Landscape ArchitectureJason Siebenmorgen

Jason Siebenmorgen is a Senior Associate with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., New York, NY. He holds a Master’s of Landscape Architecture from Harvard University and Bachelor’s of Fine Art from the Kansas City Art Institute.  His project is titled, “From Ancient Italy to Urban Parks Today: a study of the role of plants in Italian gardens and their influence on urban park design.” He will investigate the role of plants in Italian gardens, their influence on Western design, and the evolution of these private gardens into public parks today. His research-with direct access to sensory, cultural, historical, and academic markers in Rome’s gardens and archives-will trace what prompted the Italian fascination with flowering plants that later fell out of favor. His studies will provide a foundation and enable him to create a movement toward using flowering plants in landscape design.