Juan Grimm Explained

Juan Grimm
Birth Place:Santiago de Chile
Occupation:Landscape architect
Alma Mater:Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Juan Grimm Moroni (born 7 April 1952) is a Chilean landscape architect. He has designed and built nearly 1000 hectares of gardens, in addition to public and private parks in Chile, Argentina, Peru and Uruguay.[1] His name has become synonymous with exuberant and generous parks and gardens. His designs are known for the respect they show for the natural environment and for how they integrate naturally with the surrounding landscapes.

Biography

Born in Santiago de Chile, Juan Grimm began studying architecture in 1970 at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (UCV). Two years later, he moved to Santiago to finish his degree at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.[2]

As one of the most well-known landscapers of Latin America,[2] Juan Grimm has designed and built nearly 1000 hectares of gardens and parks in Chile, Argentina, Peru and Uruguay, including the gardens of the Bahá'í House of Worship for South America.

His gardens have been disseminated in many landscaping and architecture magazines and books. Among these, a few stands out: Around the World in 80 Gardens by Monty Don (BBC, 2002), En busca del paraíso. Jardines Excepcionales del Mundo (Blume, 2007);[3] Futurescapes. Designer for Tomorrow's Outdoor Spaces (Thames and Hodson, 2011);[4] The Gardener's Garden (Phaidon, 2014),[5] and Landscape Architecture (Phaidon, 2015).[6] Grimm won the Premio de Arquitectura Joven at the Bienal de Arquitectura de Santiago (1978) and won, alongside Hans Muhr, first place at the Congreso Internacional de Paisajismo of Buenos Aires (1985), judged by Roberto Burle Marx.

Projects

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Volver a lo natural: Juan Grimm y su apuesta por potenciar la flora nativa. Ladera. Sur. www.laderasur.cl. 2017-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104020846/http://www.laderasur.cl/reportajes/volver-a-lo-natural-juan-grimm-y-su-apuesta-por-potenciar-la-flora-nativa/. 2018-01-04. dead.
  2. News: Capital. Revista. Juan Grimm: Haria del cerro San Cristobal nuestro Central Park. 27 December 2017. Capital Online. 14 July 2014. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20171228113829/http://www.capital.cl/vida-y-estilo/2014/07/14/87647/juan-grimm-haria-del-cerro-san-cristobal-nuestro-central-park. 28 December 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: EN BUSCA DEL PARAISO: JARDINES EXCEPCIONALES DEL MUNDO | PENELOPE HOBHOUSE | Casa del Libro. 24 September 2007.
  4. Web site: Futurescapes: Designers for Tomorrow's Outdoor Spaces. Thames & Hudson USA.
  5. Web site: The Gardener's Garden - Architecture - Phaidon Store. Phaidon. 2017-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20171225212434/http://www.phaidon.com/store/architecture/the-gardeners-garden-9780714867472/. 2017-12-25. dead.
  6. Web site: 30:30 Landscape Architecture - Architecture - Phaidon Store. Phaidon.
  7. Web site: Parque Cultural de Nacimiento emerge como el nuevo pulmón verde del Biobío. 2 December 2016.
  8. Web site: En Construcción: Memorial Jaime Guzmán / Nicolás Lipthay. 29 February 2008.
  9. Web site: Casa de Adoración Bahá'í de Sudamérica. templo.bahai.cl. 2017-12-20. 2017-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20171227235641/http://templo.bahai.cl/templo-y-comunidad/arquitectura/. dead.
  10. http://www.claroarquitectos.cl/sta_carolinaO.html/{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  11. Web site: Bodega Icono Viña Errazuriz / Claro Arquitectos. 20 April 2011.
  12. Web site: Ochoalcubo. Moldeable. S.A.. www.ochoalcubo.cl.
  13. Web site: Cerro del medio será parque - Revista Qué Pasa. 13 January 2017.
  14. Web site: Charla sobre paisajismo: expositores invitan a trabajar junto a la naturaleza y a respetarla. Ladera. Sur. www.laderasur.cl.
  15. Web site: El desafío de diseñar un parque – Doble Altura Deco. www.doblealturadeco.com.

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