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16-October-2016
16-October-2016

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The plaque commemorates Kenzo Ogata (1912 - 1988), who designed part of the Botanic Gardens.

Ogata Kenzo was a well-known Japanese landscape architect, who introduced concepts of Japanese gardens to the wider world. He carried out numerous commissioned work of private gardens as well as public gardens, including the East-West Center at University of Hawaii and the Japanese Embassy in Washington D.C. He died in Brisbane while he was working on the Japanese Garden for the Expo 1988 in Australia.

Location

Address:Mount Coot-tha Road, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha, 4066
State:QLD
Area:Foreign
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.477254
Long: 152.976967
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Architecture

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Thursday 24th March, 1988
Front Inscription

In memory of Mr. Kenzo Ogata, the designer of this garden - a master in the field of landscape architecture

Dedicated by World Expo 88 and the Japan Pavilion

24 March 1988

 

Source: MA
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