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The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation [www.nationaltrust.org] have announced the Tanner Fountain at Harvard University will receive the 2008 Landmark Award Oct. 6, 2008 at the ASLA annual meeting in Philadelphia.
The Landmark Award recognizes a landscape architecture project completed 15 to 50 years ago that still retains its original design integrity and is a significant contribution to the community. And indeed, the fountain was built back in the year emblazoned on the literary-minded by George Orwell?EUR??,,????'?????<
The 2008 ASLA professional awards jury was quite lavish in its praise of the fountain: “One of the first examples of a landscape architect creating public sculpture. It set a precedent for the profession and has stood the test of time remarkably well, retaining the full power of the original idea. The landscape architect designed it to be accessible and recognize the four seasons and to celebrate water without a traditional body of water. Transformational. It lives in your memory.”
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Previous recipients of the Landmark Award include the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco and the Charleston Waterfront Park.
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