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Landscape Architecture Lecture
Building Architecture into Landscape: Bold Designs for Natural Beauty
A lecture by Martin Wirtz, Principal of Wirtz International Landscape Architects Friday, January 31 • 2:00 pm
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Second generation landscape designer Martin Wirtz shares family history and firm philosophy in exploring the inspiration for balancing classic formality with contemporary garden style. Whether designing gardens for public spaces, corporate headquarters, museums, royal families, or private clients, the Wirtz name is synonymous with bold gestures, sculptural hedges, and unexpected plant selection. Each design is one-of-a-kind yet recognizable with iconic Wirtz details. Martin’s father, the late Jacques Wirtz, founded Wirtz International and was compared to André le Nôtre, the designer of the gardens of Versailles. For the past 25 years, Martin, and brother Peter, have led Wirtz International and received worldwide acclaim for projects completed in Europe, Asia and the United States.
SPONSORED BY Luxe Interiors + Design Vicki & Kerry McCluggage
Martin Wirtz is an acclaimed landscape architect, who along with his brother Peter Wirtz, and his late father Jacques Wirtz, built the landscape architecture firm, Wirtz International, the largest of its kind in Belgium. Wirtz International has transformed the concept of landscape experience with a combination of classical design elements intersecting with the modern taste of large gestures. An iconic and returning aspect in Wirtz projects is the unconventional and sculptural use of clipped trees and hedges. The firm has redesigned the Carrousel Garden which links the Louvre to the Tuileries in Paris, designed Jubilee Park in Canary Wharf in London, and restored and expanded the gardens of the 11th century Alnwick Castle for the 12th Duchess of Northumberland. Wirtz International has designed private gardens throughout Europe and in the United States has worked in California, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Chicago, and Seattle.
