Janet Rosenberg | |
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 Janet Rosenberg in 2019 | |
| Born | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Landscape Architect |
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| Practice | Janet Rosenberg & Studio (JRS) |
| Website | jrstudio |
Janet Rosenberg, FCSLA, FASLA, IFLA, RCA, is a Canadian landscape architect based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the founding principal of Janet Rosenberg & Studio. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Janet Rosenberg was awarded the 1992 Governor General of Canada Confederation Medal, [5] the 2003 OALA’s Pinnacle Award for Landscape Architectural Excellence, [6] the 2008 Urban Leadership Award from the Canadian Urban Institute, and the 2024 CSLA Lifetime Achievement Award. [7]
Rosenberg is a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects [8] and the American Society of Landscape Architects. [9]
Notable landscape projects include:
Rosenberg, together with Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye and Israeli designer and artist Ron Arad, was one of the six design teams shortlisted for the Canadian Holocaust Monument international design competition in 2014. [29] [30]
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