Jim Burnett

OJB Landscape Architecture

Jim Burnett is a leading voice in contemporary landscape design. As a writer, advocate and designer, Jim has helped expand the role of landscape architects as creators and protectors of public space. A graduate of Louisiana State University, he founded the Office of James Burnett in 1989. Under his leadership, OJB has earned more than 100 design awards, including the 2020 National Design Award for Landscape Architecture from the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian National Design Museum. Jim is a member of ASLA’s Council of Fellows, and recipient of the prestigious ASLA Design Medal. He serves on the US Department of the State Industry Advisory Group and the Board of Directors of the Landscape Architecture Foundation.