Minimalist architectural and landscape artist Jackie Ferrara, born in Detroit, Michigan in 1929, has, since the 1970s, incorporated concrete and natural elements like rock, wood, water, trees and grass in the construction of courtyards, terraces, walkways and other structures emphasizing geometric design.

An early work in 1973 at the Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, New York was the eight foot high wood structure, "Stacked Pyramid." Other characteristic works include a limestone courtyard at the General Mills headquarters, an acre of tile flooring for the Pittsburgh Airport, and a lobby for a Seattle convention center.

Widely commissioned, exhibited, honored and awarded, Ferrara has shown at the Whitney Museum of Ameri...