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As a landscape architect, N.C. A&T grad digs deep into spaces’ history to revitalize their present
- Lydian Bernhardt Averitt Special to the News & Record
- Sep 26, 2021
- Sep 26, 2021
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Walter Hood's award-winning design for Splash Pad Park in Oakland, California, involved remaking a dilapidated fountain and an underused turn lane. Hood was part of N.C. A&T's first class of landscape architecture graduates in 1981.
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Mention “landscape architecture” in conversation, and the thoughts of many will turn to bright green lawns edged by manicured, blooming bushes and trees. But landscape architecture is more than “landscaping,” the maintenance of a space. It’s about its design and function, a mix of natural and built features that achieve a certain purpose.
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Walter Hood's award-winning design for Splash Pad Park in Oakland, California, involved remaking a dilapidated fountain and an underused turn lane. Hood was part of N.C. A&T's first class of landscape architecture graduates in 1981.
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