Ireys, Alice (1911–2000)
Ireys, Alice (1911–2000)
American landscape designer. Born Alice Recknagel, April 24, 1911, in Brooklyn, NY; died Dec 12, 2000, in New York, NY; attended Cambridge School of Architecture; m. Henry T. Ireys, 1943 (died 1963); children: Henry Ireys, Catherine Gandel and Anne Lennon.
One of the most prominent landscape architects of latter half 20th century, completed over 1,000 public and private projects; her Fragrance Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden became an international prototype for gardens used by people with disabilities; wrote 4 books, including Small Gardens for City and Country; elected fellow of American Society of Landscape Architects (1978).
See also (documentary) "The Living Landscapes of Alice Recknagel Ireys" (2000).
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