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Source Books in

Landscape Architecture

Michael

Van Valkenburgh

Associates

Allegheny Riverfront Park

Jane Amidon, Series Editor

Princeton Architectural Press, New York

Published by

Princeton Architectural Press

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any man-

ner without written permission from the publisher, except in

the context of reviews.

Michael Van Valkenburgh : Allegheny Riverfront Park /

compiled and edited by Jane Amidon.

p. cm. — (Source books in landscape architecture)

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 1-56898-504-5 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Van Valkenburgh, Michael—Interviews. 2. Landscape

architects—United States—Interviews. 3. Landscape

architecture—United States. 4. Allegheny Riverfront Park

(Pittsburgh, Pa.) I. Amidon, Jane. II. Series.

SB470.V34M53 2005

712’.092—dc22

2005003475

Every reasonable attempt has been made to identify owners

of copyright. Errors or omissions will be corrected in subse-

quent editions.

The seminars and publications for this series are made possible

by the generous support of DeeDee (BSLA 1988, Knowlton

School of Architecture) and Herb Glimcher.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface, Carol Brown

Data and Chronology

Conversations with Michael Van Valkenburgh

Site Plan

Site

Scissoring

Hypernature

Surface

Conscious Pragmatism

Urban Land

115

Gallery

119

Outside the Self, Gary R. Hilderbrand

148

Criticism, Ethan Carr and Erik de Jong

154

Credits

158

Bibliography

159

Biographies

160

Acknowledgments

A depth of appreciation is due ﬁrst and foremost to Michael Van Valkenburgh for participating with wit

and wisdom in the inaugural Glimcher Distinguished Visiting Professorship seminar. With customary

insight that provoked students to strengthen their understanding of built landscapes, Michael set the bar

high for all involved. The honesty of opinion and design leadership that impressed us as graduate students

in the early 1990s continue to be hallmarks of Michael’s impact on contemporary landscape architecture.

We are fortunate to have a project such as the Allegheny Riverfront Park to serve not just as the subject

of the ﬁrst Source Book in Landscape Architecture but as an inspiring model for urban park-making today.

Many thanks to the combined talents of Michael Van Valkenburgh, Laura Solano, and Matthew Urbanski

of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA), artists Ann Hamilton and Michael Mercil, and Carol

Brown of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

A roundtable discussion on the Allegheny Riverfront Park was held at the Knowlton School of

Architecture in 2002. Threads of discussion opened there proved important to this publication. In addi-

tion to the design team named above, I am grateful for the commentaries of the invited critics Ethan Carr,

Erik de Jong, and Gary Hilderbrand (whose comments and essay, respectively, appear in this book). Thanks

also to the students who participated in the seminar: Jeff Anderson, Eric Brightman, Jennifer Caputa, Lin

Goepfert, Tim Hess, Indy Idvakil, Kris Lucius, Anne McKisson, Gabriela Patocchi, Adam Ravestein, and

especially Jason Brabbs for videography and Jill McKain and Cheryl Somerfeldt for written contributions.

These books would not be possible without the support of many at the Knowlton School of

Architecture and the generous patronage of the Glimchers. The encouragement of Robert Livesey is essen-

tial to the program. Advice offered by Jeff Kipnis and Todd Gannon was helpful in producing the ﬁrst

Source Book in Landscape Architecture. At MVVA, Jane Glazier, Jason Siebenmorgen, Gullivar Shepard,

and Matt McMahon were instrumental in the book’s production. Finally, the editorial guidance of Megan

Carey and Kevin Lippert at Princeton Architectural Press is much appreciated.

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