Ken Smith
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Ken Smith grew up in Iowa, and attended Iowa State University
, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture in 1976. After graduation, he apprenticed with sculptor Paul Shao, and worked for the Iowa Conservation Commission in Parks and Recreation Planning. He attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design
, and received his Master’s in Landscape Architecture in 1986.
After working in the office of Peter Walker
and Martha Schwartz
, he opened his own office in New York City in 1992.
Ken Smith is active as an educator, teaching as an adjunct professor at the City College of New York
from 1992 to 1996, and as a visiting design critic at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
from 1997 to the present.
Smith is a board member of the Architectural League of New York
and is active in advocating preservation of modern works of landscape architecture.
Smith was a member of the THINK Team
in the World Trade Center competition in 2002. Smith was recently awarded a major commission for a 1300 acres (526.1 ha) urban park on the decommissioned El Toro Marine Base
in Orange County
, California
.
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture in 1976. After graduation, he apprenticed with sculptor Paul Shao, and worked for the Iowa Conservation Commission in Parks and Recreation Planning. He attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard Graduate School of Design
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is a graduate school at Harvard University offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning and Design.-History:...
, and received his Master’s in Landscape Architecture in 1986.
After working in the office of Peter Walker
Peter Walker (architect)
Peter Walker is a landscape architect in the United States.-Biography and Influences:Peter Walker grew up in California and attended the University of California, Berkeley. Walker initially started out in Journalism but quickly changed his field...
and Martha Schwartz
Martha Schwartz
Martha Schwartz, born 1950, is an American landscape architect. Her background is in the fine arts as well as landscape architecture, and her projects range from private to urban scale. She studied at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and graduated from the University of Michigan...
, he opened his own office in New York City in 1992.
Ken Smith is active as an educator, teaching as an adjunct professor at the City College of New York
City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...
from 1992 to 1996, and as a visiting design critic at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard Graduate School of Design
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is a graduate school at Harvard University offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning and Design.-History:...
from 1997 to the present.
Smith is a board member of the Architectural League of New York
Architectural League of New York
The Architectural League of New York is a non-profit organization "for creative and intellectual work in architecture, urbanism, and related disciplines"....
and is active in advocating preservation of modern works of landscape architecture.
Smith was a member of the THINK Team
THINK Team
THINK Team was a team of architects that developed a design for the rebuilding of ground zero of the New York City World Trade Center after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks....
in the World Trade Center competition in 2002. Smith was recently awarded a major commission for a 1300 acres (526.1 ha) urban park on the decommissioned El Toro Marine Base
Marine Corps Air Station El Toro
Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a United States Marine Corps Air Station located near Irvine, California.Before it was decommissioned in 1999, it was the home of Marine Corps aviation on the West Coast. Designated as a Master Jet Station, its four runways could handle the largest aircraft...
in Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.