October 13, 2023 @ 3:30 p.m. MT | Vern Budge Lecture
About the Lecture:
What are the imperatives for a healthy public realm? Join Jim Burnett, FASLA, founding partner of the
award-winning landscape practice OJB as he shares six strategies from the firm’s recent work, which
form the basis of an engaged public realm. As our planet continues to transform, landscape architects
have a vital role to play in helping to create, restore and sustain natural environments that support and
build community. Burnett’s evidence-based practice combines urban planning, parks, public gardens and
open space design, together with research, to consider what sustainable development looks like for a
changing world.
Speaker Bio:
Jim Burnett, FASLA is a leading voice in contemporary landscape practice through his writing, advocacy and dedication to creating meaningful spaces that challenge the conventional boundaries of landscape architecture. After earning his Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from Louisiana State University, Jim founded the Office of James Burnett in 1989 and has continued to lead the firm for more than 30 years. To date, OJB has garnered over 100 state and national design awards. Throughout his work, there has been a particularly strong focus on responsible place-making and the healing properties of landscape. Most recently, the work has focused on the transformation of American cities through the creation of active public spaces. Jim was appointed to the US Department of the State Industry Advisory Group in 2016 and is currently serving his second term as a respected design peer. He is a frequent speaker and invited critic on urban planning and landscape design of public parks and open spaces.
Jim is a Registered Landscape Architect in 26 US states and Canada. In 2004, Jim was elected to ASLA’s Council of Fellows, and in 2016 Jim was honored as the recipient of the prestigious ASLA Design Medal, an annual designation that is bestowed upon Landscape Architects for their ongoing commitment to the profession and an exemplary sustained body of work. Jim and the OJB practice are the 2020 National Design award recipients for Landscape Architecture from the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian National Design Museum.
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