Johanna Gibbons

Johanna Gibbons

From The Crit by Disegno

February 17, 2026 · 55 min · Episode 33

About this episode

Johanna Gibbons discusses landscape architecture, community entanglements, and ecological education.

Johanna Gibbons, founder of landscape architecture practice J&L Gibbons and the current keeper of the Faculty of Royal Designers, joins the podcast to discuss the pluriverse, the entanglements of community and landscape, and the potential for education through ecology. Johanna's picks for her crit were: Best design: Dalston Eastern Curve Garden as part of Making Space in Dalston or Urban Nature Project, Natural History Museum Worst design: Edward Square Most successful design: Urban Nature Project, Natural History Museum Most impactful feedback: A difficult community meeting as part of Making Space in Dalston Dream design: An extentsion of her Schiehallion Seed to Tree Project The Crit Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki This episode of  The Crit  was recorded at KEF Music Gallery, London Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Johanna Gibbons

Topics covered

  • landscape architecture
  • community engagement
  • ecology education
  • design critique
  • urban nature

Keywords

  • landscape architecture
  • community
  • ecology
  • design critique
  • Urban Nature Project

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: J&L Gibbons, Natural History Museum, KEF Music Gallery

Places: Dalston, London

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