Johanna Gibbons

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Johanna Gibbons FLI RDI FRSA is a British landscape architect and founding partner of the practice J & L Gibbons. Her work focuses on urban greening, ecological networks, and the relationship between people and landscape.

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Trained at Edinburgh College of Art under David Skinner, a disciple of Design with Nature author Ian McHarg [1]

Career

In 1986 Johanna founded J&L Gibbons based in London, UK. [1] She is a Fellow of the Landscape Institute and The Royal Society of Arts. [2]

She is a Research Partner of Urban Mind [3] and panel advisor to Historic England. [2] She has an international profile as a member of the International Scientific Committee for the World Forum on Urban Forests and as a design juror for Europan [4] and the Holcim Foundation [5] committed to sustainable design.

In 2019, she launched Landscape Learns a social enterprise founded by J & L Gibbons that provides cross-disciplinary and immersive landscape education.

As of November 2025, she has been elected as the next Master of the Royal Designers for Industry. [6] The first Landscape Architect to hold this role.

Notable Projects

References

  1. 1 2 Hartman, Hattie (2021-06-23). "AJ Climate Champions podcast: Landscape architect Jo Gibbons on greening our cities". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  2. 1 2 "Landscape Institute". my.landscapeinstitute.org. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  3. "About | Urban Mind". www.urbanmind.info. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  4. "International Jury - europan". europan.at. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  5. "Johanna Gibbons". www.holcimfoundation.org. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  6. Team, Editorial (2025-02-03). "Johanna Gibbons elected as first landscape architect to lead the Royal Designers for Industry". Architecture Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  7. Young, Eleanor (2025-06-24). "Gardens for the ages radically reframe the Natural History Museum". www.ribaj.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  8. "John Morden Centre". www.architecture.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  9. "Bushey Cemetery". www.architecture.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  10. "Making Space in Dalston". my.landscapeinstitute.org. Retrieved 2025-09-07.