About the Webinar
In a world fractured by crisis and ideology, landscape architecture must rise as a radical mediator—not just between people and nature, but between fear and foresight, division and collective survival. The climate crisis demands more than technical solutions; it requires a new design ethos rooted in adaptive coexistence—a practice that weaves resilience into the social and ecological fabric of contested spaces.
This is not the time for singular, rigid answers, but for living systems of adaptation: designs that listen, evolve, and heal. How can we transform landscapes into arenas of reconciliation—where scarcity is reimagined as abundance, and conflict fuels collective innovation?
Join us to explore how crisis can become a crucible for unity—and how, in the face of uncertainty, we might design not just for survival, but for a more enduring and equitable world.
Tuesday, May 13 2025
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About the Presenter
Kotchakorn Voraakhom is a Thai landscape architect known for designing public spaces that address the climate crisis in dense urban environments. She spearheaded Bangkok's first green infrastructure project, Chulalongkorn Centenary Park, and has since realized her vision through projects like the Thammasat Urban Farm Rooftop—Asia’s largest urban farming green roof—and the Chao Phraya Sky Park, the world’s first bridge park spanning a river in a capital city.
Her work has earned her the UN Global Climate Action Award, Women for Results. She chairs the Climate Change Working Group for the International Federation of Landscape Architects and is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Commission on Nature Positive Cities.
Voraakhom was featured in TIME 100 Next and honored by CNN, The Guardian, and The New York Times. A leading voice in the fight against climate change, she was named to TIME's "15 Women Fighting Climate Change," the BBC 100 Women list, and Bloomberg's Green 30 in 2020 and has been pivotal in advancing nature-based solutions globally, from COP26 onward.
A TED Fellow and an educator at institutions such as Harvard, UPenn, and Washington University in St. Louis, Voraakhom holds an Honorary Doctorate in Landscape Architecture from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She advocates for landscape-based solutions to enhance urban resilience worldwide, inspiring the next generation of designers to create sustainable solutions that address current and future climate challenges.
This webinar is offered through landADAPT:
A new continuing education program to promote building capacity through professional development opportunities for Canadian landscape architects, supported by Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Program.