Serious Fun: The Landscapes of Claude Cormier is the first book devoted exclusively to the work of renowned landscape architect Claude Cormier, described by co-authors Susan Herrington and Marc Treib as “one of the most brazen, and thoroughly unapologetic, landscape architects in North America.” On October 6, Herrington and Treib will sit down live with Cormier, principal of Montreal-based Claude Cormier et Associés, for a discussion and book launch at the Daniels Building in Toronto. The event will be moderated by Elyse Shelley, Director of the Daniels Faculty’s Master of Landscape Architecture program.

Torontonians will be familiar with many of Cormier’s projects, including Sugar Beach (defined by its pink fibreglass umbrellas and carpet of white sand) and Berczy Park (featuring a tiered, Victorian-style fountain surrounded by dogs spurting water into the basins). Upcoming Toronto projects include two-acre Love Park (a collaboration with local architects gh3* featuring a large heart-shaped pond) and a Rosedale apartment complex centred around a courtyard containing a giant half-grapefruit.

Signed copies of the Serious Fun will be available for purchase (limited quantities).