Kathryn Gustafson was born in 1951 and is an American landscape architect. She has done projects including; the Gardens of the Imagination in Terrasson, a city square in Evry, and the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park. She is regarded for her use of sculptural forms, and use of earth, grass, stone and water, as well as incorporation of memories of past settings in her designs. She initially trained in fashion design in Paris however later turned to landscape architecture.
Gustafson worked with her team at Gustafson Porter + Bowman to create this design. It is highly innovative and sustainable and I believe it succeeds in reaching its ambition to be a green heart. Four towers with integrated vegetation are arranged around the green heart courtyard and visitors enter into the central garden with reflecting pond and three-story waterfall. Paths wind through the 240 trees and plants in the park to create an immersive journey. Overall, the building contains over 160,000 trees and plants with 350 species.
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