LANDSCAPE

ARCHITECTS
AND THEIR WORKS.
REPORT

IV – SEM, II – YEAR
SUBMITTED BY – ABHISHEK PANCHAL
SOA IPS ACADEMY
SESSION – 2019 – 2020

Some famous landscape

ARCHITECTS-
1- Frederick law Olmsted
2- Andre le Notre
3- Roberto Burle Marx
4- James Corner
5- Martha Schwartz
6- Ravindra Bhan
7- Ram Sharma
8- Shaheer Associates
9- Vanu Bhuta
About the architect-
Frederick law Olmsted-
 Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) Was An American
Landscape Architect, Journalist, Social Critic, And Public Administrator.
 Olmsted Was Famous For Codesigning Many Well-Known Urban Parks With
His Senior Partner Calvert Vaux, Including Central Park In New York City And
Elm Park In Worcester, Massachusetts.
 After The Civil War, Returned To Landscape Architecture – Devoted Rest Of
His Life.
 Planned And Executed Parks, College Campuses, Public Spaces All Over The
U.S.

Philosophy of Architect-
 1850's – Older American Cities Like New York, Boston Were Pretty Awful
Places (Very Densely Built Up But No Planning, Inadequate Sanitation,
Growing Manufacturing Areas, Etc.)
 The More Aesthetically Pleasing You Make A City, The More People Will
Want To Live In That City, And The Happier They Will Be.
 The Way To Make Cities More Aesthetically Pleasing Is To Bring Aspects Of
The Country Into Them – “Natural” Landscapes, Vegetation, Views – The
“City Beautiful”.
 Olmsted Believed That The Rural, Picturesque Landscape Contrasted With
And Counteracted The Confining And Unhealthful Conditions Of The
Crowded Urban Environment And Served To Strengthen Society By Providing
A Place Where All Classes Could Mingle In Contemplation And Enjoyment Of
The Pastoral Experience.
 He Sought To Screen His "Pleasure Grounds" Completely From The Intrusions
Of Daily Life By Screening Them With Thick Plantings Along Their Borders,
Separating And Excluding Commercial Traffic, And Discouraging All Usage Of
 The Grounds Which Were Not In Harmony With This Goal. He Also Strove To
Bring The Landscape As Close To As Much Of The Urban Population As
Possible, So That All Could Benefit From It.

Works – 1- central park of new york

A popular misconception of Central Park is that its 843 acres are the last remaining
natural land in Manhattan. While it is a green sanctuary inside a dense, hectic
metropolis, this urban park is entirely man-made. It may look like it's naturally
occurring, but the flora, landforms, water, and other features of Central Park have
not always existed.

Every acre of the Park was meticulously designed and built as part of a larger
composition — one that its designers conceived as a "single work of art."
Together, they created the Park through the practice that would come to be
known as "landscape architecture."

The principles of landscape architecture are on full display in the artistry of Central
Park. In fact, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, co-designers of Central
Park, are credited with coining the term "landscape architecture" and founding the
profession in this country.

Olmsted and Vaux's founding vision (called the Greensward plan) included three
types of landscapes: pastoral (peaceful meadows and placid
lakes), picturesque (the lush and playful woodlands), and formal (plazas and
promenades). Here's a little about each of these types of landscape, so that you
can appreciate them the next time you're in the Park!

PASTORAL
What is it? A pastoral landscape is defined by its gentle, sprawling lawns, shaded
walks, or broad expanses of placid water, evoking a feeling of peaceful
spaciousness.

What is it for? These open spaces were purposely designed to provide a sense of

openness and expansiveness that is hard to find in a bustling city. They are spaces
for quiet reflection, reading, or admiring the surrounding scenery. The North
Meadow, pictured below, is a great example of a pastoral landscape.
Picturesque

What is it? A picturesque landscape is complex, rough, and irregular, compelling

Park visitors to navigate winding pathways and encounter eclectic materials (such
as wood, rocks, and water).

What is it for? According to Olmsted, the picturesque landscapes are meant to

"create a degree of obscurity not absolutely impenetrable, but sufficient to affect
the imagination with a sense of mystery." In other words, these areas are meant to
be explored, unfolding as you stroll through unpredictable trails.

The Ramble, pictured below, is a great example of a picturesque landscape.

