“Healers end up leaving landscape architecture because it’s a really brutal environment to stay a healer in. You end up getting so burned out. We’ve got to figure out a way to support the healers and mentor folks that are kind and soft and gentle, because we need so many more of them.”—Kelley Oklesson, ASLA, of Groundsmith Collective on the Mud Kitchen podcast, March 24, 2024“People tell tales, and sometimes they’re heroic, and sometimes they’re not. In design, you’re almost taught to weed those things out and become part of this culture that is tied to a professional set of principles. And for me, that’s always been a straitjacket.”—Walter Hood of Hood Design Studio to Metropolis, February 16, 2024“I’ve had a lot of very respected people in my profession along…
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Landscape Architecture (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024