About this episode
Walter Hood discusses his work as a landscape architect and cultural practitioner.
Walter Hood is a landscape architect, architect, artist, and urbanist. He’s the creative director and founder of Hood Design Studio in Oakland, CA and the former chair of the department of landscape architecture at University of California, Berkeley. He’s the author of Blues & Jazz Landscapes, Urban Diaries, and the co-editor of Black Landscapes Matter. In this conversation, Jarrett and Walter talk about thinking of landscapes as a medium, his interest in subverting typologies, and why he refers to his work as a cultural practice. Links from this episode are available at www.scratchingthesurface.fm/284-walter-hood — Help support the show by joining our Substack: surfacepodcast.substack.com
People in this episode
Host: Jarrett Fuller
Guest: Walter Hood
Topics covered
- landscape architecture
- urbanism
- cultural practice
- art
- design
Keywords
- landscape architecture
- urban design
- cultural practice
- Hood Design Studio
- Walter Hood
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hood Design Studio, University of California, Berkeley
Books & works: Blues & Jazz Landscapes, Urban Diaries, Black Landscapes Matter
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