Tom Leader and Tom Fisher conclude their conversation about trends in landscape architecture with thoughts on: • The growing tendency of landscape architects to take the lead on urban design projects • Growing interest in systems, rather than structures • How communities can help designers be successful Tom Leader is the lead landscape designer of the RiverFirst design team TLS/KVA; Tom Fisher is a member of the RiverFirst Steering Committee and Dean of the College of Design at the University of Minnesota. To learn more about them and their work, visit http://tomleader.com and http://design.umn.edu. To hear Clip1 of this conversation, visit http://vimeo.com/riverfirst/r1insightsdesignclip1.

1. RiverFirst Insights Series F E AT U R I N G
Series 1 Clip 3
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Recorded via web meeting,
February 25, 2013 Tom Fisher
Dean
College of Design
University of Minnesota
Tom Leader
Principal
Tom Leader Studio