Garrett Eckbo

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Garrett Eckbo

Engineering

#354

World Rank

#627

Historical Rank

#160

USA Rank

Architecture

#114

World Rank

#291

Historical Rank

#30

USA Rank

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Garrett Eckbo's Degrees

• Bachelors Landscape Architecture University of California, Berkeley

Why Is Garrett Eckbo Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Garrett Eckbo was an American landscape architect notable for his seminal 1950 book Landscape for Living. Youth He was born in Cooperstown, New York, to Axel Eckbo, a businessman, and Theodora Munn Eckbo. In 1912, the family moved to Chicago, Illinois. After Eckbo's parents divorced, he and his mother relocated to Alameda, California, where they struggled financially while he grew up. After Eckbo graduated from high school in 1929, he felt a lack of ambition and direction and went to stay with a wealthy paternal uncle, Eivind Eckbo, in Norway. It was during his stay in Norway that he began to focus on his future. Once he returned to the U.S., he worked for several years at various jobs saving money so that he could attend college.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Garrett Eckbo?

Garrett Eckbo is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Southern California