Formal

What is it? Olmsted and Vaux envisioned the Mall and Bethesda Terrace as the

single formal feature of the Park, a grand promenade and "open-air reception hall
for the people."
What is it for? Formal landscapes were meant to be public gathering spaces, to
draw visitors to the heart of the Park. Other formal structures, like Grand Army
Plaza and the Conservatory Garden, were added in later decades, as the Park
continued to transform.
Bethesda Terrace, pictured below, is a great example of a formal landscape.
Works – 2- garden of U.S. capitol
The elements of the plan must be as few, large and simple as they well can be
consistently with convenience." He further describes, "Two elliptical plots of
ground will then be left, unbroken by roads, each 500' in length and 400' in
breadth. They will have a gently undulating surface; will be partially shaded by a
few groups of large trees between which the eye will range over glades of turf."
(Olmsted draft letter, 6/9/1874)

Three years after Olmsted's death in 1903, a House and Garden article
documented the innovative design for the Capitol Grounds. Here the author
summarizes that "the effect of Olmsted's design was (1) to close harmoniously the
gap between the Capitol and the grounds and realize the merits of both, and (2) to
add to the apparent height of the building and give it the appearance of a stable
foundation." The author goes on to note that, "the planting in general has been
skillfully planned so as to preserve and enhance the best views of the building. As a
result the visitor can enjoy direct front views of the central portion and dome from
opposite sides and agreeable diagonal views of the entire east and west fronts
from four vantage points." (John Nolen, House and Garden, 1906)

While some aspects of the landscape design

have been compromised over time or are
currently in poor condition, the design intent
remains and possesses a high degree of
integrity. In fact, in comparison to Olmsted's
other public commissions, the Capitol
Grounds remain one of the most intact
Frederick Law Olmsted designs in the United
States. Unfortunately, if the new Capitol
Visitor Center is constructed according to the
proposed plan, visitors will descend18 feet to
a new entrance below an allee of trees without a direct front view to the dome -
thus changing a central tenet of Olmsted's design.
 About the architect
Andre le Notre-
André Le Notre was born in Paris, into a family of gardeners. Pierre Le Nôtre, who
was in charge of the gardens of the Palais des Tuileries in 1572, may have been his
grandfather.[3] André's father Jean Le Nôtre was also responsible for sections of the
Tuileries gardens, initially under Claude Mollet, and later as head gardener, during
the reign of Louis XIII. André was born on 12 March 1613, and was baptised at
the Église Saint-Roch. His godfather at the ceremony was an administrator of the
royal gardens, and his godmother was the wife of Claude Mollet.
The family lived in a house within the Tuilieries, and André thus grew up
surrounded by gardening, and quickly acquired both practical and theoretical
knowledge. The location also allowed him to study in the nearby Palais du Louvre,
part of which was then used as an academy of the arts. He
learned mathematics, painting and architecture, and entered the atelier of Simon
Vouet, painter to Louis XIII, where he met and befriended the painter Charles Le
Brun. He learned classical art and perspective, and studied for several years under
the architect François Mansart, a friend of Le Brun.

Philosophy of Architect-
In every society in every age there are those who have stood out because of
certain talents and achievements and many have been considered artist and
innovator. French gardener extraordinaire Andre Le Notre (1613-1700) was
certainly one. The third generation of his family to become a royal gardener he
perfected the classical style of gardening and outstanding among his works are the
gardens of Saint Cloud and Chantilly and perhaps his greatest triumphs for Nicolas
Foucquet at Vaux le Vicomte and for Louis XIV the Sun King at the Chateau at
Versailles. Contemporary descriptions of him characterise him as vivacious,
exuberant and enthusiastic. He became a close friend of Louis XIV as they
seemingly shared the same vision; an ambition to beautify France and glorify Louis’
reign. They were also both keen collectors of botanical specimens. Andre Le Notre
had a remarkable sense of proportion and his use of masses, spaces and
perspectives, as well as his ability to eliminate unnecessary detail, created the
effect that one of his gardens was like a wonderful piece of music played by an
orchestra where all the instruments came together in triumph to produce a rich,
harmonious whole.

Works – 1- French garden versallies-

 The French gardens were inspired by the “Italian renaissance garden.
 Symmetry and geometry are the keywords when designing such gardens.
 The whole of garden is composed like a painting reaching for pure aesthetical
qualities.
 Like a painting, it is also created to be seen as a whole.
 Most French gardens were designed to be looked at from specific places,
such as terraces or balconies.
 The overall impression of the French landscaping style is one of harmony,
one of power of man over nature, where every tree and every bush is given a
chosen location and shape.

