Tunnard, Christopher

Christopher Tunnard was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on July 7, 1910. He attended Victoria College of the University of British Columbia, the College of the Royal Horticulture Society, in Wisley, England, and the Westminster Technical Institute in London. From 1931 to 1939 Tunnard practiced landscape design in England. He taught landscape design and regional planning at Harvard University (1939-1942), and city planning at Yale University (1944-1975). At Yale he was appointed director of the newly created graduate program in city planning in 1950, was acting chairman of the department of city planning from 1965 to 1967, and was chairman from 1967 to 1969. He was a professor emeritus from 1975 until 1979. Tunnard is noted for his concept of the "regional city," for his belief in the importance of aesthetics in planning, and for his work as a preservationist. He wrote several books on landscape design and city planning including Gardens in the Modern Landscape, the City of Man, and American Skyline. He died in New Haven, Connecticut in 1979.

From the description of Christopher Tunnard papers, 1907-1978 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702167336

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