Perry Howard, FASLA
"What I love most about landscape architecture is that it is still an art form while still generating these wonderfully comprehensive collective works, actions, and ideas for the betterment of the planet and its inhabitants."
Perry Howard, FASLA, has actively participated in the landscape architecture community for five decades, contributing to various capacities. Most importantly, Perry has participated in and nurtured the growth of African Americans in the profession, which has been a major concern for the profession since the late 1960s. He has been designing and planning projects across different scales, spanning from rural to urban settings, for 15 years. He has held positions at multiple firms, including a vice presidency at EDSA. Perry has led a small Historically Black College or University (HBCU) landscape architectural educational program through its development for 25 years, earning initial and multiple accreditations. He has also managed 25 years of community service projects, offering much-needed access to landscape architecture services. Furthermore, Perry Howard has accumulated over four decades of service and leadership experience in ASLA and its chapters, having served as the 2006 NCASLA and 2008 ASLA President. Additionally, he has been involved with all ASLA sister agencies and proposed and obtained approval for the Landscape Architects Without Borders program as the ASLA delegate to IFLA.
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