Features-
 The focus of the garden tends to be the house, usually a palace or chateau
and paths radiate out of this creating long axial views
 A geometric plan is used and symmetry is very important.
 A central axis leads away from the house - perpendicular to the house.
 Paths tend to be gravel and edged with clipped hedges and topiary laid out in
symmetrical patterns.
 Statuary is often used in French Garden Design. Pavilions and 'follies' are
often incorporated too.
 Water is often a key feature of French garden design and lots of round pools
and long rectangles of water will be incorporated, the reflection of the water
adding to the symmetry and tranquillity of the scene. Fountains and cascades
are also very common features.
 Close to the house planting is kept low (no trees) and tends to consist of
parterres. Parterres close to the house can be quite intricately patterened
and will tend to become more simple further from the house.
 Further from the house paths are often edged with trees, these are almost
almost always manipulated in some way. Trees are always planted in straight
lines adding perspective and reinforcing the symmetry of the garden.
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 Versailles is the most famous garden in the world. The scale is monumental
and there is little sense of enclosure. Versailles was designed as a palatial
centre of government for an absolute monarch, Louis XIV. It is resplendent as
the prime example of the French Baroque style, but it is not a friendly place.
 Avenues project from Louis XIV's palace towards distant horizons, enfolding
town, palace, garden and forest.
 There are imaculate parterres, great basins, an orangery, a vast collection of
outdoor sculpture and some of the grandest fountains which have ever been
made.
 The park and garden were designed by Andre Le Nôtre between 1661 and
1700. There are magnificient features: huge parterres, an orangery, famous
fountains (which operate....), rich bosquets (ornamental groves), a 1.8 km
cruciform canal.
 The Grand Trianon, another formal garden, was built on the site of a former
village. Versailles also has later additions. The Petit Trianon was given to
Marie Antoinette in 1774.

TREES:-
 Trees are planted in straight lines and clipped to keep a perfect shape and
size.
 They may be formed into shapes to form topiary.
 Trees used in the Gardens of Versaille were:- Hornbeam, Beech, Chestnut,
Elm and Linden for the most part.
 Hornbeam and Beech are easy to plant and shape making them particularly
good trees for formal gardens.
 About the architect
Roberto Burle Marx
 Roberto Burle Marx (August 4, 1909 – June 4, 1994) was a Brazilian landscape
architect (as well as a painter, print maker, ecologist, naturalist, artist and
musician) whose designs of parks and gardens made him world-famous.
 He is accredited with having introduced modernist landscape architecture to

Brazil. He was known as a modern nature artist and a public urban space
designer. His work had a great influence on tropical garden design in the 20th
century.
  Water gardens were a popular theme in his work. He was deftly able to

transfer traditional artistic expressions such as graphic

design, tapestry and folk art into his landscape designs.
 He also designed fabrics, jewellery and stage sets.

Philosophy of Architect-
 Burle Marx's artistic style was developed from modernism and distinct
features of Brazilian culture such as folk art.
 Much of his work has a sense of timelessness and perfection.
 His designs were also influenced by cubism and abstractionism.
 His aesthetics were often nature based, for example, he never use to mix
flower and colors so he used utilization of big groups of the same
specimen, using native plants and making a rocky field into a relaxing
garden.
 He was very interested in each plant's character and what effect that has
on the whole garden. He sought a depth in his designs by understanding
how animals interacted with plants and how they bloomed, amongst
other plant characteristics.
 Burle Marx had a great skill in utilizing the sculptural form of plants.
  Burle Marx was mindful of the dynamic of walking through a garden. The
sensation of mobility is an important element of experiencing his
landscapes.
 He also made clever use of enormous scale, lighting and reflection
particularly in his use of water.

