The Architecture/Landscape/Interiors Department at OTIS College of Art and Design is pleased to announce
the George H. Scanlon Foundation Lecture REDUX.3 by JAMES CORNER
Wednesday 18 February 2015 7:30 PM
Ahmanson Auditorium limited, open seating starting at 7:00 PM
at THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, LOS ANGELES
250 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE LOS ANGELES CA 90012
Through the initiative and support of its President, Pat Scanlon, the GEORGE H. SCANLON FOUNDATION has generously funded an annual George H. Scanlon Foundation Lecture since 1998.
The George H. Scanlon Foundation Lecture REDUX.3 celebrates this enduring and successful 17-year lecture series by featuring its 2002 lecturer,
JAMES CORNER, who will present and compare the work of JAMES CORNER FIELD OPERATIONS between 2002 and 2015.
JAMES CORNER is the founder and director of JAMES CORNER FIELD OPERATIONS. James Corner leads the design of all projects from strategic planning and concept design through construction.He has devoted the past 25 years to advancing the field of landscape architecture and urbanism, through his teaching and academic work at the University of Pennsylvania and his leadership on high-visibility, complex urban projects at his practice based in New York City. James Corner is a tenured professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, his work has been published and exhibited internationally, and he has been recognized with significant design awards. He is a registered landscape architect and is on the Board of the Forum for Urban Design.
JAMES CORNER FIELD OPERATIONS is renowned for strong contemporary design across a variety of project types and scales, from large urban districts and complex post-industrial sites, to small well-crafted, detail design projects. In all of the work, there is a special commitment to the design of a vibrant and dynamic public realm, informed by the ecology of both people and nature. Major projects include the High Line in New York, Seattle's Central Waterfront, City Center in Las Vegas, Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront in Hong Kong, Chicago's Navy Pier, Tongva Park and Ken Genser Square in Santa Monica, and South Park at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.
The work of James Corner Field Operations has been recognized by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum 2010 National Design Award; the New York City Arts Commission Award for Excellence in Design; the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Design; the D&AD Black Pencil Award (Gold Medal), London; the Daimler-Chrysler Award for Design Innovation; the Architectural League of New York Design Award; and other professional design awards and prizes. James Corner Field Operations has published and exhibited internationally, including at the Venice Biennale; the Lisbon Triennale; ArchiLAB, Paris; the Royal College of Art, London; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum. James Corner Field Operations was named one of the world's most innovative companies by Fast Company (2012) and one of the most influential design firms by Time (2010).
Self parking is recommended at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, located 1 block north of the Museum on Grand Avenue.
Parking is a flat rate of $9/car after 5:00 PM.
This lecture was organized by the ARCHITECTURE/LANDSCAPE/INTERIORS Department at OTIS College of Art and Design, with Linda Pollari, Chair.
For information about the department or lecture call 310.665.6867, email ArchitectureLandscapeInteriors@otis.edu or visit http://www.otis.edu/ali.
Previous George H. Scanlon Foundation Lecturers were: (2014) Elizabeth Diller / Diller Scofido + Renfro REDUX.2, (2013) Winy Maas / MVRDV REDUX, (2012) George Hargreaves / Hargreaves Associates, (2011) Jürgen Mayer H. / J. MAYER H. Architects, (2010) Merrill Elam / Mack Scoggin Merrill Elam Architects, (2009) Sol Madridejos / SANCHO-MADRIDEJOS, (2008) Nader Tehrani / office dA, (2007) Elias Torres / Martinez Lapeña-Torres Arquitectos, (2006) Matthias Sauerbruch / sauerbruch hutton, (2005) Michiel Riedijk / Neutelings Riedijk Architecten, (2004) Iñaki Abalos / Abalos & Herreros, (2003) Petra Blaisse / INSIDE OUTSIDE, (2002) James Corner / Field Operations, (2000) Dave Hickey / UNLV, (1999) Elizabeth Diller / Diller + Scofidio and (1998) Winy Maas / MVRDV.
IMAGES
top left: James Corner, photograph © Peden+Munk
top right: The High Line, New York, ©James Corner Field Operations, photograph ©Iwan Baan
bottom left: The High Line, New York, ©James Corner Field Operations, photograph ©Iwan Baan
bottom right: High Line at the Rail Yards, New York, ©James Corner Field Operations, photograph ©Iwan Baan
