Kofi Boone, ASLA
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, North Carolina State University, College of Design

Kofi Boone, ASLA, is an associate professor of landscape architecture at North Carolina State University, College of Design. Mr. Boone is a Detroit native and a graduate of the University of Michigan (B.S.N.R. 1992, M.L.A. 1995). His research interests are the overlap between landscape architecture and environmental justice, with a focus on democratic design and cultural landscapes. His current research explores the use of immersive design techniques and mixed reality visualization to enhance research, teaching, and extension work. He is a member of the College’s Experience Design Lab. Mr. Boone is vice president of education and serves on the board of directors of the Landscape Architecture Foundation, and he is a founding member of the American Society of Landscape Architects Environmental Justice Professional Practice Network. He is active in multidisciplinary activities ranging from the National Endowment for the Arts’ Designing Equity forum to the Kenan Institute of Ethics’ Collaboratory, featuring partnerships with researchers at Duke University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He has worked with the Hurricane Matthew Disaster Recovery and Rebuilding Initiative (HMDRRI), focusing on a community workshop in Princeville, North Carolina, and the development of Homeplace. Mr. Boone’s work has appeared in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, PUBLIC: A Journal of Imagining America, and PRISM: Journal of Regional Engagement. He serves as a reviewer for Elsevier academic journals. Currently, his article “Black Landscapes Matter” can be found in Ground Up, and he has authored case studies featured in the new book Design as Democracy: Techniques for Collective Creativity.

John Chavis Memorial Park, Raleigh, NC. Photo by Kofi Boone