Andrea Cochran
*1954 – New York, USA
2325 Third Street No. 210, CA 94107 San Francisco
+1 415 503 0060
+1 415 503 0070
[email protected]
www.acochran.com
+1 415 503 0060
+1 415 503 0070
[email protected]
www.acochran.com
I am interested in various experiences and perceptions and how they can be applied in landscape architecture. Everything depends on the place. If you can fine-tune the movement of people in space, you can also fine-tune their perception of that space.
Biography
The company Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture was founded in 1998, but Cochran has been working as a landscape architect for much longer (she graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1979). In her design office, she places great emphasis on the diversity of projects and enjoys working with clients who are willing to take risks and try new things. To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of her work, a book titled Andrea Cochran: Landscapes was published.
As primary sources of inspiration, she cites the works of early modern landscape architects, including Dan Kiley, Garrett Eckbo, and James Rose. She considers their gardens, designed after 1930, to be true 'living spaces.' Another strong source of inspiration is minimalist artists - Robert Irwin, who interpreted human perception of space, and Fred Sandback.
Andrea Cochran is referred to as the 'master of minimalist gardens.' Her landscapes are very simple, calm, clean, precise, but not cold. Mary Myers, the author of the book Andrea Cochran: Landscapes, characterizes her work as 'a regular play of repetition and order, a concert of movement in the landscape, and elements arranged into a geometric discourse.' Andrea Cochran's work is characterized by creating clear, beautifully and cleanly executed, highly usable spaces. She places great importance on ensuring that the stories of the landscapes she creates are in direct dialogue with the given location. The wild habitus of individual plants she uses to blur the edges of surfaces and volumes. She incorporates materials in her designs that always faithfully reflect the surrounding environment. Materials such as corten steel allow her to create ultra-thin edges and transitions while also reflecting the earthy tones of the ground beneath them. When designing, she often visits the 'material room' in her office - a room containing hundreds of carefully labeled plastic containers filled with various types of stones, metals, and other materials. 'It's very helpful to touch those materials when designing,' she says.
Some of her most well-known works include the Portland Art Museum, Curran House Garden - San Francisco, Brookvale Residence – Hillsborough, Stanford Residence – California, Stone Edge Farm – Sonoma, and many others.
She has received numerous prestigious awards - recently, she has won the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award three times. She has also received seven awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects for her minimalist gardens.
The company Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture was founded in 1998, but Cochran has been working as a landscape architect for much longer (she graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1979). In her design office, she places great emphasis on the diversity of projects and enjoys working with clients who are willing to take risks and try new things. To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of her work, a book titled Andrea Cochran: Landscapes was published.
As primary sources of inspiration, she cites the works of early modern landscape architects, including Dan Kiley, Garrett Eckbo, and James Rose. She considers their gardens, designed after 1930, to be true 'living spaces.' Another strong source of inspiration is minimalist artists - Robert Irwin, who interpreted human perception of space, and Fred Sandback.
Andrea Cochran is referred to as the 'master of minimalist gardens.' Her landscapes are very simple, calm, clean, precise, but not cold. Mary Myers, the author of the book Andrea Cochran: Landscapes, characterizes her work as 'a regular play of repetition and order, a concert of movement in the landscape, and elements arranged into a geometric discourse.' Andrea Cochran's work is characterized by creating clear, beautifully and cleanly executed, highly usable spaces. She places great importance on ensuring that the stories of the landscapes she creates are in direct dialogue with the given location. The wild habitus of individual plants she uses to blur the edges of surfaces and volumes. She incorporates materials in her designs that always faithfully reflect the surrounding environment. Materials such as corten steel allow her to create ultra-thin edges and transitions while also reflecting the earthy tones of the ground beneath them. When designing, she often visits the 'material room' in her office - a room containing hundreds of carefully labeled plastic containers filled with various types of stones, metals, and other materials. 'It's very helpful to touch those materials when designing,' she says.
Some of her most well-known works include the Portland Art Museum, Curran House Garden - San Francisco, Brookvale Residence – Hillsborough, Stanford Residence – California, Stone Edge Farm – Sonoma, and many others.
She has received numerous prestigious awards - recently, she has won the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award three times. She has also received seven awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects for her minimalist gardens.
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