Laureates of the Japan Prize

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Prof. Ian L. McHarg
- Nationality:
USA
- Date of Birth:
20 November 1920
Outline of Achievements
The 2000 Japan Prize
- Field:
City Planning
- Achievement:
Establishment of an ecological city planning process and proposal of a land use evaluation system
- Lecture:
Design with Nature
Major Awards and Honors Received
1971 |
B. Y. Morrison Medal, North American Wildlife Management Association |
1972 |
Creative Arts Award, Brandeis University |
1975 |
Philadelphia Art Alliance Award |
1986 |
Rene Dubos Award |
1987 |
Alfred La Gasse Award |
1990 |
National Medal of Art |
1992 |
Richard Neutra Medal |
1992 |
CELA Outstanding Educator Award |
1992 |
Outstanding Achievement Award, Harvard University |
1995 |
Thomas Jefferson Medal, University of Virginia |
1998 |
Environmental Award, Sierra Club Film Festival |
Membership in Academic Institutions and Societies
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Fellow, Royal Society of Art |
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Fellow, American Society of Landscape Architects |
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Honorary Fellow, Institute of Landscape Architects |
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Honorary Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects |
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Member, National Academy of Science (NAS) |
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Honorary Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA) |
Academic Degrees
1949 |
Bachelor, Landscape Architecture, Harvard University |
1950 |
Master, Landscape Architecture, Harvard University |
1951 |
Master, City Planning, Harvard University |
1970 |
Doctor of Humane Letters (hon.), Amherst College |
1978 |
Doctor of Humane Letters (hon.), Bates College |
1970 |
Doctor of Humanities (hon.), Lewis and Clark College |
1998 |
D. L. (hon.), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland |
1998 |
Honorary Degree, College of the Atlantic |
Professional Career
1950-54 |
Planner, Department of Health, Scotland |
1954-86 |
Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania |
1986-Present |
Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania |
1968 |
Distinguished Science Lecturer, Brookhaven National Laboratory |
1969 |
Horace Albright Memorial Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley |
1986-87 |
Senior Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley |
1971 |
Danz Lecturer, University of Washington, Seattle |
1971 |
Brown and Haley Lecturer, University Puget Sound |
1986 |
Foundation Professor, University of Auckland |
1994 |
Visiting Professor, Pennsylvania State University |
1994 |
Visiting Professor, Harvard University |
1994 |
Bruce Goff Professor of Architecture, Oklahoma UniversityMajor Publications and Scientific Papers: |
Title
- Professor Emeritus, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania
Major Publications and Scientific Papers
- Design With Nature, Natural History Press (second edition published by John Wiley & Sons, 1992; Japanese translation published by Shubunsha, 1994) 1969
- A Quest for Life: An Autobiography, John Wiley & Sons (with Stewart L. Udall) 1996
- To Heal the Earth: Selected Writings of Ian L. McHarg, Island Press (edited by Ian L. McHarg et al.) 1998