Congratulations to OLIN Partner, Richard Roark, who is one of nine new members of the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Board of Directors. This new class brings LAF’s board to 34 individuals who bring experience and insights from landscape architecture practice, academia, industry, allied professions, and the nonprofit sector.

Throughout his 22-year career, Richard has become an advocate for equitable design, crafting public designs that are sustainable, economical, and bring beauty to underserved communities. He is currently leading OLIN’s design of the LA River Master Plan, a newly unified vision for the 51-mile corridor to reconnect the river to the diverse communities of LA County, and Northwest Resiliency Park, which transforms a former industrial site in Hoboken, New Jersey into the city’s largest public park that will also incorporate rigorous green infrastructural standards.

The Landscape Architecture Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC. Established in 1966, LAF invests in research, scholarships, and leadership initiatives to increase the influence and impact of landscape architects to create a more sustainable, just, and resilient future.