"[1] He is co-founder of the interdisciplinary firm Grupo de Diseño Urbano in Mexico City known for designs in which the building is subordinate to the landscape. Mario Schjetnan, FASLA, Landscape Architect/Architect. During the early 20th Century (1908), Chapultepec was implemented as a major public park, in the manner of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. Berkeley – to give lectures. "Ten Landscapes: Mario Schjetnan." One bright December day, Mario Schjetnan, FASLA, was ushering a visitor around Mexico City’s historic Chapultepec Park, where his … An intellectual with clear ideas and insights. 6. Trumble currently serves on the board of directors for Design Alliance Omaha and teaches multidisciplinary design studios at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Columbia University (New York). About the Author. I have also been fortunate to experience and participate in projects in various parts of the world, (Shenzhen, China; Beirut, Lebanon; Tel Aviv, Israel; Valparaiso, Chile; Medellin, Colombia; Costa Rica, Panama, and in the U.S.A. -- California, Oakland, Napa). "Interview- Mario Schjetnan: With Mexico in Mind. Archaeological Museum What lessons can the global south – developing countries – teach developed countries about landscape architecture, and sustainability? 7. A city of certain sophistication in the arts, music, cinema and architecture, and a center of many important universities. ... Mario Schjetnan was born in Mexico City in 1945. What are your thoughts about the bold, bright Luis Barragan colors? He was also interested in the revolution and work of leftist artists such as Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and Juan O'Gorman. In terms of the U.S.A., there was an analysis done by the German architect Thomas Herzog in terms of the energy per inhabitant consumed by 20 global cities. [book review] Landscape Journal 2 (2003): 155-156. [2][3], Mario Schjetnan views public parks as an expression for environmental justice- an extension of the public housing work he did at INFONAVIT. Paquine Pueblo Museum 8. Fountain Promenade at Chapultepec Park, Mexico City, Mexico / Francisco Gomez Sosa. What were your inspirations? How is green space allotted among the population – is there equal access for wealthier and poorer areas? To erase the outdoor-indoor dichotomy. [2] Among his numerous awards are the Prince of Wales/Green Prize in Urban Design for Xochimilco Ecological Park and the ASLA President's Award for Excellence for Parque El Cedazo. Mexico City is a global mega-city. Design. David Lawrence Convention Center Green Roof Pittsburgh, PA. Mario Schjetnan has been selected as the winner of the IFLA – Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award 2015, the premier award for landscape architecture. As you know, there are green justice issues – unequal access to parks - in cities like NYC. … He acknowledges the importance of landscape to both individual memory and public history by utilizing "critical regionalism": "self-reflective adaptation or transformation of both modernist and traditional design languages." Cities with similar conditions and problems as well as opportunities, in particular to landscape architects. Cornerstone Garden 12. Otherwise, the answers and proposals will be mechanical and simplistic. How has landscape architecture education changed over the past twenty years? "A Word for Landscape Architecture." Mario Schjetnan is founder and director of Grupo de Diseño Urbano/GDU, an interdisciplinary design group connecting landscape architecture, architecture, and urban design in spatial, aesthetic, and … Landscape Architecture: Mario Schjetnan, FASLA. Schjetnan is winner of numerous awards, including the 2008 ASLA General Design Honor Award and the Green Prize in Urban Design from Harvard University. 4. The recent restoration of the park came out of a ‘bottom-up’ movement by citizens groups like the Citizen’s Regent Group, and the Revive Chapultepec Board of Donors. We participated in many presentations to various citizen's groups both to communicate the Plan and to look for posible donors.