Christopher Bruce Matthews
351 Harvard Street # B Cambridge MA 02138. TEL 617. 576. 2448 matthews@gsd.harvard.edu |
NATIONALITY |
British |
EDUCATION |
| 1999-2001 |
Harvard University Graduate School of Design -Masters in Landscape Architecture |
Studio
projects |
Mary Margaret Jones - Detroit Riverfront (awarded best in studio)
George Hargreaves - Grand Canyon
Ken Greenberg - The Litoral, Caracas Venezuela (awarded "best in studio".) |
1984-1989 |
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh, UK - Batchelor of Arts in Landscape Architecture (Honors) |
EMPLOYMENT |
| 2001 summer |
Harvard University Graduate School of Design -Instructor, Career Discovery. |
| 2001 spring |
Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Teaching Fellow to professor Richard Forman in Landscape Ecology and Landuse Planning. |
| 2000 fall |
Harvard University Graduate School of Design-Teaching Assistant to professor Gary Hildebrand in Landscape Architecture Proseminar.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design-Teaching Assistant to professor Elizabeth Mossop in second year Design Studio and Site Planning classes. |
| 2000 summer |
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Research Assistant to Michael Van Valkenburgh, |
| 1991-1999 |
Tokyo Landscape Architects, Tokyo, Japan
Employed as a senior designer in the head office of a private practice of 150 landscape architects, urban designers, engineers, architects and ecologists, with offices throughout Japan. Lead designer of a variety public projects ranging in scale from urban furniture design to national park masterplanning. |
Project
sample |
| public gardens sample |
Garden of the Natural Elements - International festival of Gardens, Chaumont-sur-Loire, France. A 400m2 temporary garden within the grounds of a 15th. century Chateau. Conceptual design to construction administration.
Awaji Yume Butai, Hyogo, Japan - Gardens and contextual landscape for a major hotel, conference and cultural center designed by architect Tadao Ando on a 15 Ha. steep, unvegetated quarry face. Conceptual masterplanning.
Ota City Culture Center, Nagano, Japan - educational gardens and sports facilities for a major new building by architect Toyo Ito, on a 20 Ha. upland pasture and woodland in central Japan. Masterplanning, design development and detail design. |
| urban parks |
Atsugi Central Park, Kanagawa, Japan. - A 5000m2 downtown plaza for a fast-growing city on the outskirts of Tokyo. Conceptual planning to detail design.
Saitama New Town Plaza, Saitama, Japan - A 6000m2 earthquake escape area at the heart of a new town near Tokyo. Conceptual design.
Hagoromon Park, Chiba, Japan - Refurbishment of a 3500m2 1960fs park to accommodate new monorail station. Masterplan design. |
| rural parks |
Shimabara Bio Park, Kyushu, Japan - 15 Ha. Park demonstrating sustainable technology. Masterplan developed with Mitsubishi Research. |
| 1989-1991 |
Omrania (UK) Ltd.London
Employed as the sole landscape designer in a company of 40 Architects, Engineers and Interior Designers in London with a further 120 staff in Riyadh.
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AWARDS, EXHIBITIONS |
| 2001 |
Boston Society of Landscape Architects - gExcellence in Landscape Planningh awarded to the Detroit Riverfront Studio publication (Harvard Graduate School of Design.) |
| 2000 |
Tsumari Public Art Triennale 2000 Niigata, Japan. Open competition winner - Scarecrow Garden. |
| 1999 |
Awaji, Yumei Butai, Japan. Winner of planting design competition for 100 Step Garden. |
| 1997 |
Atsugi West Park, Japan - Ministry of Construction award for design excellence. |
| 1995 |
Atsugi Central Park, Japan - Ministry of Construction award for design excellence. |
| 1994 |
Building and Urban Design Forum annual exhibition - Tokyo Meeting Space |
| 1993 |
Building and Urban Design Forum annual exhibition - Tokyo Water Space |
| 1995 |
Konica Young Photographer of the Year (runner - up) |