Julie Bargmann

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Julie Bargmann
Born1958 (age 62–63)
Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
Harvard University
OccupationArchitect
Parent(s)James F. Bargmann (father)
Alice Badenhope (mother)
PracticeD.I.R.T. Studio
Websitedirtstudio.com

Julie Bargmann (born 1958 in Bergen County) is an American landscape architect and educator. Bargmann is currently Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, and founding principal of D.I.R.T. (Dump It Right There) Studio, a landscape architecture firm.

Career[]

Bargmann was born to, James F. Bargmann, a salesman, and Alice Badenhope, a graduate of the University of Toledo in 1947, in Bergen County as one of eight children.[1] She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master in Landscape Architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1987, where she was a classmate of Anita Berrizbeitia.[2]

After graduating from Harvard, Bargmann worked alongside Michael Van Valkenburgh, while also teaching at the University of Minnesota. In 1992, Bargmann founded D.I.R.T (Dump It Right There), a landscape design studio based in Charlottesville, Virginia. She turned items that were commonly seen as trash into sculptures and art.[3] Her studio focused on repurposing former landfill sites into public spaces such as parks and playgrounds.[4] Shortly thereafter, Bargmann accepted a position at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, while continuing to run D.I.R.T. Studio[1]

In 1998, Bargmann became a contributing editor to the Landscape Journal, published by the University of Wisconsin Press.[5]

In 2021, Bargmann delivered the annual Daniel Urban Kiley Lecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.[6]

Projects[]

A view of Bargmann's collaborative Vintondale Reclamation Park project.

Bargmann collaborated with Stacy Levy, as well as various artists, historians, and local community members in Vitondale, Pennsylvania, to reconstruct acid mine drainage into Vintondale Reclamation Park.[7]

In 2000, Bargmann and architect William McDonough collaborated to repurpose the Ford Motor Corporation plant in Dearborn, Michigan. As the site was heavily polluted, they received two billion dollars to render it ecologically friendly.[8]

A decade later, Bargmann was hired to renovate the headquarters of Urban Outfitters in an abandoned shipyard. She constructed the exterior landscaping around the building to include pathways, lawns, and dog parks.[9] As part of the land, it included a working United States Navy base.[10]

Honors[]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Graves, Lee. "Queen of Slag". uvamagazine.org. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Caite Hamilton (April 29, 2016). "Ordinary to extraordinary: Julie Bargmann sees beauty in what's broken". c-ville.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Julie Bargmann - transforming derelict industrial sites into happening public spaces". landscapearchitecture.nz. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Pilloton, Emily (November 3, 2006). "DIRT Studio: Turning Detritus Into Regenerative Landscapes". treehugger.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Contributors". Landscape Journal. University of Wisconsin Press. 17: 141–144. 1998. doi:10.3368/lj.17.Special_Issue.141. JSTOR 43332610. S2CID 219241315.
  6. ^ "Julie Bargmann, "Modesty"".
  7. ^ Emily Wong (July 22, 2016). "Daylighting: D.I.R.T. Studio". assemblepapers.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  8. ^ Wright, Gwendolyn (February 15, 2008). USA: Modern Architectures in History. Reaktion Books. p. 228. ISBN 9781861895400. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  9. ^ Meinhold, Bridgette (December 2, 2010). "Urban Outfitters HQ Renovated from Abandoned Navy Yards". inhabitat.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Jared (November 23, 2011). "The Next Wave of Modernism: Healing Urban Landscapes". dirt.asla.org. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  11. ^ "2001 NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD WINNERS". cooperhewitt.org. 2019-10-08. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  12. ^ "URBAN EDGE 2007". uwm.edu. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  13. ^ "United States Artists » Julie Bargmann".

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