Martha Schwartz

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Martha Schwartz
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Martha Schwartz

(1950-11-21) November 21, 1950 (age 74)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Michigan
OccupationArchitect
Spouse Peter Walker (1979-2000)
PartnerMarkus Jatsch
Children3
PracticeMartha Schwartz Partners
Website www.msp.world

Martha Schwartz (born November 21, 1950) is an American landscape architect and educator. Schwartz is the founding principal of Martha Schwartz Partners, a landscape architecture firm based in London, New York City, and Shanghai. She was for a time Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

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Career

Born in Philadelphia to noted architect Milton Schwartz and his first wife Stella Wasserman [1] . Schwartz received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan in 1973. After undertaking graduate studies at Michigan, she spent time at the Graduate School of Design but returned to Michigan to receive her Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture in 1977 [2] . During a summer internship at SWA Group, Schwartz advanced her interest in landscape architecture beginning a relationship with her future husband Peter Walker . Her career was launched in 1979 by her first project, The Bagel Garden, a decorative response to her front yard in Boston. [3]

In 1980, Schwartz began her own landscape architecture firm, Martha Schwartz Partners, intending to challenge the traditional ideals in the field of landscape architecture, and further investigate the connections between the arts, culture, and landscape. She was formerly Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at Harvard University. She was also a resident of the American Academy in Rome in 1993. [4]

Personal life

In 1979, Schwartz married her mentor, noted landscape architect Peter Walker, the couple divorced in 2000. They had two sons.

Notable works

Schwartz designed the plaza in front of the Bord Gais Energy Theatre. Bord Gais Energy Theatre (8225077260).jpg
Schwartz designed the plaza in front of the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.capenews.net/sandwich/obituaries/milton-schwartz/article_1f890049-6057-525c-a3ea-22f91682dd3f.html
  2. ↑ https://stamps.umich.edu/events/martha-schwartz
  3. ↑ "Bagel Garden, Boston, MA, USA - Martha Schwartz Partners".
  4. ↑ "American Academy in Rome Announces Winners of the 2015–16 Rome Prize". 31 March 2015.
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