James P. Richards Jr., ASLA

James P. Richards Jr., ASLA
ASLA Chapter: Texas Chapter
Category: Leadership/Management

Company/academic title: Townscape Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
Education: Bachelor of landscape architecture from Louisiana State University and master of landscape architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington

James Richards?EUR??,,????'?????< creative range spans professional and community contributions, firm and interdisciplinary leadership, award-winning work, writing and drawing for publication, university-level teaching, and public outreach. He has influenced scores of young professionals and continues to lecture and jury design, drawing, and creativity workshops. In publication he has championed the merging of rapid freehand sketching skills with digital design processes. The current freehand renaissance is a mark of his success in these endeavors. Richards has raised the public profile of the profession, shown landscape architects as design leaders, and inspired students and fellow professionals internationally.