2025 Fellows: Todd J. Hill, FASLA, Georgia Chapter

DTJ Design, Atlanta, GA
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Throughout his thirty-eight years practicing landscape architecture, Todd Hill redefined dynamic and environmentally friendly place-making design through his creativity and mastery of craft. His enthusiasm, quality of work, creative thinking, and collaborative nature balanced with pragmatism have resulted in a body of exemplary work with a positive community impact. The essence of Todd's work is place-making: conceptualizing and delivering sustainable, engaging, and memorable designs from the perspective of the end user. He started his career with EDAW/AECOM where after 27 years, he moved to DTJ in Boulder and ultimately opened their Atlanta office in 2013. Perhaps most notable among his project work is the transformative 22-acre Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta, which he has worked on since 1994 when it was in its planning phase. Todd is diligent about sharing his knowledge and making landscape architecture more inclusive. He began mentoring as an instructor for the award-winning EDAW Summer Student Program. Todd has elevated the image of landscape architects as community leaders through decades of civic engagement including thousands of hours volunteering for organizations like Give Kids the World and as Chair of Emory Village Alliance (EVA) where he worked to shape the public realm, preserve existing assets, attract new businesses, and produce free semi-annual events. Within ASLA Todd has been active for decades, including two terms as a trustee, where he strengthened initiatives, expanded outreach, and fostered mentorship. Todd champions the power of landscape architecture to improve lives through public projects, workshops, and education. His work addresses social, environmental, and economic challenges, reflecting the highest ideals of the profession.