Works – 1- klcc park

 The KLCC Park is a public park located in the vicinity of Suria KLCC, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
 The park has been designed to provide greenery to Petronas Twin Towers
and the areas surrounding it.
 The park was developed in the year 1998, covering an area of 20 Hectares.
 AIM-the aim was to "leave the world a little more sensitive and a little more
educated to the importance of nature".
 DESIGN- the Park was designed to showcase a heritage of tropical greenery
by integrating man's creation with nature. The park features many
combinations of man-made design such as cements, water features and also
natural features such as trees, shrubs, stones and wood. Elements of shape
and topography were created to give an illusion of space. The combination of
trees, shrubs and sculptures were arranged to provide color and form to the
park.
 A man made lake was built in the middle of the park with a 28 meter high
water fountain, directly in front of Suria KLCC mall and Petronas Twin Towers
towards the middle of the park. A 43-meter elevated bridge that cut across
the lake provides a vantage view of the park and the twin towers.
FEATURES
 Lake Symphony is a 10,000 square meter man made lake with water
fountains. The main fountain can shoot water up to a height of 89.
 A 1.3 km. long jogging track is covered with EPDM, a special rubberised
material for comfort and safety. Rest areas are provided along
interconnecting footpaths and numbered on the local map.
 Various waterfalls, fountains, cascade and reflecting pools are scattered
around the park.
 A children's playground with a public pool is located on the west side of the
park.
 This approach is exemplified by the Copacabana Beach promenade, where
native sea breeze resistant trees and palms appear in groupings along
Avenida Atlantica. These groupings punctuate Portuguese stone mosaics
which form a giant abstract painting where no section along the promenade
 is the same. This "painting" is viewed from the balconies of hotels, and offers
an ever changing view for those driving along the beach. The mosaics
continue the entire two and a half-mile distance of the beach. The water
feature, in this case, is of course the ocean and beach, which is bordered by a
30-foot wide continuous scallop patterned mosaic walk, Copacabana Beach is
"the most famous in Brazil".

Work – 2- Copacabana promenade, Rio de Janeiro

Perhaps Burle Marx’s most iconic work, this walkway uses black-and-white
Portuguese pavement for its graphic and oscillating design, an original feature he
amplified with his redesign. But even if you haven’t been to his Copacabana Beach
composition since its 1970 construction, Olympics viewers are getting frequent
exposure to its memorable aesthetic, thanks to NBC’s Rio 2016 coverage.

About the architect

James Corner-
James Corner is a landscape architect and theorist whose works exhibit a focus on
"developing innovative approaches toward landscape architectural design and
urbanism." His designs of note include Fresh Kills Park on Staten Island and
the High Line in Manhattan, and Domino Park in Brooklyn, all in New York City.
Corner is a professionally registered landscape architect and the principal of James
Corner Field Operations, a landscape architecture and urban design practice based
in New York City

Work – 1- PHILA DELPHIA NAVY YA RDS / JA

MES CORNER FIELD OPERA TIONS

From the architect. Field Operations has designed the 5-acre Central Green at
the heart of the PhiladelphiaNavy Yard Corporate Center. The site was
historically marked by wetlands, meadows, and bird habitat and is growing into
Philadelphia’s most innovative and progressive corporate neighborhood. The
design unites the cutting edge urban potential of the site with its native habitat,
resulting in a new type of environment that is sustainable, green, and natural as
well as social, active, and urban. A 20-ft wide Social Track organizes the site’s
circulation and frames a unique, immersive interior park featuring flowering
meadows, a hammock grove, an outdoor amphitheater, bocce courts, and
fitness stations.

ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
1. Line
2. Form

3. Texture

4. Color

Principles of Design
1 Proportion

2 Orders

3 Repetitions

4 Unity
Work – 2- Tongva Park
Tongva Park is located on a 6-acre site located between Ocean Avenue and Main
Street, across from Santa Monica City Hall. Construction on Tongva Park began in
spring 2012 and was completed in September 2013. Four distinct areas in Tongva
Park are yours to explore:

 Garden Hill - featuring intimate display gardens that showcase dynamic

native and appropriately adapted local plant palettes that change with the
seasons.

 Discovery Hill - featuring whimsical play elements for children with hill slides,
a music wall and forts set in a lush landscape.

 Observation Hill - featuring spectacular views of the ocean, Pier and the park
itself.

 Gathering Hill - featuring open space for relaxation, picnics and get-
togethers, as well as a sculpture by artist Indigo Manglano-Ovalle.

