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?? Exciting Book Announcement! ?? Eight years ago, Walter was chosen to design the African Ancestors Memorial Garden, which now unfurls beneath Charleston’s International African American Museum. In his new book, "The African Ancestors Garden: History and Memory at the International African American Museum," Walter recounts the story of his work at this sacred space. With contributions by key figures critical to the realization of the International African American Museum, this significant book presents the intensive site research and concepts that went into creating the distinct spaces at the museum. On sale worldwide in December. Click on the link to pre-order: https://lnkd.in/g97tdiPT #NewBook #PreOrderNow #LandscapeArchitecture #WalterHood #Charleston #AfricanAncestorsMemorialGarden #IAAM #HistoryAndMemory #BookRelease #MustRead #Art #Phaidon #IAAM #CharlestonSC #Museum

Very much looking forward to sharing the stage with Artist & Landscape Designer, Walter Hood, at SITTING STILL's ADFF screening in Los Angeles next week! Click here for details & tickets: https://lnkd.in/djb92RTY

? Huge thank you to elledecor for featuring The African Ancestors Garden: History and Memory at the International African American Museum in their Best New Fall Coffee Table Book List! We’re honored to be included amongst such inspiring works, and we can’t wait for the release on December 10. About the book: The African Ancestors Garden?is the first book to be published in conjunction with the International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, South Carolina. The museum’s landscape design exemplifies the museum’s mission to reflect on its location at Gadsden’s Wharf, the point at which nearly half of all enslaved Africans arrived in North America. With contributions by figures critical to the realization of the International African American Museum, this significant book presents the intensive site research and concepts that went into the distinct spaces at the museum, including an infinity reflecting pool and an ethnobotanical showcase of African plants brought to North America though that landing. Hood’s design response to these historic grounds addresses memory, tragedy, and culture, a moving homage to the living Charleston community and the African diaspora at large. Preorder here: Phaidon: https://lnkd.in/g97tdiPT https://lnkd.in/gvx6TjGF

What an unforgettable evening! On October 4, 2024, we celebrated Walter as he received the prestigious Vincent Scully Award at the National Building Museum. ? Special thanks to the Prize Jury, the National Building Museum, and their President and Executive Director, Aileen Fuchs, for making this moment possible. Established in 1999, the Scully Prize honors excellence in architecture, historic preservation, and urban design. Walter now joins an extraordinary group of past recipients, including Theaster Gates, Dolores Hayden, Mabel O. Wilson, and Elizabeth Meyer. ?? Images by:?@elmanstudio

Join us THIS Friday as the National Building Museum honors Walter as the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Vincent Scully Prize! The?Vincent Scully Prize, established in 1999, recognizes exemplary practice, scholarship or criticism in architecture, historic preservation and urban design. It is named for the esteemed professor, and the award’s first recipient, who inspired generations across the building disciplines. Scully was the Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at Yale University and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Miami. For more than four decades his teaching and scholarship have profoundly influenced prominent architects, urban planners, and others. We hope to see you there for this special evening. tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gyHgbNDD

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Want to hear Walter break down Landscape Architecture and share how he got into the field in just 101 seconds? Check out this short but insightful video produced by University of California, Berkeley! watch here: https://lnkd.in/gsua4bZj

The African Ancestors Memorial Garden at the International African American Museum?has been awarded the 2024 ASLA Professional Award for General Design! Created to honor the legacy of African ancestors and their enduring contributions, the garden stands as a transformative space for reflection, education, and community connection. We are profoundly grateful for the collaboration and dedication of everyone who helped bring this vision to life and look forward to the lasting impact the garden will have on future generations.

The African Ancestors Memorial Garden at the International African American Museum?has been awarded the 2024 ASLA Professional Award for General Design! Created to honor the legacy of African ancestors and their enduring contributions, the garden stands as a transformative space for reflection, education, and community connection. We are profoundly grateful for the collaboration and dedication of everyone who helped bring this vision to life and look forward to the lasting impact the garden will have on future generations.

HOOD Design Studio is thrilled to announce that Walter has been honored as the 2024 recipient of National Building Museum's Vincent Scully Prize. Established in 1999, the Scully Prize recognizes excellence in practice, scholarship, or criticism in architecture, historic preservation, and urban design. Walter now joins an esteemed list of past recipients including: Theaster Gates, Dolores Hayden, Mabel O. Wilson, and Elizabeth Meyer. The?Vincent Scully Prize?recipient is selected by a distinguished jury, including members?Esther da Costa Meyer, Nancy Levinson,?Stephen Luoni,?Toshiko Mori,?and led by chair?Paul Goldberger. The Prize Jury remarks that, “Hood focuses particularly on urban public space, and unlike many of his peers in landscape design, he makes a point of working at both the scale of large, public projects such as the De Young Museum in San Francisco and the Broad Museum in Los Angeles, and the intimate scale of community-based neighborhood projects. His recent work at the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, has been particularly admired. We were mindful of Vincent Scully’s own history as a scholar who took pride in being an activist on social and political issues.” Join us at the public celebration on October 4, 6pm-9pm. Link to tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gyHgbNDD Official press release: https://lnkd.in/gykarFcr