ITALY-ENGLAND 1946-1960. MARIA TERESA PARPAGLIOLO SHEPHARD, LANDSCAPE BEYOND BORDERS

The case of Maria Teresa Parpagliolo Shephard and her working experience between Italy and England, deserves to be investigated even to explore the role of women in developing a new concept of integrated landscape architecture. As her European colleagues, Parpagliolo Shephard was involved in the exploration of new ideas, through a strong innovative research of materials and construction techniques, supporting the Modern Movement in landscape architecture. In London, Maria Parpagliolo worked first on projects with Sylvia Crowe in her newly established office, and with Frank Clark for the Festival of Britain. The English period provided her the opportunity for innovative ideas of landscape design to be tried, while she was also active in the Institute of Landscape Architects, sitting on committees and editing the Institute’s Journal.