Ralph D. Cornell

Ralph Dalton Cornell (January 11, 1890 – April 6, 1972) was an American landscape architect based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his long-term impact on the landscapes of Pomona College, University of Hawaii Honolulu, and the University of California Los Angeles as well as his early use of native California plants.

Biography

Early life Ralph Dalton Cornell was born on January 11, 1890, in Holdrege, Nebraska. He moved to Long Beach, California with his family in 1908. His first major job In 1922, he designed the master plan for Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in La Jolla with Theodore Payne. In 1937, the University of California Los Angeles hired Cornell as its supervising landscape architect, the third of his long-term collegiate projects, which resulted in awards for the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden and the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center.

He was a trustee and Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Death He died on April 6, 1972.