Ken Genser Square is located on a 1-acre site immediately in front of Santa Monica
City Hall and directly across Main Street from Tongva Park. Construction on Ken
Genser Square began in September 2012 and is estimated to be completed in fall
2013. Ken Genser Square offers an inviting new front lawn and public gathering
space for City Hall

Completing the arroyo theme, the two parks are linked together by mesmerizing
water elements that start as a single runnel flowing west from City Hall and
dramatically increase in presence and volume as you move closer toward the
ocean. 
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 About the architect
Martha Schwartz-
 Martha Schwartz, (born 1950), is an American landscape architect, artist,
educator, author, and lecturer.
 She is the founding partner of Martha Schwartz Partners, a landscape
architecture firm based in London, New York, and Shanghai.
 The firm's global body of work can be found across five continents, with
projects ranging from  art installations, public parks, corporate landscapes,
urban master plans, waterfronts, private gardens, and art installations .
 The characteristic features of her designs are bright colors, sharp lines and
artificial structures.
 Her favorite materials are plastic and stone.

Philosophy of Architect-
 Design must be appreciated as a crucial factor in sustainability. Through
design, we can create a “sense of place” and engender a sense of
belonging and individuality. Through design can we enable people to make
an emotional connection to a place by imbuing it with character, memory,
identity, orientation and individuality.
 The urban landscape is fast becoming understood as being crucial to a
city’s performance and liveability. It is also shaped by social, cultural,
economic and political operations of people and communities. These more
humangenerated system are rooted in our own, very human behaviour.
 The design approach taken by Martha Schwartz and her firm integrates art
and climate change adaptations through the integration of landscape-
based technologies and ecology to address climate change in the urban
environment.
 Work – 1- Beiqijia Technology Business
District
Element used in landscape
 The green heart of the project consists of a public Central Park open space
that sits adjacent to a series of sunken gardens, framed by raised gardens of
perennials, hedges and ornamental grasses.
 People can sit along the edges or lounge on chairs placed among trees and
grass. To the north along Qui Road Promenade is the Eco Zone, a linear
landscape with the ecological function of collecting and absorbing storm
water runoff from the impervious surfaces of the site.
 Seating, an area for strolling, and a sculptural gateway structure draws
people into the open space. Below the Eco Zone, courtyard gardens and
landscapes surround offices with individually designed outdoor spaces
 The residential zone is located at the southernmost band of the site for
greater privacy. It offers smaller scaled garden rooms, semi enclosed by
hedges or feature walls to provide intimate landscape experiences. A
dynamic, engaging and brilliantly colored children’s play area caters to
multiple age groups with a variety of seating elements.
 Since LEED Gold accreditation was desired, parameters were observed in
the landscape strategy to address sustainable urban drainage, proposed
harvesting and reuse of storm-water runoff, plus reduction of urban heat
island effect by increasing the green ratio.
 A long, curving water feature separates, like a scythe, the private residential
zone from public buildings. Designed to utilize harvested, treated rainwater
collected from the site, this largescaled water element is a focal point and
creates a relaxing experience for residents and visitors alike.
 Microclimates of the different zones were managed by screening north-
westerly winter winds and south- easterly summer winds, which are further
cooled by passing over the large shallow water feature. The site includes a
demonstration zone completed in 2013 with an accompanying show
garden. This allowed a testing ground for materials and plants and
permitted the fine-tuning of the design and construction of bespoke
furniture and structures.
Work – 2- Fengming Mountain Park
Fengming Mountain Park is set on a 16,000m2 site, located in the growing
Shapingba District of Chongqing. The site extends south to the old housing quarter,
north to the Huayu City Project, west to Shangqiao Road and east to Fengxi Road,
which is the main entrance and highest point of the site. Opened in Spring 2013,
visitors are taken on a dynamic journey via a series of iconic mountain-shaped
follies, plazas, greenery and water features to the proposed Vanke Golden City
Development sales centre.
 Faceted four-legged metal structures line the route through this
landscaped park in the Chinese city of Chongqing by landscape
architects Martha Schwartz Partners (+ slideshow).
 Martha Schwartz Partners designed the Fengming Mountain Park to lead

visitors from a car park at the top of the site to a sales centre for a
property development being constructed in the area.
 The brief was to design a demonstration park and urban public realm to
express a unique identity in order to market the future development,"
explained the architects.

