Lawrence Halprin

“What you have to do is be able to use the art of creating landscape as an art of creating community.”

“The city is a landscape, and the landscape is a city.”

“Gardening is an art form, a way of expressing oneself and connecting with nature.”

“Everybody is a choreographer. It’s the way you move through the city. It’s the way you move through your house. It’s the way you move through your life.”

“We have to be driven by a passion for the life that is going to be lived in the places we make.”

“There is a quality of life which is inherent in the process of making things.”

“The essence of our work is to create environments that are not just beautiful, but also meaningful and engaging.”

“The great role of the designer is to be a good host, to provide a stage for the drama of life to unfold.”

“Process is the most important thing that we have. The product is not the most important thing. The process is the most important thing.”