Nantucket by Design Spotlight: Nantucket Gardens

Nantucket by Design: Spotlight on Nantucket Gardens

Encouraged by a temperate maritime climate, Nantucket is a gardener’s delight. Here we explore a few of Nantucket’s most lush and stunning examples. These include the “victorious” garden of educational-TV legend Russ Morash; the seaside garden of Susan Burke artfully integrating formal, natural, and whimsical plantings; and the historically authentic gardens of the Oldest House and Hadwen House. Special thanks to Stacey Bewkes, Quintessence, for her generosity in producing this video.

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Greater Light, 8 Howard Street

Hadwen House, 96 Main Street

Oldest House, 16 Sunset Hill

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Pietro Cicognani

Architecture and Design

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Born in Bologna, Italy, Pietro Cicognani was interested in the built form from a very early age. Cicognani studied at the

École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts and a Master of Architecture from Columbia University. After graduation, he worked for Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in New York on several large-scale projects, including the new Parliament House in Australia, and eventually relocating to Canberra, Australia, to continue working. Upon returning to New York to found Cicognani Kalla Architect in 1985, Cicognani also began teaching in the design studio at Columbia University.

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