Event – Detail

Artists and designers have kept journals and sketchbooks for centuries. In an illustrated talk about his most recent book, landscape architect Laurie Olin will discuss aspects of drawing and the art of looking, seeing, and drawing as he has done in different regions of Italy over the past fifty years.

The program starts at 6pm in the 2nd floor Busch Room. A book signing and light reception will follow the talk in the Reading Room.

Laurie Olin is a distinguished teacher, author and landscape architect. From vision to realization, he has guided many of OLIN’s signature projects, which span the history of the studio from the Washington Monument Grounds in Washington, DC to Bryant Park in New York City. His recent projects include the AIA award-winning Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Simon and Helen Director Park in Portland, Oregon. He is the recipient of the 2012 National Medal of Arts, the highest lifetime achievement award for artists and designers bestowed by the National Endowment for the Arts and the President of the United States.

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