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Below are links to various resources for further research and investigation into Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and her extensive career.

Book

Harrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape. Charlottesville, Virginia: Univeristy of Virginia Press, 2013. www.upress.virginia.edu/title/4295

Exhibition Reviews

Treib, Mark. “Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci.” Journal of Landscape Architecture, March, 2021. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/18626033.2021.2046819

Ditmars, Hadani. “A tribute to Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, the landscape architect who shaped Vancouver’s greenspaces.” The Art Newspaper, February 9, 2021. www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/02/09/a-tribute-to-cornelia-hahn-oberlander-the-landscape-architect-who-shaped-vancouvers-greenspaces

Exhibition Video/Audio

“Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci | In Conversation” West Coast Modern League, January 24, 2021. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTeSneNgJQc

Macleod, Terry. “Episode 32: Cornelia.” Prairie Design Lab, October 13, 2021. prairiedesignlab.com/2021/10/13/episode-32-cornelia/

Articles about Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

Harrington, Susan. “In Memoriam: Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (1921-2021).” Canadian Architect, August 1, 2021.

www.canadianarchitect.com/in-memoriam-cornelia-hahn-oberlander-1921-2021/

Bozikovic, Alex. “Visionary Cornelia Oberlander helped define the field of landscape architecture.” The Globe and Mail, May 28, 2021. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-visionary-cornelia-oberlander-helped-define-the-field-of-landscape/

Green, Penelope. “Cornelia Oberlander, a Farsighted Landscape Architect, Dies at 99.” The New York Times, June 9, 2021. www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/arts/design/cornelia-oberlander-dead-coronavirus.html

Ditmars, Hadani. “Landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander on why it should be easier to be green.” Wallpaper, May, 2018. www.wallpaper.com/architecture/landscape-architect-cornelia-hahn-oberlander-interview-canada

Articles: Related

“Julie Bargmann Wins the Inaugural Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize.” The Cultural Landscape Foundation, October 14, 2021. www.tclf.org/julie-bargmann-wins-inaugural-cornelia-hahn-oberlander-international-landscape-architecture-prize

Videos: Related

Birnbaum, Charles. “Cornelia Hahn Oberlander Biography: Blurring the Edges (8 of 11).” The Cultural Landscape Foundation, Summer, 2008. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aJ3-2r6ets

Cornelia Hahn Oberlander on the design of the Canadian Pavilion for the Biennale di Venezia (in collaboration with Bryce Gauthier of Enns Gauthier Landscape Architects), May, 2018. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8PwjhJoGNg

De Vletter, Martien. “Interview with Cornelia Hahn Oberlander” The Canadian Centre for Architecture, December 16, 2018. www.cca.qc.ca/en/articles/79692/the-spirit-of-cornelia

Harrington, Susan. “Making the Modern Landscape with with Cornelia Hahn Oberlander.” John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto, October 7, 2014. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErITl-jEcmg

Videos: Public Programs

West Vancouver Art Museum virtual tour, February 25, 2021. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXkQFObuYtY

AGA public program curator’s tour, August 25, 2021. www.facebook.com/artgalleryofalberta/videos/219829816753156

AGA public program community tour with Katharina Kafka, October 7, 2021. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwzqdpvDvyY

AGA public program community tour with Justine Jenkins, July 15, 2021. www.facebook.com/artgalleryofalberta/videos/525662595526657

AGA Cornelia’s Chat with Jane Ferrabee and Bill Pechet, October 17, 2021. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJSWhQ8J8RM

UrbanSpace Cornelia’s Chat with Zara Brown, Eva Matsuzaki, Gino Pin, and Gail Shillingford, August 13, 2022. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qWGFb_hkH0

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Funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada / Financé par le ministère du Patrimoine canadien, gouvernement du Canada

Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci is organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta and the West Vancouver Art Museum, and curated by Amery Calvelli and Dr. Hilary Letwin. With contributions from the Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds – Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal (CCA). Presented by Qualico at the AGA as part of the Poole Centre of Design. Funded by the Government of Canada. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander : Genius Loci est une collaboration entre l’Art Gallery of Alberta et le West Vancouver Art Museum, produit par les commissaires Amery Calvelli et Hilary Letwin. Contributions fournies par le fonds Cornelia Hahn Oberlander – Centre Canadien d’Architecture (CCA), Montréal. Présenté par Qualico à l’AGA dans le cadre de la programmation du Poole Centre of Design. Financé par le gouvernement du Canada.