Kofi Boone

The Department of Landscape Architecture welcomes Kofi Boone as part of its Landscape Now lecture series.

Kofi Boone, FASLA is a Joseph D. Moore Distinguished Professor and University Faculty Scholar at NC State University. He is a Detroit native and a graduate of the University of Michigan. His work is in the overlap between landscape architecture and environmental justice with specializations in democratic design and interpreting cultural landscapes. Boone is the winner of student and professional ASLA awards including the Jot D. Carpenter Teaching Medal. He is the founder of the Just Communities Lab, President of the Landscape Architecture Foundation, and serves on the boards of Black Landscape Architects Network and the Land Loss Prevention Project.

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