Jerry de Gryse (Art Forum)

Abstract

An ideas man and landscape architect, Jerry de Gryse is co-founder of Inspiring Place. Jerry has practice experience that ranges in scale from square metres to thousands of square kilometers and in setting from the city centre to the wilderness. In his work, Jerry seeks out the essential values of a place to understand how these influence the physical form of the built environment and the personal experience of outdoor space. Jerry believes that exceptional public spaces are created where the needs of people for a vibrant setting are integrated with a community’s vision for its place and environmental sustainability principles. Jerry is a well-recognised figure in Landscape Architecture in Australia and a sought after public speaker and raconteur about the need to link nature, culture and community to create inspiring places. In 2001 he was the HWS Cleveland Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Minnesota.