An Evening with Belgian Landscape Architect Peter Wirtz
November 11, 2010
The Walt Disney Family Museum:
San Francisco, CA
Garden Conservancy Society of Fellows & Friends lecture and reception
Peter Wirtz is a principal of renowned firm Wirtz International, which was founded by his father Jacques Wirtz in 1948, and has been run by Peter and his brother Martin for the past twenty years. The firm is recognized internationally for its consistent artistry and distinctive
vision.
The New York Times describes the Wirtz style as “incorporat[ing] the formalist traditions of classical Italian and French garden design with a sensibility that is both strongly architectural and startlingly idiosyncratic.” The firm has designed landscapes around the world including the Carrousel Gardens at the Louvre in Paris, London’s Jubilee Park, and the Antwerp Law Courts and has also created private gardens globally, including several throughout the U.S. in California, Florida, Idaho, Massachusetts, and New York.
Program
6:15 p.m. Cocktails, Canapés, and Book Signing
7:15 p.m. Illustrated Talk
Admission
$100 Cocktails and Lecture
Space is limited. Please call the Garden Conservancy West Coast office to register: 415.441.4300.
Location
The Walt Disney Family Museum
104 Montgomery Street, The Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94129
Click here for
directions.
This program is presented with support from the George W. Rowe Education Fund and Ryan Associates General Contractors.
About the George W. Rowe Education Fund
Established to honor the legacy of George Rowe, longtime national board member and founding chairman of the Garden Conservancy‘s West Coast Council, the George W. Rowe Education Fund supports the Conservancy‘s educational programs on the West Coast.
About Ryan Associates General Contractors
Ryan Associates approaches construction as a collaborative relationship between client, designer, and builder. Established in 1979, Ryan Associates is an employee-owned company that builds and remodels custom homes, estates, and apartments, as well as selected commercial projects from offices in San Francisco, Hawaii, and New York.
Lecture Committee
Suzanne Tucker (chair), Antonia Breck, Andrea Cochran, Elizabeth Everdell, Kaye Heafey, and Alexis Woods
Peter Wirtz is a principal of renowned firm Wirtz International, which was founded by his father Jacques Wirtz in 1948, and has been run by Peter and his brother Martin for the past twenty years. The firm is recognized internationally for its consistent artistry and distinctive
vision.
The New York Times describes the Wirtz style as “incorporat[ing] the formalist traditions of classical Italian and French garden design with a sensibility that is both strongly architectural and startlingly idiosyncratic.” The firm has designed landscapes around the world including the Carrousel Gardens at the Louvre in Paris, London’s Jubilee Park, and the Antwerp Law Courts and has also created private gardens globally, including several throughout the U.S. in California, Florida, Idaho, Massachusetts, and New York.
Program
6:15 p.m. Cocktails, Canapés, and Book Signing
7:15 p.m. Illustrated Talk
Admission
$100 Cocktails and Lecture
Space is limited. Please call the Garden Conservancy West Coast office to register: 415.441.4300.
Location
The Walt Disney Family Museum
104 Montgomery Street, The Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94129
Click here for
directions.
This program is presented with support from the George W. Rowe Education Fund and Ryan Associates General Contractors.
About the George W. Rowe Education Fund
Established to honor the legacy of George Rowe, longtime national board member and founding chairman of the Garden Conservancy‘s West Coast Council, the George W. Rowe Education Fund supports the Conservancy‘s educational programs on the West Coast.
About Ryan Associates General Contractors
Ryan Associates approaches construction as a collaborative relationship between client, designer, and builder. Established in 1979, Ryan Associates is an employee-owned company that builds and remodels custom homes, estates, and apartments, as well as selected commercial projects from offices in San Francisco, Hawaii, and New York.
Lecture Committee
Suzanne Tucker (chair), Antonia Breck, Andrea Cochran, Elizabeth Everdell, Kaye Heafey, and Alexis Woods
