James van Sweden and Wolfgang Oehme's collaborative design for Evening Island at the Chicago Botanic Garden is a great joy and education. Not only do they have their professional partnership worked out (a great fusing of structure and plant material), but the regional setting perfectly highlights their vision. The space is large enough to showcase their mass plantings and can be viewed from a distance across the pond.
Van Sweden's abilities as a master architect are evidenced here in this tricky transitional spot at the base of one of the two gorgeous bridges. Here he artfully manages to integrate many diverse materials and balance the needs of circulation.
The green industry has Wolfgang Oehme to thank for introducing many of the perennial plant materials we now take for granted, including a number of ornamental grasses & natives.
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