On Thursday May 10th, 2012, Oehme van Sweden Principal Eric D. Groft accompanied Barbara Slifka to the New York City Ballet Spring Gala at Lincoln Center. Cocktails were served in the lobby and on the terrace, followed by a performance including the world premeire of Mes Oiseaux (choreographed by Ballet Master and Chief Peter Martins, with [...]
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Distilling the Essence of Native Landscapes
Posted in Special Events, tagged Carol Mapes, Chatham University, High Line, Kutztown University, landscape architect, landscape architecture, landscape design, Linda Johnson, native plant, New York Botanical Garden, oehme van sweden, OvS, Patrick Cullina, Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, Sheila Brady, sustainability on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On November 5, OvS Principal Sheila Brady spoke on “Distilling the Essence of Native Landscapes” at the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh. Sheila’s talk was part of the Conservatory’s Native Plant and Sustainability Conference, an annual event celebrating native plants and sustainable landscape management. Sheila’s presentation focused on Oehme, van Sweden’s work on the New Native [...]
A Visit to Palm Springs for The Cultural Landscape Foundation Board Meeting
Posted in Special Events, tagged Albert Frey, American Society of Landscape Architects, Arthur Elrod, ASLA, Cactus Slim Moorten, California, Casa Luna, Charlotte Freize, Chester Moorten, Dennis McGlade, Eastern Shore, Elrod House, Frederick Fisher and Partners, Johannes, John Lautner, Kaufmann Desert House, Keith Leblanc, landscape architect, landscape architecture, landscape design, Marc Ware, Mario Nievera, Marmol and Radziner, Maryland, oehme van sweden, Office of James Burnett, OvS, Palm Springs, Patricia Moorton, Private Paradise, Richard Neutra, Sunnylands Annenberg Center, TCLF, The Cultural Landscape Foundation, Walter Annenberg on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On October 28th and 29th, OvS Principal Eric D. Groft attended The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) Board Meeting in Palm Springs, California. The meeting was held at the new Sunnylands Annenberg Center. Sunnylands is the 200-acre estate that was the West Coast home of Ambassador and Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg. Prior to her death in [...]
UVa School of Architecture Dean’s Forum at Morven Farm
Posted in Special Events, tagged Alan Dynerman, Benjamin Howland, Bonstra/Haresign Architects, David Haresign, David Oakland, Dean's Forum, E. Taylor Armstrong, Eric Groft, Hartman Cox Architects, Jane Howland, Kim Tanzer, landscape architect, landscape architecture, Lee Becker, Mary Kay Lanzillotta, Morven Farm John Kluge, Nancy Seybold, Nancy Takahashi, oehme van sweden, OvS, Thomas Bishop, Tim Leahy, University of Virginia, UVA School of Architecture, Warren Buford on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday October 1, 2011, Oehme, van Sweden (OvS) Principal Eric D. Groft attended the annual UVa School of Architecture Dean’s Forum at Morven Farm, the former estate of Mr. John Kluge. Starting at 4:30 at the Barns at Morven, an exhibit of student, faculty and alumni collaborative research and the resulting curriculum was on [...]
APGA’s Annual Conference
Posted in Special Events, tagged American Public Gardens Association, American University, Chicago botanic garden, Humber Arboretum, James Ward, Kelly Ogrodnik, landscape architect, landscape architecture, Lisa Delplace, Melanie Sifton, New Native Garden, New York Botanical Garden, North Carolina Botanical Garden, oehme van sweden, OvS, Phipps Conservatory, Sheila Brady, SITES, Stephanie DeStefano, Sustainable Sites Intiative, The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center on July 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The annual conference of the American Public Gardens Association took place June 21 – 24, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA. While attending the conference, Oehme, van Sweden Principals Lisa Delplace and Sheila Brady were panelists at a seminar focusing on SITES, the Sustainable Sites Initiative. The idea behind SITES is to create voluntary, national guidelines for [...]
Garden Conservancy Society of Fellows Visits the Schupf Home
Posted in Projects, Special Events, tagged Axel Schupf, Bear Mountain, Ben Lenhardt, Cindy Lenhardt, Colin Cabot, Eric Groft, Garden Conservancy, Hudson Valley, Josoph Marek, Ken Mattox, landscape architect, landscape architecture, Lee Auchincloss, Mary Ann Tucker, New York, oehme van sweden, Page Dickey, Polly Mattox, Sara Schupf, Society of Fellows, Susan Burke on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday, June 10th the Garden Conservancy Society of Fellows Tour of the Hudson Valley stopped by the home and garden of Axel and Sara Schupf. It was a crystalline day, clear and in the 70’s, a thunderstorm the night before had cleared out all the humidity and the garden just glistened. The visibility was [...]
The ARF Hamptons Garden Tour – 25th Anniversary
Posted in Projects, Special Events, tagged Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, ARF, ARF Hamptons, Bridgehampton, Eric Groft, garden tour, landscape architect, landscape architecture, Ocean Road, oehme van sweden, OvS, Sagaponack on June 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Animal Rescue Fund of The Hamptons is offering a self-guided visit to six delightful gardens in Bridgehampton and Sagaponack, including an Oehme, van Sweden garden on Ocean Road. The tour, this Saturday, lasts from 10am – 4pm. A cocktail party immediately follows in East Hampton. Tickets are $75 for the tour and $175 for [...]
