Profile: George Girvin

 

George Girvin

ASLA Chapter: Northern California

Category: Works of Landscape Architecture

Company/academic title: Girvin Associates, San Rafael, California

Education: Bachelor of science in landscape architecture from the University of Oregon in 1971.

George Girvin was nominated by the Northern California Chapter for the creation of works that define the landscape character of a geographic region and have significant impact on the public. For 38 years Girvin has worked as a site planner and designer, particularly in the areas of parks and recreation and resort planning, has enhanced the role and importance of landscape architecture and stewardship of the land under development. His projects offer historically, culturally, and environmentally sensitive designs that balance the needs of the developer, end user, general public and all partners in a project?EUR??,,????'??+on a large scale and over time.

Thoughts from a Peer: ?EUR??,,????'??Mr. Girvin?EUR??,,????'???s volume and concentration of work over time has helped define the landscape palette for entire geographic areas.?EUR??,,????'?? ?EUR??,,????'??+ Juanita Salisbury, President of the Northern California ASLA Chapter