Walter Hood

Walter Hood is a landscape architect and urban designer whose transformative projects have revitalized communities across the United States. As founder of Hood Design Studio, he has received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his pioneering approach to public space.

Hood's TED talks have inspired millions to see cities as living, breathing canvases for creativity and social impact. His keynotes challenge audiences to imagine urban landscapes as a new kind of public sculpture - full of beauty, strangeness and idiosyncrasy that brings people together.