Brianna received her Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture with a minor in Urban Planning from the Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design at the University of Arkansas, where she served as the ASLA student chapter president. She received both an ASLA Award of Merit, and Award of Honor for design work focusing on mitigating climate change and social justice. Since graduating in 2019, Brianna has been recognized as the 2020 University of Arkansas National Olmsted Scholar for work in leadership and advancing the profession of landscape architecture. She has also received an Alumni Design Award of Honor for design work creating food education and production in a food insecure community in San Diego. With a background as an artist, photographer, and landscape artist, she has had work showcased at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Phoenix Art Gallery, and has given multiple professional lectures at both the University of Arkansas and the U.S. Embassy in Moldova. Brianna has studied landscape architecture and urban design across Europe in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Amsterdam, and London. As an active advocate for landscape architecture and social and environmental justice, Brianna is devoted to rethinking how we interact with our environments in order to foster a beneficial relationship between people and the land.
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- What is your favorite quote?
- “We abuse land because we see it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” – Aldo Leopold