 A pathway descends through plazas, planted areas and water features

that reference the surrounding landscape of mountains, rice paddies and
rivers.
 The red and orange metal structures mark out the route and act as pavilions
that provide shade during the day and a focal point when illuminated at
night.
 Their angular shapes are intended to resemble mountain peaks rising
above the lower features along the route and their bright hue was chosen
to stand out against the greenery and sky.
 A pattern of perforated triangles casts complex shadows on the ground
when the sun shines and allows the internal surfaces to emit a warm glow
when illuminated from within.
 A monolithic concrete wall with a rough textured surface shields the car
park from the rest of the site, with further walls lining a zigzagging path
that drops down to the lower level of the park.
 The zigzag path ensures the extreme level change is accessible for all,"
added the architects. "The path also becomes a geological pattern
language, as if one is a walking on trails winding up a steep mountain.
 Water flows through the site from the entrance to the sales centre along a
meandering channel that feeds small pools, some of which feature jets to
enhance the aural properties of these features.
 Bright orange walls framing some of the planting provide a consistent
element throughout the park, which corresponds with markings painted
across the surface of the car park and the tall pavilions.
 On arrival from Fengxi Road, dancing red and orange sculptures line the
entrance to draw people into the arrival plaza car park. The first of the
mountain pavilions stands at the entrance, to mark the start of series of
visual mountain peaks, descending down the slope. Each pavilion is
strategically positioned along the zigzag path, leading pedestrians down
the ‘mountain’, towards the sales centre area. The pavilions provide shade
during the day and at night, are lit to create a spectacular glowing lantern
effect.
 About the architect
Ravindra bhan
Ravindra bhan is a pioneer in the field of landscape architecture in India. His design
exhibit an affinity with nature. He builds around nature without tampering with it,
and this adept understanding of it has helped him to complexities of integration of
nature into urban design. Throughout his career, he has handled various projects,
both in architecture and landscape where design approach is guided by site and its
constraints and potentials it offered. Some of the projects includes Shakti sthala –
memorial for late prime minister Indira Gandhi, development plans of ayodhya
ghats, master planning and site development for rabindra sarovar, Andrews ganj,
housing for hudco – urban design and landscaping with design of 180 units.
Landscape design for kovalam beach resort. Mughal sheraton hotel with was
awarded the most prestigious aga khan award for excellence in architecture. He
also participated in first ever master planning attempt of delhi and very first
yamuna riverfront development plan.

Work – 1- iskcon temple

 This unique site conditions has dictated the main focal feature of landscape
that is used of water.
 Water the primordial element essential to life. Life without water is
unthinkable. This unique element which is associates with our lives from
birth to death has been used a major element of landscape design for
creating the appropriate environment for sitting of temple complex.
 A water-fall has been created with the help of 60 horsepower pumps in
various combinations, which circulates 2 lac. Liters of water at a time. The
main fall over the prismatic red granites blocks cover a total length of 64
meters and the secondary fall cascades at various levels is most 38 meters in
length. It is interesting to note that this is the largest manmade waterfall in
the country.
 Also another innovation, which has been tried for the first time in India for
this project is the creation of artificial fog by adopting high tech hydraulic
 nozzles. The fog elements at the base at the base of the fall by pushing the
water at very high pressure through micro fine sapphire nozzles.
 The simmering waters of the fall disappear in the rising fog and create an
ethereal environment. The fog also helps in bringing down surrounding
temperature considerably and achieves this using minimum amount of
water. For night effect appropriate artificial lighting has been used to
enhance the landscape features. 
 In the landscape areas indigenous long lasting trees of religious significance
have been used, these trees will flower in different seasons changing the
environment at different times The trees will flower in different season
changing the environment at different times.
 Extensive use of permanent groundcovers and flowering shrubs has been
used to avoid the maintenance and changing of the plants every season.
Lawn areas have been created wherever they were needed.
Work – 2- Hotel Mughal Sheraton, Agra
 This project by the A.R.C.O.P. design group won the first aga khan
award for excellence in architecture in 1980.
 The hotel is located to the south of the taj with a view of the
monument; however, many of the guestrooms look inward on the
garden courts. There are 3 quadrangles, one of which contains an
outdoor swimming pool. Landscaping is organized on an informal
geometry of squares and octagons.
 Flowering water channels, pools and fountains, subtle level changes
buttresses with planters and formal rows of trees and flowers
graciously fuse the Islamic garden tradition to the modern context.
 The guest wings are connected to each other and to the central blocks
by enclosed pedestrian bridges, which span the gardens.
 The hotel is pulled back from the road, and on entering the driveway
one feels at once a sense of lush sanctuary. Thickly planted banks line
the approach to the complex. From the entrance canopy, the visitors
are led, by bridge, across a large reflecting pool, past fountains, and the
lobby beyond.
 The entire site is surrounded, not by a wall, by the thick bougainvillea.
 About the architect
RAM SHARMA
 RAM SHARMA is presently the chairman, executive council of school of
planning and architecture, New Delhi.
 He has made pioneering contributions to landscape architecture, both
professionally and academically, and has been instrumental in establishing a
strong base for the profession in INDIA.
 In February 2012 he was inducted into ‘hall of fame’ by Indian institute of
architects for his outstanding achievement in the field of architecture.

