Adriaan Geuze

IR., RLA, OALA, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

In 1987, Adriaan Geuze founded West 8 urban design & landscape architecture, a leading urban design practice in Rotterdam. Geuze attended the Agricultural University of Wageningen where he received a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture. After winning the prestigious Prix-de-Rome award in 1990, Geuze, with his office West 8, established an enormous reputation on an international level with his unique approach to planning and design of the public environment.

By founding the SLA Foundation (Surrealistic Landscape Architecture) in 1992, Geuze increased public awareness of his profession. Adriaan Geuze and Edzo Bindels brought West 8 to the frontline of international urban design and landscape architecture. West 8 developed a technique of relating contemporary culture, urban identity, architecture, public space and engineering within one design, while always taking the context into account. Geuze frequently lectures and teaches at universities worldwide.

In 2005, Geuze was recognized as a leader in his profession by being given the prestigious position of curator for the 2^nd International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam. With West 8, Adriaan Geuze has been honoured with the success of winning various international design competitions such as Governors Island in New York, Playa de Palma in Mallorca and Toronto’s New Central Waterfront design in Canada. Most recently, West 8 won the International Competition for the Masterplan of Yongsan Park, Seoul.

Adriaan Geuze received numerous awards including the Dutch Maaskant Award (1995), the Rosa Barba First European Landscape prize (2002) and the Veronica Rudge Green Prize for Urban Design from the Harvard Design School (2002). In February 2012, Adriaan Geuze received the life time achievement award by the Dutch Government.

Jelle Therry

ING., MLA, Landscape architect

In 2008 Jelle Therry (September, 1978, Belgium) started working as an experienced landscape architect and project leader at West 8, after working for several Dutch and Belgian architectural offices. Therry has over thirteen years of experience designing and managing landscape projects at a variety of scales and locations. He completed his degrees in Garden and Landscape Architecture at the Erasmus School in Brussels and Landscape Architecture at the Academy of Architecture of Amsterdam. As an architect he focuses on the design and development of the public space on a variety of scales.

One of his most recent projects is the landscape vision for Landscape Park Schelde in Belgium and the winning design for Business Park Papendorp in The Netherlands. Jelle Therry is also supervisor for the green strategy of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. As a frequently asked guest lecturer and visiting professor Therry teaches at St. Lucas Academy for Architecture and Urban Design in Brussels and Gent, Belgium, the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam and Ryerson University in Toronto.

Jelle Therry has been project manager for many large urban design and park development projects, including Toronto Waterfront Revitalization, Canada. Currently he is the design manager for the revitalisation of Queens Quay Boulevard overseeing the redesign of the street into the green axe through the Central Waterfront as part of the overall vision of the Masterplan. Some other projects Jelle has recently been involved in are: Maximapark Utrecht, Garden Taipei Pop Music Center Taiwan, Waterfront Park Beirut Libanon and Taichung Gateway park in Taiwan.

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