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Pioneers

Pioneers of American Landscape Design® chronicles the lives and careers of those who have designed our gardens, parks, streets, campuses, cemeteries, suburbs, and the innumerable other environments in which we live. This dynamic initiative utilizes multiple formats—including biographical profiles, oral histories, tours, and print publications—to educate, inspire, and promote the active sharing of information.

Pioneer Profiles »

Born in Rhode Island in 1905, Hopkins received a B.S. from Rhode Island State and an M.L.A. from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.

Stresau was instrumental in popularizing the burgeoning field of landscape architecture in Florida.

Oral Histories »

  • The San Diego-based landscape architect's oral history is the ninth in the series and the first in high-def.

  • On lands with thousands of years of history, landscape architect Shlomo Aronson has spent more than forty years helping shape the modern nation of Israel.

Recent Stewards »

This Oregon based developer has worked to restore and improve landscape architect Lawrence Halprin's Portland area parks and open spaces.

Read about this fine art photographer whose series of landscapes, Empire Falling, explores rock quarries throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.

Recent Pioneer Biographies »

Daniel Urban Kiley