Amy Whitesides is a Design Critic at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, specializing in Landscape Architecture. With over ten years of practice, she has transformed urban landscapes to enhance resilience and adapt to environmental risks. Her research delves into landscapes affected by historic extraction, aiming to create new relationships that support alternatives to commodifying lands and livelihoods. Amy's current focus explores agroforestry and the intentional integration of agriculture with tree crops, emphasizing the economic, social, and ecological benefits of this practice. Throughout her career, she has led various projects at Stoss Landscape Urbanism in Boston, where she played an integral role in planning and designing resilient public open spaces. Her work has garnered multiple accolades, including awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects. She holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from Harvard and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with honors from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Amy has held teaching positions at numerous universities and is actively involved in promoting waterfront access and healthy waterways in her community.
Harvard Graduate School of Design • Cambridge, MA
Visiting faculty at Harvard focusing on design in landscape architecture.
Stoss Landscape Urbanism • Boston, MA
Led planning and design projects concentrating on resilient public open space.