Work – 1 Sanjay Gandhi memorial

 Delhi based ram SHARMA designed the memorial to blend with a square
platform, three parts forming an L- shaped pond and the fourth a grassy plot
where ‘Sanjay was cremated.
 At the center of this square a 10 feet, 11 and a quarter inch granite column
was to be erected, with ‘Sanjay Gandhi 1946-1980’ on one side in English and
in Hindi on the other side.

Work –2 Nehru Park

Design concept
 Originally a slum area, the site was envisioned as a regional park addressing the
recreational needs of the surrounding area of embassy and the city at large. The
core natural inheritance of the site is a rocky outcrop of the delhi ridge located
on the northern sides and spreading inwards.
 The topographical configuration of the rocky terrain interspersed with low-lying
flat areas presented a visually interesting and varied site context to the designer
for conceptualizing a wide range of ares for the projected functions of a park.
About the architect
SHAHEER ASSOCIATES
 MOHAMMED SHAHEER is one of the most eminent and respected landscape
architects and academicians in the country today.
 He was the principal consultant in the restoration of several historic gardens
in Afghanistan and INDIA.
 Mr.Shaheer had deep understanding of Persian garden and was the master,
discerning the design intention of the mughal builders.

Work – 1 Sanskriti Kendra, Delhi

The Kendra being spread over 3 hectares on the foothills of the aravalli range.
landscape is thus recognized as focal to the scheme. This starts from a semi
circular pool fed by water attention pond passes under a couple of foot bridges,
washes up the steps of Ghats on either side and ends of the munch.
Approximate 2000 trees have been planted to predominate the complex.

Design concept
 No activity that would disturb the basic character of the land was
undertaken.
 Landscape elements are a judicious mix of formality and informality, both in
plant and hardscape.
 Geometric forms, pavements, paths, and hedges intersperse the lawns, vans
and the nahar and the meandering parks.
 The rainwater channel has been converted into a linear water body.

Elements of landscaping:
  Charbagh
 Lotus pond
 Arched gateway
 Barakhamba
 Banyan tree courtyard
 Baithak

Work – 2 Sunder nursery, Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi

Design concept
 Mohammed shaheer, designed this new city park along a central axial spin
around which gardens and landscapes are arranged. From formal gardens to
informal settings for families, the park offers a variety of recreational and
cultural venues.
 Water feature, ponds and lakes are part of the master plan, which includes
bursary beds, a flower showcase, arboretum, rose garden and the orchards.
 Gardens along the central vista, inspired by mughal traditions, employ
monolithic marble mountains and flowing water set amidst geometric flower
beds and raised sandstone pathways. o Forming the heart of the city, it is
here that the visitors are expected to congregate and a large maidan is
available for winter picnics.
 About the architect
VANU BHUTA

Work – 1 Mahatma Gandhi Smarak, Rajghat,

NEW DELHI
 This monument to the life and martyrdom of the father of the nation
evokes the sacred geometry of the mandala finding a resonance with the
great architectural heritage of India.
 The Samadhi in the centre, where Gandhiji was cremated, is set in the
middle of a sunken square courtyard surrounded by caves and approaches
by four symmetrical placed ramps.

Design concept
 Vanu bhuta proposed a square sunken garden surrounded by rampart like
walls, which would serve as viewing platforms.
 In the centre of the small lawn, there was a raised marble slab decorated
only by engraved words “hey ram”, supposed to be the last words of gandhiji
before he succumbed to bullet wounds.
 And a black stone lantern with eternal flame enclosed in a glass enclosure at
the centre of one of the edges.
 There was to be red surrounding all over, with some grass lawn here and
there.