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Gina Ford, FASLA

Posted: Jun 17, 2013
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Gina Ford

Gina Ford is a landscape architect, co-founder and principal of Agency Landscape + Planning. Underpinning her two decades of practice are a commitment to the design and planning of public places and the perpetuation of the value of landscape architecture via thought leadership, exhibitions, teaching, writing and lecturing.

Ms. Ford鈥檚 work encompasses a wide range of scales and project types, from public parks and plazas to large-scale landscape planning and waterfront projects. She brings to each project a passion for the process of making vibrant landscape spaces鈥攆rom the conceptual design to the details of implementation鈥攚ith a particular focus on the life and use of urban, public environments. During her twenty-year tenure at Sasaki, she led the design of notable projects including Chicago Riverwalk, Boston鈥檚 Lawn on D, Council Bluff鈥檚 Tom Hanafan Rivers Edge Park and Raleigh鈥檚 Moore Square, under construction now.

Ms. Ford鈥檚 work has received awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects, the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Architects, among others. She is a former member of 黑料视频's board of directors and was the recipient of the Harvard Graduate School of Design鈥檚 Charles Eliot Travelling Fellowship and Wellesley College鈥檚 Shaw Fellowship.