Daniel Urban Kiley: Prominent Vt. landscape architect dies:- February 22, 2004
CHARLOTTE - Daniel Urban Kiley, who garnered praise around the world for his work in landscape architecture, died Saturday. He was 91.
Kiley worked with the world's best architects, including I.M. Pei, Louis Kahn and Philip Johnson. He also was honored by President Clinton, who awarded Kiley the National Medal of Arts in 1997, a prize that honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the arts.
Kiley's body of work is extensive. He had landmark commissions for the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, the East Wing of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., and worked to convert the Nuremberg Palace of Justice into courtrooms for the Nazi war trials.
Kiley, who was born in Boston, founded his architecture firm - the Office of Dan Kiley - in Washington, D.C., in 1940. Yearning for the peace of the countryside, he moved to Charlotte in 1950.
His son, Timothy, said his father's love of the outdoors was incorporated into his work.
"He felt it was so important for every project and piece of work to see there is balance between the natural world and the man-made world," he said.
Daniel Kiley credited his rural setting as helping inspire him in his work.
"You do your best work when you're joyful," he said during a 1997 interview with the Burlington Free Press. "For me, that's not in a city office. That's here."
Some of the world's most famous architects and dignitaries have praised Kiley's work.
"You seem to have special genius for making the classical tradition contemporary," Prince Charles wrote in a letter to Daniel Kiley in 1997.
"Kiley is the best," Pei said in 1997. "He belongs to that tradition of, let's say, the big thinkers in the field. He's not just limited to doing a small house or gardens. He also has tremendous scope and breadth in his thinking about landscape. He treats landscape with grand gestures."
Timothy Kiley said the family will hold a private ceremony Monday. A public memorial might be held in the summer.
Daniel Kiley is survived by his wife of 61 years, Anne Sturges, and eight children.
CHARLOTTE - Daniel Urban Kiley, who garnered praise around the world for his work in landscape architecture, died Saturday. He was 91.
Kiley worked with the world's best architects, including I.M. Pei, Louis Kahn and Philip Johnson. He also was honored by President Clinton, who awarded Kiley the National Medal of Arts in 1997, a prize that honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the arts.
Kiley's body of work is extensive. He had landmark commissions for the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, the East Wing of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., and worked to convert the Nuremberg Palace of Justice into courtrooms for the Nazi war trials.
Kiley, who was born in Boston, founded his architecture firm - the Office of Dan Kiley - in Washington, D.C., in 1940. Yearning for the peace of the countryside, he moved to Charlotte in 1950.
His son, Timothy, said his father's love of the outdoors was incorporated into his work.
"He felt it was so important for every project and piece of work to see there is balance between the natural world and the man-made world," he said.
Daniel Kiley credited his rural setting as helping inspire him in his work.
"You do your best work when you're joyful," he said during a 1997 interview with the Burlington Free Press. "For me, that's not in a city office. That's here."
Some of the world's most famous architects and dignitaries have praised Kiley's work.
"You seem to have special genius for making the classical tradition contemporary," Prince Charles wrote in a letter to Daniel Kiley in 1997.
"Kiley is the best," Pei said in 1997. "He belongs to that tradition of, let's say, the big thinkers in the field. He's not just limited to doing a small house or gardens. He also has tremendous scope and breadth in his thinking about landscape. He treats landscape with grand gestures."
Timothy Kiley said the family will hold a private ceremony Monday. A public memorial might be held in the summer.
Daniel Kiley is survived by his wife of 61 years, Anne Sturges, and eight children.
Daniel Urban Kiley: Prominent Vt. landscape architect dies:- February 22, 2004
CHARLOTTE - Daniel Urban Kiley, who garnered praise around the world for his work in landscape architecture, died Saturday. He was 91.
Kiley worked with the world's best architects, including I.M. Pei, Louis Kahn and Philip Johnson. He also was honored by President Clinton, who awarded Kiley the National Medal of Arts in 1997, a prize that honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the arts.
Kiley's body of work is extensive. He had landmark commissions for the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, the East Wing of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., and worked to convert the Nuremberg Palace of Justice into courtrooms for the Nazi war trials.
Kiley, who was born in Boston, founded his architecture firm - the Office of Dan Kiley - in Washington, D.C., in 1940. Yearning for the peace of the countryside, he moved to Charlotte in 1950.
His son, Timothy, said his father's love of the outdoors was incorporated into his work.
"He felt it was so important for every project and piece of work to see there is balance between the natural world and the man-made world," he said.
Daniel Kiley credited his rural setting as helping inspire him in his work.
"You do your best work when you're joyful," he said during a 1997 interview with the Burlington Free Press. "For me, that's not in a city office. That's here."
Some of the world's most famous architects and dignitaries have praised Kiley's work.
"You seem to have special genius for making the classical tradition contemporary," Prince Charles wrote in a letter to Daniel Kiley in 1997.
"Kiley is the best," Pei said in 1997. "He belongs to that tradition of, let's say, the big thinkers in the field. He's not just limited to doing a small house or gardens. He also has tremendous scope and breadth in his thinking about landscape. He treats landscape with grand gestures."
Timothy Kiley said the family will hold a private ceremony Monday. A public memorial might be held in the summer.
Daniel Kiley is survived by his wife of 61 years, Anne Sturges, and eight children.
CHARLOTTE - Daniel Urban Kiley, who garnered praise around the world for his work in landscape architecture, died Saturday. He was 91.
Kiley worked with the world's best architects, including I.M. Pei, Louis Kahn and Philip Johnson. He also was honored by President Clinton, who awarded Kiley the National Medal of Arts in 1997, a prize that honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the arts.
Kiley's body of work is extensive. He had landmark commissions for the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, the East Wing of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., and worked to convert the Nuremberg Palace of Justice into courtrooms for the Nazi war trials.
Kiley, who was born in Boston, founded his architecture firm - the Office of Dan Kiley - in Washington, D.C., in 1940. Yearning for the peace of the countryside, he moved to Charlotte in 1950.
His son, Timothy, said his father's love of the outdoors was incorporated into his work.
"He felt it was so important for every project and piece of work to see there is balance between the natural world and the man-made world," he said.
Daniel Kiley credited his rural setting as helping inspire him in his work.
"You do your best work when you're joyful," he said during a 1997 interview with the Burlington Free Press. "For me, that's not in a city office. That's here."
Some of the world's most famous architects and dignitaries have praised Kiley's work.
"You seem to have special genius for making the classical tradition contemporary," Prince Charles wrote in a letter to Daniel Kiley in 1997.
"Kiley is the best," Pei said in 1997. "He belongs to that tradition of, let's say, the big thinkers in the field. He's not just limited to doing a small house or gardens. He also has tremendous scope and breadth in his thinking about landscape. He treats landscape with grand gestures."
Timothy Kiley said the family will hold a private ceremony Monday. A public memorial might be held in the summer.
Daniel Kiley is survived by his wife of 61 years, Anne Sturges, and eight children.
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