Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Ethan Carr Named to Reuben McCorkle Rainey Chair

The first to hold the Reuben McCorkle Rainey Chair in the History of Landscape Architecture will be Ethan Carr, Dean Van Lengen announced yesterday. Carr is one of the leading landscape historians in the United States. His work is focused on American Landscapes, in particular the National Park Service. He has written two award winning books and many articles on the design of the National Parks. His most recent book, "Mission 66: Modernism and the National Park Dilemma" (2007) received the highest award from the Society of Architectural Historians. In addition, Carr has had an extensive career studying historic American Landscapes from Central Park in New York to the Hudson River and other significant places. He jointly organized the first major conference on the History of American Parks last May in Charlottesville. He is an editor for the forthcoming volume of the Papers of Fredrick Law Olmsted. Carr teaches history and theory lecture courses as well as a cultural landscape seminar at the School.