Laurie Olin
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Laurie Olin is a prominent American landscape architect and urban designer known for shaping major public spaces in cities across the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laurie Olin canonical | 15 |
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Target entity: Laurie Olin Context triple: [Pioneer Courthouse Square, designedBy, Laurie Olin]
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Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson was a prominent American architect and critic known for popularizing modernist and later postmodern architecture through influential designs like the Glass House and his curatorial work at the Museum of Modern Art.
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Eero Saarinen
Eero Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect renowned for his innovative, sculptural modernist designs, including landmarks such as the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport.
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Henry-Russell Hitchcock
Henry-Russell Hitchcock was an influential American architectural historian and critic known for helping define and popularize modernist architecture in the 20th century.
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I. M. Pei
I. M. Pei was a renowned Chinese-American architect celebrated for his modernist designs, including iconic museums and cultural landmarks around the world.
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Ralph Adams Cram
Ralph Adams Cram was a prominent American architect best known for his influential Gothic Revival designs, including major collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Laurie Olin Target entity description: Laurie Olin is a prominent American landscape architect and urban designer known for shaping major public spaces in cities across the United States.
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A.
Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson was a prominent American architect and critic known for popularizing modernist and later postmodern architecture through influential designs like the Glass House and his curatorial work at the Museum of Modern Art.
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B.
Eero Saarinen
Eero Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect renowned for his innovative, sculptural modernist designs, including landmarks such as the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport.
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C.
Henry-Russell Hitchcock
Henry-Russell Hitchcock was an influential American architectural historian and critic known for helping define and popularize modernist architecture in the 20th century.
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D.
I. M. Pei
I. M. Pei was a renowned Chinese-American architect celebrated for his modernist designs, including iconic museums and cultural landmarks around the world.
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E.
Ralph Adams Cram
Ralph Adams Cram was a prominent American architect best known for his influential Gothic Revival designs, including major collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educator
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landscape architect ⓘ person ⓘ urban designer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Society of Landscape Architects Medal
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National Medal of Arts ⓘ Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education ⓘ |
| basedIn | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educatedAt |
University of Pennsylvania
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University of Washington ⓘ |
| employer | University of Pennsylvania School of Design ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
landscape architecture
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urban design ⓘ |
| founderOf |
OLIN
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Olin Partnership ⓘ |
| genre | urban public space design ⓘ |
| hasWorkedIn |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Los Angeles ⓘ New York City ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Across the Open Field: Essays Drawn from English Landscapes
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La Foce: A Garden and Landscape in Tuscany ⓘ Transforming the Commonplace: Selections from Laurie Olin’s Sketchbooks ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary practice of urban public space design in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
The American Society of Landscape Architects
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surface form:
American Society of Landscape Architects
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| name | Laurie Olin self-link ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableFor | design of major public spaces in U.S. cities ⓘ |
| notableRole | leader in contemporary landscape urbanism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Barnes Foundation
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surface form:
Barnes Foundation site design, Philadelphia
Battery Park City ⓘ
surface form:
Battery Park City, New York City
Bryant Park ⓘ
surface form:
Bryant Park, New York City
Canary Wharf ⓘ
surface form:
Canary Wharf landscape, London
Columbus Circle ⓘ
surface form:
Columbus Circle, New York City
Getty Center ⓘ
surface form:
Getty Center gardens, Los Angeles
Independence Mall redesign, Philadelphia ⓘ Sculpture Garden of the National Gallery of Art ⓘ
surface form:
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument grounds redesign, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| occupation |
landscape architect
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professor ⓘ urban designer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | practice professor of landscape architecture at the University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
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