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#6 Practice Forward Podcast (Scott Bishop)


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V Owen Bush and Scott Bishop discussed Bishop Land Design's approach to landscape architecture, which integrates human ecology and utilizes research-driven design. Scott Bishop detailed their workflow considering physical constraints, client aims, ecological function, and technological integration, along with their methods for projecting future environmental conditions using scientific data and modeling tools like digital twins and GIS data. Their conversation also covered collaboration with architecture firms and BIM integration, the importance of carbon sequestration in their designs, specific projects like the President's Coast trail, strategies for large-scale project inventory and redesign considering sea-level rise, and the potential impact of AI and the continued value of human creativity in their field.


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Scott Bishop is the founding principal of Bishop Land Design—an ecology-driven practice shaping resilient public realms. With a background in human ecology and over two decades of global experience, Scott bridges systems thinking with deep community engagement. His work spans coastal resilience, transit-oriented redevelopment, and interpretive infrastructure, often navigating the tension between urgent climate adaptation and inclusive, iterative design. From projects like The Berm to Expedition Blue, Scott retools landscape architecture as a climate-forward civic strategy—blending pedagogy, activism, and material precision without defaulting to fast fixes. His ethos: design as stewardship, technology as means—not message.


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