Introducing Tina Bishop, FASLA
At an investiture ceremony in Minneapolis during the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) annual conference, Mundus Bishop principal Tina Bishop was officially honored into the prestigious Council of Fellows on October 29, 2023.
“Landscape architects help build a better world for all of us, and ASLA Fellows represent the most respected and accomplished professionals in the entire field,” said ASLA President Emily O'Mahoney, FASLA. “This year's class of ASLA Fellows has made outstanding contributions to people's health, safety, and welfare; environmental sustainability and climate resilience; and stronger communities. Congratulations to the 2023 class of ASLA Fellows!”
What is a Fellow?
Fellows are recognized for their exceptional contributions to the landscape architecture profession and society at large. Election to the ASLA Council of Fellows is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and is based on their works, leadership/management, knowledge, and service.
More About Tina
Tina Bishop has forged a path in landscape architecture that elevates the art, stewardship, and social responsibility of the profession. She seeks to create dynamic public spaces informed by context, stories, ecosystems, microclimates, and people. In her forty years of practice, her design work and advocacy efforts have advanced the cultural landscape movement by valuing cultural systems and historic resources as much as nature and ecology. As founder of Mundus Bishop, Tina’s expertise as a designer, planner, historic preservationist, urban designer, and environmentalist has been sought for projects of every scale, with a special ability to carefully transform and revitalize masterworks. Her distinctive and inspiring portfolio of thriving built works includes revitalized landmarks, transformed historic sites, resilient parks and open spaces, and activated civic spaces and public gardens.
Among her projects spanning coast to coast, Tina’s award-winning work includes Babi Yar Park — Her visionary master plan and design for a deteriorated site of Lawrence Halprin and Satoru Nishita gave form to the park’s cultural narrative of remembrance, action, and hope within a restored remnant shortgrass prairie; Denver Art Museum — As lead landscape architect, urban designer, and historic preservation expert, Tina transformed the museum site to reconnect downtown, its cultural institutions, and city neighborhoods; and Montbello Open Space Park — Tina created Denver’s first nature education park, based in native plant communities with integrated green infrastructure and play and outdoor skills development features, serving underrepresented communities.
“From neighborhood parks to mountaintops, historic monuments to the latest in playground design, Tina has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of parks in Denver and across the country . . . She is consistently sought out to handle the most complicated and delicate projects because of her wealth of knowledge and experience – projects like Montbello Open Space Park with multiple funders, partners, and a youth-led design advisory group,” said Allegra “Happy” Haynes, former Executive Director, Denver Parks & Recreation.
ASLA Fellows are elevated annually during a special investiture ceremony at the Conference on Landscape Architecture. Brenda Williams, FASLA, Director of Preservation Planning at Quinn Evans was selected to accompany Bishop at the investiture. Williams joined the Council of Fellows in 2020 and is recognized as a national leader in the conservation of cultural landscapes and in advancing the role of landscape architects in their planning and design.
About ASLA and the ASLA Fund
Founded in 1899, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is the professional association for landscape architects in the United States, representing more than 15,000 members. ASLA Mission: Empowering our members to design a sustainable and equitable world through landscape architecture. ASLA Fund Mission: Investing in global, social, and environmental change through the art and science of landscape architecture.