“PICTURING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE”
Projects of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander as seen by Etta Gerdes
Elliott Louis Gallery
West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver
June 6 – June 25, 2006 – Preview: June 6th & 7th
Opening Reception: Thurs. June 8, 6:30 – 8:30 PM

Touring Canada and Germany and presented by the Goethe-Institut Montreal, is an exhibit of photographs by Etta Gerdes detailing the work of acclaimed landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander.

Oberlander was born in Germany and lives in Vancouver. I recall reading articles about this fascinating woman and her groundbreaking work, particularly her visions of roof gardens on city highrises. Have a look at examples of her work on the gallery pages. Read more about her in Art Daily and about her work in the archives at the Canadian Centre for Architecture. (The same exhibition is being presented there until July 30th, with additional material from their archives.)

Above – Etta Gerdes photo: Lunch break, Robson Square, Vancouver