Randolph T. Hester Explained

Randolph T. Hester is a professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at the University of California at Berkeley. Hester is also a sociologist, practicing landscape architect and co-director of Community Development by Design, a neighborhood planning organization focused on community participation and input.^[1] Randolph Hester has also published a number of books central to the topic of designing neighborhoods, cities and landscapes; his most recent book Design for Ecological Democracy was published in September 2010.^[2]

Biography

Hester grew up in rural North Carolina. He acquired a BA in Landscape Architecture and a BA in Sociology from North Carolina State University, and eventually went on to achieve an MA in Landscape Architecture at Harvard. Hester published his first book Neighborhood Space in 1975.^[2]

Awards and distinctions

2011 Kevin Lynch Award - presented by MIT School of Architecture and Planning

Publications

• Design for Ecological Democracy, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2010.
• Living Landscape: Reading Cultural Landscape Experiences, with S. Chang, S. Wang (Eds.), Taipei: Taiwan United Force Culture Enterprise Co. Ltd, 1999.
• A Theory for Building Community, with S. Chang, Taipei: Yungliou Press, 1999.
• Democratic Design in the Pacific Rim, with C. Kweskin (Eds.), Mendocino, California: Ridge Times Press, 1999.
• Techniques for Machizukuri, with M. Dohi, Gendaikikakushitsu Press, 1997.
• The Meaning of Gardens, with M. Fancis (Eds.), Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1990.
• Community Design Primer, Mendocino, California: Ridge Times Press, 1990.
• Community Goal Setting, with F.J. Smith, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross Inc., 1982.
• Planning Neighborhood Space with People, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1982.
• Neighborhood Space, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross Inc., 1975.

Further reading

• Calkins. Meg . Closing the Loop Part II: Designing with, specifying, and using salvaged and reprocessed materials in the landscape . Landscape Architecture . December 2002 .
• Owens-Viani. Lisa . Walkin' the Talk: A landscape architect and a planner create an urban garden that embodies their interest in a more sustainable lifestyle . Landscape Architecture . July 2002 .

External links

• Hester MIT Award
• Hester Design Observer Article

Notes and References

1. Web site: Randolph T. Hester. 2011-08-03.
2. Web site: Randolph Hester. 2011-08-03.