Gavin Keeney
ateliermp@yahoo.com

/S/O(MA) – LANY – AGENCE ‘X’

EDUCATION / HONORS

1/ CORNELL UNIVERSITY - 1988-93, Master of Landscape Architecture (1993), Robert James Eidlitz Travel Fellowship (1993), Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (1992), New York Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Student Merit Award (1991) 

TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS: History of American Landscape Architecture, Spatial Design & Aesthetics - Conducted review & exam sessions / graded papers & exams

2/ PORTLAND SCHOOL OF ART - 1987-88, Associate of Arts in Architectural Design Program, Dean's List (1988), AIA Student Chapter (Member)

3/ HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN - 1986, Introduction to Landscape Architecture (Certificate)

4/ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH - 1985, Horticultural Intern (Exhibition Glasshouses)

5/ RICKER COLLEGE - 1972-76, Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (1976), Who's Who in American Colleges & Universities (1975 & 1976), Dean List(s), Putnam Citizenship Award (1976)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / ETCETERA

0/ AGENCE ‘X” - 2007-Present - Artist representational bureau - Exhibitions ‘X’ / Editions ‘X’
Précis – http://www.geocities.com/ateliermp/agence_x1.rtf

CONSULTING: Managing Editor, Log (New York, New York); Architectural Bookseller, Urban Center Books (New York, New York)

1/ /S/O(MA)/ LANY - /S/yntactical Operations (Metaphorical Affects) - 2004-Present, Principal - Mobile teaching, design, consulting unit within Landscape Agency New York - Gardens-as-Pretexts (Gaps) - Essays-as-Things (SAs) - R&DD (Research & Design Development / Project Consulting)

TEACHING: Visiting Faculty, University of Adelaide (SA), School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design (Fall 2005), UD studio; Honorary Visiting Fellow, University of Adelaide (SA), School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design (2005-2008); Lecturer, University of Adelaide (SA), School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, Landscape Seminar II (Winter/Spring 2004)

“Immodernity & Irredemption” - http://www.geocities.com/ateliermp/adelaide_2005.html

LECTURES, SYMPOSIA, ETC (Songs & Dances): “Upstream” [remarks on Formalism], Folio 05: Transitions [fifth-year, student exhibition], University of Adelaide (SA), School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design (November 2005); “The Given, The Taken, and The Given-Back”, IFLA Regional Conference, Prague (May 2004); “Sowing the Whirlwind”, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, Adelaide, SA (April 2004)

DESIGN JURIES (critiques): Bartlett School of Architecture (November 2005); University of Adelaide (SA), School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design (Fall 2005); University of Adelaide (SA), School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design (Spring 2004)

CONSULTING: Occasional editor, Log (New York, New York), Guest editor, Log 11 (New York, New York)

2/ LANDSCAPE AGENCY NEW YORK (New York, New York) - 1998-Present, Director / Founder - Design, writing, research bureau

See Archive-Grotto - http://www.geocities.com/ateliermp/index.html

PROJECTS & PROPOSALS: Lever House Landscape Restoration Plan (New York, New York w/ Ken Smith); Competition X (Chaumont-sur-Loire, France); Ridgewood Glade (Queens, New York); Mutant Gardens (Lausanne 2000, Switzerland w/ Ken Smith); Mantova Mise-en-Scène (Mantua, Italy w/ Ken Smith); Bazantnice / Pheasants Field / Prague Castle (Prague, Czech Republic); Citronovy Dvur / Lemon Court (Olomouc, Czech Republic, w/ Dalibor Borak); Nyack Garden (Nyack, New York)

See projects list - http://www.geocities.com/ateliermp/projects.html

CONSULTING: New York correspondent for Architekt magazine (Prague), 2000-2005; Consultant to the Professional Advisor for Fresh Kills End-Use Master Plan Design Competition (New York, New York), 2001

TEACHING: Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning, History/Theory I (Fall 2000); Adjunct Associate Professor, City College New York, School of Architecture & Urban Planning, UD Studio (Fall 2000)

For various syllabi, etcetera, see E-Portfolio - http://www.geocities.com/ateliermp/e_portfolio.html

LECTURES, SYMPOSIA (Performative Essays): “Landscape + Architecture + Aura”, Ohio State University, Knowlton School of Architecture, Columbus (January 2003); “Landscape Urbanism”, City College, MUD Program Seminar, New York (October 2001); “Moravian Shadows”, Chatham College, Landscape Studies Program, Pittsburgh, PA (October 2001); “Dreaming Prague Gardens”, North Carolina State University, Raleigh-Durham (February 2001); “The Golden Chain: Philosophy, Art, Architecture and Landscape Architecture”, University of Toronto, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design (February 2001); “Lever House Landscape Restoration”, Saving Corporate Modernism Symposium, Yale University School of Architecture (February 2001)

See “IT Ennui” (text) - http://www.geocities.com/ateliermp/ennui.html
See “L + A + Aura” (text) - http://www.geocities.com/ateliermp/aura.html

DESIGN JURIES (critiques): University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning (Spring 2001); University of Pennsylvania, School of Architecture, Department of the Environment (Fall 2000); University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning (Spring 2000); Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Department of Landscape Architecture (Spring 2000); City College New York, School of Architecture & Urban Planning (Spring 1997)

WRITING, PUBLICATIONS:

See print & digital publications list - http://www.geocities.com/ateliermp/publications.html
See Samizdat (Archive-Grotto) - http://www.geocities.com/ateliermp/samizdat.html
See PDFs/RTFs (Archive-Grotto) - http://www.geocities.com/ateliermp/pdfs.html
See BATs (Books-as-Things) - http:/www.geocities.com/ateliermp/soma_2004.html

3/ KEN SMITH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT (New York, New York) - 1998-99, Interim Landscape Architect - Design development

PROJECTS: Children's Museum (Richmond, Virginia), Piekarsky Residence (Scarsdale, New York), San Francisco Light Rail Trackway Paving, Waldorf Residence (Nyack, New York), 110th Street (New York, New York), Chestnut Street Bus Stations (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

4/ URBAN CENTER BOOKS / MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY (New York, New York) - 1995-98, Architectural Bookseller, Buyer / Interim Assistant Manager (1997)

5/ TEAS FEELY HINGSTON ARCHITECTS (Portland, Maine) - 1992-94, Intern - Model-making & project documentation

PROJECTS: Maine Retirement Center (Gardiner, Maine), Colby College Library Addition (Waterville, Maine), Maine Law School Library (Portland, Maine)

6/ AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS / LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE (Washington, DC) - 1991-92, Editorial Internee (research)

7/ SWA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (Laguna Beach, California) - 1991, Intern Landscape Architect - Design development

PROJECTS: Anaheim Commercial Recreation Area Plan / Disney Specific Plan (Anaheim, California)

8/ DESIGN WORKSHOP (Aspen, Colorado) - 1990, Invitational Charrette (Aspen Gateway Study)

On-line CV (w/ hyperlinks) - http://www.geocities.com/ateliermp/cv2.html

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