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'''Hargreaves Associates''' is the landscape architectural firm headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm planned the grounds surrounding the [[Clinton Presidential Center]]. The senior principal of Hargreaves Associates is [[George Hargreaves]].  
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'''Hargreaves Associates''' is the landscape architectural firm headquartered in San Francisco, New York City, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London, England. The firm planned the grounds surrounding the [[Clinton Presidential Center]]. The senior principal of Hargreaves Associates is [[George Hargreaves]].  
  
Hargreaves' firm redesigned twenty-eight acres of reclaimed brownfield at the Clinton Library site. Hargreaves created gigantic grassy polygonal mounds between the Library and the I-30 overpass, determined the alignment of streets and sidewalks on the site, built terraces outside the archival complex, and also made plans for the [[contemplative grove]] and [[Scholar's Garden]].
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Hargreaves' firm redesigned twenty-eight acres of commercial brownfield at the Clinton Library site. The most distinctive feature of the grounds are several gigantic grassy polygonal mounds between the library and the I-30 ramp over the [[Arkansas River]]. The firm also created spaces for a [[festival grove]] of trees native to Arkansas, a [[contemplative grove]] that might one day house the [[Clinton burial site]], a [[Scholar's Garden]] between [[Strugis Hall]] and the [[Clinton Library Archives]] building, and a welcoming [[Celebration Circle]] in front of the main entryway to [[Clinton Library museum exhibits]].
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
  
Julia Czerniak and George Hargreaves, eds., ''Large Parks'' (New York, NY: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007).  
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*Julia Czerniak and George Hargreaves, eds., ''Large Parks'' (New York, NY: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007).  
  
Benjamin Forgey, "Clinton Library Builds Bridges: Complex Connects and Transforms a Little Rock Wasteland," ''Washington Post,'' November 27, 2004.
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*Benjamin Forgey, "Clinton Library Builds Bridges: Complex Connects and Transforms a Little Rock Wasteland," ''Washington Post,'' November 27, 2004.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[http://www.hargreaves.com/ Homepage of Hargreaves Associates]
  
 
[[Category:Architects]]
 
[[Category:Architects]]

Revision as of 12:10, 16 February 2008

Hargreaves Associates is the landscape architectural firm headquartered in San Francisco, New York City, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London, England. The firm planned the grounds surrounding the Clinton Presidential Center. The senior principal of Hargreaves Associates is George Hargreaves.

Hargreaves' firm redesigned twenty-eight acres of commercial brownfield at the Clinton Library site. The most distinctive feature of the grounds are several gigantic grassy polygonal mounds between the library and the I-30 ramp over the Arkansas River. The firm also created spaces for a festival grove of trees native to Arkansas, a contemplative grove that might one day house the Clinton burial site, a Scholar's Garden between Strugis Hall and the Clinton Library Archives building, and a welcoming Celebration Circle in front of the main entryway to Clinton Library museum exhibits.

References

  • Julia Czerniak and George Hargreaves, eds., Large Parks (New York, NY: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007).
  • Benjamin Forgey, "Clinton Library Builds Bridges: Complex Connects and Transforms a Little Rock Wasteland," Washington Post, November 27, 2004.

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