Groundswell, the exhibit currently showing at MoMA, is old news to us, but it's good news to see that it is still getting attention. Ada Louise Huxtable's review of Groundswell and the just opened High Line exhibition was published yesterday in the WSJ Opinion Journal.
Ms. Huxtable praises the innovative work of today's landscape architects and their focus on social issues and human needs... and she chastises architects for the current egomaniacal fixation on celebrity and object making.
Landscape architecture has come a long way from its theme-park and garden-club associations, and the design of public space is defining a new architectural frontier. The competitive infatuation with "signature" skyscrapers may continue to get the publicity, but some of the best young talents are staking their claims and reputations on the ground.
Article: Opinion Journal - Down-to-Earth Masterpieces of Public Landscape Design
Reference: Groundswell (Land+Living)
Reference: More Groundswell (Land+Living image gallery)