Open Event: West 8 Founder and Landscape Architect Adriaan Geuze

    • The Landscape Department is delighted to announce a talk by the esteemed West 8 founder and landscape architect Adriaan Geuze.
    • Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 6:30 PM
    • University of Greenwich, Greenwich Campus, Lecture Theatre King William 303 (LT KW303),
    • Park Row, London, SE10 9LS

    Adriaan Geuze, the founder of West 8, urban designers and landscape architects will deliver a talk at the University of Greenwich on the evening of Tuesday 21st of February 2012.

    This will be the first in a series of events, organised by the landscape department in the School . The talks will focus on landscape architecture and on people who are leaders in their fields today.

    Adriaan Geuze has recently won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the BKVB, the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture. “The jury praised Geuze not only for the impressive projects he realised, but definitely also for the broad approach in which he applies his talents and the important role he plays in initiating discussion about spatial and environmental design”. Adriaan Geuze and West 8 gained international recognition with projects such as Schouwburgplein (‘Theatre Square’) in Rotterdam, Borneo Sporenburg housing project in Amsterdam docks, Chiswick Business Park in London and Expo ’02 in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland. Many of the projects are the result of groundbreaking, innovative and site responsive entries in important international competitions. Recently won competitions include Governors Island in New York (USA), Playa de Palma in Mallorca, (Spain) and Miami Lincoln Park (USA).

    This event is free with tickets available to the first 200 people who register on Eventbrite.

    http://adriaangeuzeatgreenwich.eventbrite.co.uk

    The talk will be held in King William Court (KWC) on the university’s Greenwich Campus (Lecture Theatre KW303 on the 3rd floor).


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