Walter Hood is the creative director and founder of Hood Design Studio, an art, landscape architecture, urbanism and research practice. He is also chair of the landscape architecture and environmental planning department and a professor of landscape architecture and environmental planning and urban design at University of California, Berkeley. Infusing African American cultural arts into his philosophy, Hood reshapes spaces to reflect contemporary needs without erasing their history. A co-editor of the essay collection “Black Landscapes Matter,” his work has appeared in Architect Magazine, Fast Company and The New York Times, among other publications. Hood’s recognition includes the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture, Vincent Scully Prize, and Architectural League’s President’s Medal.