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Randolph T. Hester is a professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at the University of California at Berkeley. Hester is also a sociologist, practicing landscape architect and co-director of Community Development by Design, a neighborhood planning organization focused on community participation and input.[1] Randolph Hester has also published a number of books central to the topic of designing neighborhoods, cities and landscapes; his most recent book Design for Ecological Democracy was published in September 2010.[2]

Biography

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Hester grew up in rural North Carolina. He acquired a BA in Landscape Architecture and a BA in Sociology from North Carolina State University, and eventually went on to achieve an MA in Landscape Architecture at Harvard. Hester published his first book Neighborhood Space in 1975.[3]

Awards and distinctions

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2011 Kevin Lynch Award - presented by MIT School of Architecture and Planning

Selected publications

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Design for Ecological Democracy, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2010.

Living Landscape: Reading Cultural Landscape Experiences, with S. Chang, S. Wang (Eds.), Taipei: Taiwan United Force Culture Enterprise Co. Ltd, 1999.

A Theory for Building Community, with S. Chang, Taipei: Yungliou Press, 1999.

Democratic Design in the Pacific Rim, with C. Kweskin (Eds.), Mendocino, California: Ridge Times Press, 1999.

Techniques for Machizukuri, with M. Dohi, Gendaikikakushitsu Press, 1997.

The Meaning of Gardens, with M. Fancis (Eds.), Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1990.

Community Design Primer, Mendocino, California: Ridge Times Press, 1990.

Community Goal Setting, with F.J. Smith, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross Inc., 1982.

Planning Neighborhood Space with People, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1982.

Neighborhood Space, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross Inc., 1975.

Articles about Hester

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Calkins, Meg, Closing the Loop Part II: Designing with, specifying, and using salvaged and reprocessed materials in the landscape, Landscape Architecture, December 2002.

Owens-Viani, Lisa, Walkin’ the Talk: A landscape architect and a planner create an urban garden that embodies their interest in a more sustainable lifestyle, Landscape Architecture, July 2002.

References

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  1. ^ "Randolph T. Hester". Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  2. ^ "Randolph Hester". Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  3. ^ "Randolph Hester". Retrieved 2011-08-03.
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