| 1921 | 1921 born in Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany | |
| 1928 | 1928 Family moves to Berlin-Neubabelsberg | |
| 1938 | 1938 flees from increasing persecution of Jews with mother and sister after the “Kristallnacht” pogrom to England | |
| 1939 | 1939 immigrates to United States, settling first in New Rochelle in the state of New York | |
| 1940 |
studiert am Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA | |
| 1944 | 1944 studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | |
| 1947 | 1947 works in New York City and Philadelphia | |
| 1953 | 1953 marries H. Peter Oberlander, Professor of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and moves to Vancouver | |
| 1953 starts her firm Cornelia Hahn Oberlander Landscape Architects | ||
| 1956–1960 | her three children Judy, Tim and Wendy are born | |
| 1993-2003 | her four grandchildren Ariel, Talia, Malka and Uriel are born.
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| 2009 | H. Peter Oberlander dies.
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| Honors and Awards | ||
| 2011 | International Federation of Landscape Architects, Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award | |
| 2010 | Green Roof Life Time Achievement | |
| 2009 | Officer of the Order of Canada | |
| 2008 | DSc. hon. causa, McGill University Montreal | |
| 2008 | LLD. Hon. causa, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| 2006 | Lifetime Achievement Award, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects | |
| 2003 | LHD. hon. causa, Smith College, Northhampton, Ma. | |
| 2002 | Canada Queen’s Medal | |
| 1990 | Member of the Order of Canada | |
| Professional Awards | ||
| 2010 | Honor Award New York Chapter ASLA with Hank White Site Architects New York Times Building, Lobby Garden, New York, New York | |
| 2008 | Award of Excellence AIBC King David High School, Acton Ostry Architects | |
| 2007 | John M Clancy Award for the Design of Socially Responsible Housing The Boston Society of Architects AIA Othello Station, Seattle, Washington, Architect WRT-Soloman E.T.C. | |
| 2006 | CSLA Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to the profession of landscape architecture that have had a unique and lasting impact on the welfare of the public and on the environment. | |
| 2002 |
Award of Excellence, Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) | |
Complete list of received awards (PDF, 34 KB)
