TCLF’s latest conference, Second Wave of Modernism IV: Making Space within Place, was held on October 4, 2019, in the Horchow Auditorium at the Dallas Museum of Art. The conference featured several Dallas-based experts who were joined by others from throughout the United States. The topics were equally varied and timely, focusing on the role that landscape architects have played in laying the foundation for today’s planning and design work (exploring several iconic projects completed in the Dallas Arts District over the past 35 years); city projects that balance design against natural and cultural values, and the imperative to deal with climate change; how a public-private partnership was able to facilitate the development of priority parks in the urban core; and recent innovations in creative management and stewardship. To learn more about the conference, please visit: https://tclf.org/second-wave-modernism-iv-making-space-within-place-conference
Setting the Stage: Creating a Shared Language for the City’s Landscape Architecture
James Burnett, FASLA, President, OJB Landscape Architecture
James Burnett founded OJB Landscape Architecture (OJB) in 1989 and has dedicated the firm’s practice to creating meaningful spaces that challenge the conventional boundaries of landscape architecture. OJB’s design practice conceives original and inventive landscapes within the framework of context and function, mitigating site challenges with creative and innovative solutions. OJB’s thoughtful and composed projects have established the firm as a leader in the field of landscape architecture.
In 2015, OJB was awarded with the prestigious American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Firm Award and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Urban Open Space Award for Myriad Gardens in Oklahoma City.
OJB’s work has focused on the rejuvenation of American cities through the creation of unique public park spaces, including Playa Vista Central Park in Los Angeles and Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, the latter the ULI 2014 Urban Open Space Award winner and the recipient of the ASLA 2017 Design Excellence Award. These projects have revitalized their communities, leveraged cultural assets and energized the urban environment. Burnett was the recipient of the prestigious 2016 ASLA Design Medal which honors a landscape architect who has consistently produced a body of exceptional design work over an extended period of time.
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