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Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers (U.S.)

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Diane Jones Allen, ASLA, on How to Partner with Diverse Communities

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Jose Alminana, ASLA, Principal, Andropogon, on Sustainable Landscape Architecture

Diana Balmori, FASLA, on Making Cities Work Like Nature

Thomas Balsley, FASLA, on 21st Century Waterfront Parks

John Bela, ASLA, on User-generated Urbanism

Keith Bowers, FASLA, on Enhancing Biodiversity

Ignacio Bunster-Ossa, FASLA, on Philadelphia's Green Infrastructure

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Andrea Cochran, FASLA, on Designing Landscapes that Enable Scientific Research

Kevin Conger, ASLA, on the Benefits of Mini Parks

Pamela Conrad, ASLA, on Climate Positive Design

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Diane Dale, FASLA, on the Obstacles Limiting the Use of Sustainable Design

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Tim Duggan, ASLA, on Post-disaster Recovery and Rebuilding

Christian Gabriel, ASLA, on GSA's New Approach to the Landscape

Robert Gibbs, ASLA, on the Landscape of Retail

Kona Gray, ASLA, on Greening Tourism

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Deb Guenter, FASLA, on Designing with Equity

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Kathryn Gustafson, ASLA, on Using Urban Parks to Fight Sprawl

Chris Hardy, ASLA, on Decarbonizing Design

Walter Hood, ASLA, on Amplifying Black Narratives in Landscapes

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Brian Johnston, ASLA, on the Landscape of Autism

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Mary Margaret Jones, FASLA, on the Transformative Impact of Landscape Architecture

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Mikyoung Kim, FASLA, on How to Design for Our Hybridized Lives

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Mia Lehrer, FASLA, on Community Participation in Design

Elizabeth Mossop, ASLA, on How Landscape Architects Can Protect New Orleans

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Paul Morris, FASLA, on Designing Healthy Communities

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Patricia O'Donnell, FASLA, on Revitalizing Historic Landscapes

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Kate Orff, FASLA, on Resilient Landscape Design

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Laurie Olin, FASLA, on OLIN’s Award-winning Landscape Architecture

James F. Palmer, FASLA, on Scenic Beauty

Marion Pressley, FASLA, on Designing with History

Chris Reed, ASLA, on Cutting-edge Landscape Research and Design

Mark Rios, FASLA, on Los Angeles' Plan to Become More Sustainable

Kevin Shanley, FASLA, on Coastal Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change

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Ken Smith, ASLA, Ken Smith Landscape Architecture, on Green Infrastructure

Anne Whiston Spirn, FASLA, on Landscape Literacy

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Daniel Tal, ASLA, on Technology for Landscape Architects

Christine Ten Eyck, FASLA, on Landscape Architecture in the Era of Drought

Jennifter Toole, ASLA, on How to Get More People on Bikes

Sadafumi Uchiyama, ASLA, on Designing Peace and Harmony

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Michael Van Valkenburgh, FASLA, on the Buzz Words "Landscape Urbanism" and "Ecological Urbanism"

William Wenk, FASLA, on Denver's Efforts to Become a More Sustainable City

Sara Zewde, ASLA, on Finding Creative Inspiration from People and Place

Landscape Architects and Landscape Designers (International)

Jinny Blom on the Therapeutic Effect of Gardens

Vladimir Djurovic, International ASLA, on His Memorial to King Hussein of Jordan

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Herbert Dreiseitl, International ASLA, on Designing with Water

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Jie Hu, International ASLA, on Chinese Landscape Architecture Education

Hitesh Mehta, FASLA, on Spirituality and Sustainability

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Mario Schjetnan, FASLA, Mexico’s Leading Landscape Architect, on Global Mega-Cities

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Martha Schwartz, FASLA, on the Power of Design

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Greg Smallenberg, FASLA, on Landscape Architecture in Canada

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Kotchakorn Voraakhom, International ASLA, on Living with Water

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Kongjian Yu, FASLA, on China’s Environmental Crisis

Architects

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Bjarke Ingels, Founder of BIG, on Multi-use Infrastructure

Jeff Stein, President of Cosanti Foundation, on Paolo Soleri's Model Sustainable City

Artists

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Marion Brenner on Photographing Landscape Architecture

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Janet Echelman on Public Art

Toody Maher on Community Development

Authors

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Jeb Brugmann, Author of Welcome to the Urban Revolution, on Urban Ecosystems

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Anthony Flint, Author of Wrestling with Moses, on Jane Jacob's Influence on Park Design

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Caroline Fraser, Author of Rewilding the World, on Large-Scale Ecological Restoration

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Fritz Haeg, Author of Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn, on Urban Agriculture

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Robert Hammond, Author of High Line, on the Value of Landscape Architects

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Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Author of Crow Planet, on Designing for Biodiversity

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Emma Marris, Author of Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World, on Designer Ecosystems

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Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University, on Resilient Cities

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David Owen, Author of Green Metropolis, on the Importance of Density

Developers

Steven Nygren, Founder of Serenbe, on Agriculture-centric Communities

Educators

Suzanne Blier, Professor of African Art and History, Harvard University, on Open Source GIS

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Meg Calkins, FASLA, North Carolina State University, on the Need for Sustainable Materials

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Clare Cooper Marcus on the Healing Power of Nature

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Kristina Hill, Affiliate ASLA, on Climate Change

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Linda Jewell, FASLA, on Teaching Young Designers How to See

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Thaisa Way, ASLA, on 10 Parks That Changed America

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Richard Weller, ASLA, on a Vision for Global Conservation

Light Designers

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Leni Schwendinger, Light Artist and Designer, on the Importance of Lighting Design

Planners

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Peter Calthorpe, Author of Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change, on Retrofitting Suburbia

Majora Carter on Expanding Access to Parks and Green Roofs

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Sandra James, International ASLA, City and Greenways Planner, on Vancouver's Green Streets

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Nina-Marie Lister, Affiliate ASLA, on Ecological Urbanism

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Jeff Speck, Honorary ASLA, Co-author of The Smart Growth Manual, on Sustainable Communities

Policymakers

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Francesco Bandarin, Director, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, on Evolving Cultural Landscapes

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Earl Blumenauer, U.S. Representative, on the Cost of Making U.S. Communities Walkable and Bikeable

Mick Cornett, Mayor of Oklahoma City, on the Value of Downtowns

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Kathy Dahlkemper, U.S. Representative, on Government Investment in Green Jobs

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Donna Edwards, U.S. Representative, On Using Green Infrastructure to Fight Flooding

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Sadhu Johnston, Chief Environment Officer, City of Chicago, on Green Roofs

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Joyce Lee NYC Active Design Program, on How Landscape Architects Can Promote Active Design

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Bob Peck, Honorary ASLA, on the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES)

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Mitchell Silver on NYC's Game Changing Parks

Scientists

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Dickson Despommier, Professor, Columbia University, on Vertical Farms

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Os Schmitz, Professor, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, on Recovering Polluted Ecosystems

Sustainable Designers

Janine Benyus, Co-founder of Biomimicry 3.8 and the Biomimicry Institute, on How to Design Like Nature

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Steven Bishop, Global Environmental Lead, IDEO, on Sustainable Design

Neil Chambers, Author of Urban Green, on the Need for Ecological Solutions

Urban Designers

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Jan Gehl on Designing Cities for People

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Jaime Lerner, Former Mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, and Urban Designer, on Sustainable Urban Development

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Alexandros Washburn, Affiliate ASLA, Author of The Nature of Urban Design, on PlaNYC

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