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Irwin later designed and developed the Central Garden at the [[Getty Center]] in Los Angeles, built in 1997. In the Central Garden, Irwin's concept of integrating experiential relationships to the built environment is abundantly clear. Those experiential elements fill the space. This project is widely praised for its design and flow. The {{convert|134000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} design features a natural [[ravine]] and tree-lined walkway that leads the visitor through an experience of sights, sounds, and scents. He selected everything in the garden to accentuate the interplay of light, color, and reflection. Planning began in 1992, as a key part of the Getty Center project. Since the Center opened in 1997, the Central Garden has evolved as its plants have grown. Irwin's statement, "Always changing, never twice the same," is carved into the plaza floor, reminding visitors of the ever-changing nature of this living work of art. To the artist's dismay, a 1950s [[Fernand Léger]] sculpture was placed on the garden's plaza.<ref>Paula Panich (July 24, 2008), [http://www.latimes.com/features/la-hm-irwin24-2008jul24,0,4278104.story Robert Irwin still marvels at Getty gardens 10 years later] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.</ref>
Irwin later completed the second phase of the installation of a primordial Palm Garden at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art which began in 2007.<ref>[http://www.artinfo.com/galleryguide/11546/31/126619/the-pace-gallery-57th-street/exhibition/robert-irwin-way-out-west/press_release/ Robert Irwin: Way Out West, November 12, 2010—January 29, 2011] ARTINFO.</ref> The Palm Garden is arranged in a "T" shape with the east–west axis running between and around, both the [[Broad Contemporary Art Museum]] and the Resnick Pavilion. The north–south axis terminates with a grid of date palms serving as a counterpoint to artist [[Chris Burden]]'s ''Urban Light'' installation. Irwin was long intrigued with how palm trees capture and reflect Southern California light; designing the Palm Garden provided Irwin with an opportunity to work with both the phenomenal and cultural perceptions of palms. Individual species of palms are planted in [[Cor-Ten]] boxes, modern and formalized versions of common wood nursery boxes. The sculptural containers make reference to the pedestal bases traditionally signifying art objects. Irwin's use of palm trees considers the ubiquitous and iconic connection between the palm tree and images of Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Zell|first=Jennifer|title=Between Fronds|journal=Landscape Architecture|date=January 2011|volume=101|issue=1|pages=86–97|url=http://archives.asla.org/lamag/lam11/january/feature1.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120707114636/http://archives.asla.org/lamag/lam11/january/feature1.html|archivedate=July 7, 2012}}</ref>
== Exhibitions ==
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