Marianne Cramer
Associate Professor
Environmental Department
University of Georgia
United States of America
Biography
Marianne Cramer is an Associate Professor at the College of Environment + Design. She currently teaches research strategies, contemporary landscape design theory, and undergraduate design studios. Prior to her academic career she was part of the team responsible for the plan to rebuild New York City’s Central Park. She was instrumental in strategizing a management plan for the woodland areas of the park and responsible for the design of the landscape surrounding the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Originally from western Pennsylvania, she grew up on a dairy farm and threw around a lot of bales of hay.
Research Interest
Professor Cramer’s current research focuses on how the principles of design thinking affect landscape design education and practice. Her secondary research interests of relevance to master-level research include cultural landscape management; adaptive planning, design and management; and new directions in design theory.
Publications
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Rogers, Barlow E, Cramer M, Heintz J, Kelly B, et al. (1987) Rebuilding Central Park A Management and Restoration Plan Cambridge MIT Press.
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Firth, Ian J. W. and Marianne Cramer (1999) “Ecosystems and Preservation Learning from New York’s Central Park†APT Bulletin The Journal of Preservation Technology 30: 15-20.
