Cornelia Oberlander, a Farseeing Landscape Architect, Dies at 99
Her acclaimed modernist but naturalist designs recognized the fragility of the climate and the social effects of parks and playgrounds.
Cornelia Oberlander in an orchard on her Vancouver property in 1989. “The longing for nature is built into our genes,” she said. “That is the driving force behind my work.”Credit.Kiku Hawkes
June 9, 2021Updated 4:56 p.m. ET
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, a German-born Canadian landscape architect who blended naturalistic designs with modernist ideals and recognized early on the urgency of climate change, designing public spaces to mitigate its effects, died on May 22 in Vancouver, British Columbia. She was 99.