Thomas C. Wang is well known for his spontaneous design drawings. He has used his talent not only in his professional studio, but also to inspire many colleagues and students. Currently he is the president of Wang Associates International, a "consulting firm engaged in the practice of landscape architecture, land planning, and urban design." His long and varied career speaks of his success. Mr. Wang served as Director of Design at Sasaki Associates, Inc. from 1990 - 1993. Over his more than twenty-five years of professional experience, Mr. Wang has authored five best-selling books and has also served as Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Michigan and the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Michael Van Valkenburgh pursues a lifelong interest in landscape as a living design medium that deepens and enriches people’s lives – in cities, on campuses, in gardens, and elsewhere. The experiential dimension of landscape and the aspects of its human use motivate him as a designer and define the purpose and range of his work. Michael oversees Cambridge and New York Offices, and is involved on some level with every project his firm undertakes.

Michael has recently been awarded the 2003 National Design Award in Environmental Design by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. He is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome and is the Charles Eliot Professor of Landscape Architecture and Professor in Practice at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design School, where he has taught since 1982, serving as Chairman of the Department of Landscape Architecture from 1991-1996.

A founding partner of Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, Jennifer Guthrie brings exceptional experience in large-scale project management, public process, landscape design, and construction oversight. Jennifer has a comprehensive project background; her work has included major civic plazas throughout the United States, public parks, educational facilities, hospitals, museums, and military campuses. Clients, consultants, and team members trust Jennifer for her solid, forward-thinking methodologies. Jennifer brings special experience in managing large, multi-disciplinary teams and in coordinating with complex public and private client groups. Her ability to produce distinct designs under strict timeframes and budgets make Jennifer valuable to the success of every project she leads. Examples of Jennifer’s current and recent projects as Managing Partner include the landscape for Renzo Piano’s renovation of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Lurie Garden in Chicago, the landscape for the University of Washington’s South Lake Union School of Medicine, and Seattle’s three-block Civic Center Plan.

Andrea Cochran's work translates the narrative of the client, the site and the architecture into the built landscape. Her firm's design approach integrates function, art, and context. They focus on building landscapes that are informed by relationships and ideas. The firm intentionally has an eclectic variety of projects to create a cross pollenization of ideas between residential gardens and commercial and institutional projects. As a result, they have garnered a national reputation as an innovative design studio.

Chip Sullivan is a Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning in the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Sullivan is the author of Drawing the Landscape and Garden and Climate.

"Drawing is, and should continue to be, the foundation for the creative process; it is a visual technology. The necessity for establishing the importance of drawing and perception as a tool for creativity cannot be overstated. It is a legitimate visual study and Landscape Architecture is a 3-Dimensional ART FORM. Perhaps now more than ever we need to promote drawing as a technology in order to compete on equal footing with the high energy electronic technologies for funding and attention."

Chip Sullivan