Alexander Robinson
- Assistant Professor, USC School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture Program and Urbanism Program
- Spatial Sciences Affiliate
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Expertise Summary
Expert in landscape architecture, landscape infrastructure and landscape urbanism
Expertise
- landscape architecture
- landscape infrastructures (green infrastructure)
- sustainable landscape system, technologies, and materials
- landscape aesthetics
- natural landscape form, function, and process, including fractals
- landscape surveying
- engineering and landscape architecture
- urban heat island
- landscape urbanism
- GIS mapping
- tactical urbanism
- Owens Valley and Owens Lake Dust Control Project
- the intersection of water politics, infrastructure and open space
- Los Angeles River, history of design and contemporary work
- Hydraulic modeling and other design technologies
- contemporary parks and open space
Additional Information
- Worked on original Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
- Wrote a popular book on advanced landscape architecture systems, called Living Systems: Innovative Materials and Technologies for Landscape Architecture
- Currently working on a book about the Owens Lake and how to design landscapes in the Anthropocene
- Contributed to podcasts, panel discussions, and magazine articles in the past.
- Member, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)