 film “Intersection,” the 1997 APEC Leader’s Summit, and again in June 2008 for Arthur Erickson’s 80th birthday, leaving many, including art historian John Beardsley, to consider the project a “thwarted masterpiece” until it was realized.[1] With the reflecting pool achieving such an iconic fit between the landscape and the building, it’s hard to imagine it being anything else.

[1] Herrington, S. (2013). Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape. University of Virginia Press.
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Museum of Anthropology, 1975/ 2010/ 2021
University of British Columbia
University Endowment Lands
Designed by Arthur Erickson Architects, 1976
Arthur Erickson with Stantec Architecture, 2010
Nick Milkovich Architects, 2021
Landscape designed by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, 1976/ 2010

RAIC Festival of Architecture Award, 1980
Governor General’s Award for Architecture, 1983
RAIC Prix du XXe Siècle Award, 2011
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REGISTER TODAY! CORNELIA HAHN OBERLANDER: GENIUS

REGISTER TODAY!

CORNELIA HAHN OBERLANDER: GENIUS LOCI
IN CONVERSATION

Sun, Jan 24, 2021 @ 3:00pm PST
Live Online Panel Discussion
Link in Bio to Register

On January 24th, 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 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and panelists Charles Birnbaum, Amery Calvelli, Susan Herrington, and Eva Matsuzaki, moderated by Dr. Hilary Letwin.

FREE EVENT with Registration
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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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Since establishing her Vancouver-based practice in

Since establishing her Vancouver-based practice in 1953, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander has practiced landscape architecture with one goal in mind: “to design outdoor spaces for the enjoyment of all in our urban environment.”[1] With this, her work has since explored a broad range of programs including urban parks, playgrounds, cultural spaces, social housing, and private residences. A key figure in the development of West Coast Modernism, some of her most notable local landscapes include the Provincial Law Courts and Robson Square (1982), the Museum of Anthropology at UBC (1976), Eppich House II (1979), Library Square (1995), and the Visitor’s Centre Rooftop, VanDusen Botanical Garden (2011). Further afield, she was responsible for landscape designs at the Children’s Creative Centre Playground, Canadian Federal Pavilion, Expo 67 (1967), Canadian Chancery in Washington, DC (1989), National Gallery of Canada (1990), and the Northwest Territories Legislative Building (1994).

Cornelia has received international acclaim in the field of landscape architecture. Among numerous other awards and honours, she is a Companion of the Order of Canada, Member of the Order of British Columbia, and a Fellow of both the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects and the American Society of Landscape Architects. With a design process regarded for intensive research, innovation, and stewardship for the natural environment, Cornelia’s impact in the realms of landscape architecture is far-reaching and unparalleled.

Link in bio to register for Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci In Conversation - 2021.01.24

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[1] Oberlander, C.H. (2021). Forging the Way. In Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci (pp. 14-18). West Vancouver, BC: West Vancouver Art Museum. Edmonton, AB: The Art Gallery of Alberta.
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"The house that finally resulted in 1973 is redole

"The house that finally resulted in 1973 is redolent of the myth of a particular West Coast idiom: timber structures weathered by the elements and time; integrated interior and exterior spaces via the decks and patios permitted by a benign climate; agile forms adaptive to topography and receptive to vegetation, rain and elusive sunlight." – Sherry McKay [1]
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McIntyre House, 1973
North Vancouver, BC
Designed by Hassell/ Griblin

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[1] McKay, S. (2020). McIntyre House. Vancouver, BC: UBC SALA. ORO Editions.
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