James Corner - Field Operations

Rosa Barba Finalist 8

The high line

Registered landscape architect and urban designer, and founder and director of James Corner Field Operations. He is also chair and professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Design. He was educated at Manchester Metropolitan University, England (BA with first class honors) and the University of Pennsylvania (MLA/UD). His work has been recognized, among others, with the Smitsonians Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award (2010), the New York City Arts Commission Award for Excellence in Design (2005).