Kathryn Moore (landscape architect)

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Kathryn Moore, FLI PPLI, is a British landscape architect, educator, and researcher. She is Professor of Landscape Architecture at Birmingham City University.

Moore trained as a landscape architect in the United Kingdom and holds a professorship at Birmingham City University.[1] She leads the West Midlands National Park Lab, a visionary initiative to reconceptualise the West Midlands as an urban-inclusive "national park"—not via formal designation, but by promoting green infrastructure, equitable access to nature, and transformative regional perception.[2] This was applauded in the 2020 UK Government Review of Landscapes.[3]

Moore served as President of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)[4] and is a past president of the Landscape Institute, enhancing international collaboration, advancing the role of the profession in climate response, and promoting design-led sustainable development. She has held visiting academic chairs, including the Arnold Weddle Visiting Chair at the University of Sheffield[5] and the Thomas Jefferson Visiting Chair at the University of Virginia.[3] She serves on the Independent Design Review Panel for HS2.[6] She also advises Natural England via its Landscape Advisory Panel.[7]

Moore is actively engaged in global discourse on urban landscapes. In November 2024, she facilitated the World Urban Forum 12 session titled “Towards an International Landscape Convention – Rethinking Land Use,” bringing together policymakers, UN representatives, and built environment professionals.[8]

Awards and honours

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She was recognised in 2019 by the Landscape Institute (UK) as one of its most inspiring women since the institute’s foundation.[9]

Publications

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  • Overlooking the Visual: Demystifying the Art of Design (2010), a theoretical work exploring perception, the role of design, and promoting an inclusive, confident pedagogical approach to design.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Professor behind vision for West Midlands National Park appointed to prestigious Advisory Panel". Birmingham City University. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  2. ^ Murray, Jessica (2024-12-28). "'When I show people this, they think it's Mordor': the landscape architect viewing the West Midlands as a national park". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  3. ^ a b "IFLA Special Envoys". International Federation of Landscape Architects. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  4. ^ "Kathryn Moore". Landscape Architecture Platform | Landezine. 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  5. ^ "Kathryn Moore to take up Professor Arnold Weddle Chair at Sheffield - Landscape Institute". 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  6. ^ "Four landscape architects join HS2 design panel - Landscape Institute". 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  7. ^ "LI members join new Natural England Landscape Advisory Panel - Landscape Institute". 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  8. ^ "Towards an International Landscape Convention - Rethinking Land Use | WUF". wuf.unhabitat.org. 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  9. ^ Juniper, Tony (2022-01-27). "An important step for England's landscapes: welcoming the new Natural England Landscape Advisory Panel". Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  10. ^ Moore, Kathryn (2010-11-01). Overlooking the Visual (0 ed.). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203167656. ISBN 978-1-134-39358-9.