Kathryn Moore, FLI PPLI, is a British landscape architect, educator, and researcher. She is Professor of Landscape Architecture at Birmingham City University.
Moore trained as a landscape architect in the United Kingdom and holds a professorship at Birmingham City University [1] . She leads the West Midlands National Park Lab, a visionary initiative to reconceptualise the West Midlands as an urban-inclusive "national park"—not via formal designation, but by promoting green infrastructure, equitable access to nature, and transformative regional perception [2] . This was applauded in the 2020 UK Government Review of Landscapes. [3]
Moore served as President of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) [4] and is a past president of the Landscape Institute, enhancing international collaboration, advancing the role of the profession in climate response, and promoting design-led sustainable development. She has held visiting academic chairs, including the Arnold Weddle Visiting Chair at the University of Sheffield [5] and the Thomas Jefferson Visiting Chair at the University of Virginia [3] . She serves on the Independent Design Review Panel for HS2. [6] . She also advises Natural England via its Landscape Advisory Panel [7]
Moore is actively engaged in global discourse on urban landscapes. In November 2024, she facilitated the World Urban Forum 12 session titled “Towards an International Landscape Convention – Rethinking Land Use,” bringing together policymakers, UN representatives, and built environment professionals [8] .
She was recognised in 2019 by the Landscape Institute (UK) as one of its most inspiring women since the institute’s foundation. [9]