Renowned landscape architect – Japanese garden designer Dr. Takeo Uesugi passed away at 75 Renowned landscape architect – Japanese garden designer Dr. Takeo Uesugi passed away at the age of 75 on Jan. 26. Dr. Uesugi, professor emeritus of California…
Cultural News June 2015 By Meher McArthur Eighty years ago on a large estate in western Pasadena, Japanese landscape designer Kinzuchi Fujii had begun the construction of what was to become his masterwork, a large two-pond Japanese stroll garden with…
Cultural News 2012 April Issue A century-old Japanese garden reopens after major renovation The historic Japanese Garden at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, is on track to reopen April 11, 2012, celebrating…
(April 29, 2010) The Government of Japan announces the recipients of its Spring 2010 Decorations. Dr. Takeo Uesugi of West Covina, Professor Emeritus of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, will be awarded The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Ray…
Cultural News, February 2009 Issue By Takeshi Nakayama and Shige Higashi Dr. Takeo Uesugi, professor emeritus of landscape architecture at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions to the Design of Japanese Gardens Outside…