American landscape architect Harriet Pattison lived from October 29, 1928, until October 3, 2023. On October 29, 1928, Pattison was born in Chicago, Illinois. She was the youngest of William Lawrence and Bonnie Abbott’s seven children. She went to Chicago’s Francis Parker School. She earned her B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1951.
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Pattison’s first internship in landscape architecture was at the Vermont offices of modernist landscape architect Dan Kiley. At the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied under Ian McHarg, Roberto Burle Marx, M. Paul Friedberg, and others, she earned an MA in landscape architecture. A master plan for the 125-acre (51 ha) The Hershey Company headquarters was also created by Pattison.
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Ms. Pattison never got married and lived by herself until she passed away. She joined the landscape architecture business of George Patton after earning her degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Louis Kahn and her worked together on a number of projects. They collaborated to create Roosevelt Island’s Four Freedoms Park and Kimbell Art Museum.


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