April Philips

April Philips

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  • About me

    Founder & Principal at April Philips Design Works, Landscape Architect, Author, Design Thinker & Artist | ASLA Climate Action Committee Chair | DESIGN MATTERS - NATURE MATTERS - HUMANITY MATTERS

  • Education

    • IDEOU

      2017 - 2017
      Leading for Creativity Organizational Leadership

      empowering others to tackle challenges creatively

    • Louisiana State University

      1974 - 1979
      BLA Landscape Architecture and Art
  • Experience

    • SWA Group

      Jan 1983 - Jan 1986
      Associate

      Project Designer on international and national projects

    • EDAW

      Jan 1986 - Jan 1996
      Senior Associate

      Project Manager & Project Designer- Design Studio, primarily international resorts, resort communities, design guidelines, project visioning/theming and landscape architecture design

    • April Philips Design Works, Inc.

      Jan 1996 - now

      The passion of our firm is to create meaningful spaces that make a positive contribution to the environmental, cultural and economic quality of a community. Thinking GREEN is integral to our process and our solutions. Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Design, and Urban Sustainability, are our specialties. We are a green business.

      • Founder

        Jan 1996 - now
      • Founder, Principal, Landscape Architect, Author, Urban Sustainability Expert & Artist

        Jan 1996 - now
    • Designing Urban Agriculture - book published by Wiley & Sons, 2013

      Apr 2013 - Sept 2014
      Author

      April is the author of Designing Urban Agriculture:The Complete Guide to the Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Management of Edible Landscapes http://apdwblog.wordpress.com/designing-urban-agriculture/

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Storytelling for Influence

      IDEO U
      Feb 2018
    • Leading for Creativity

      IDEO U
      Sept 2017
      View certificate certificate