Alexandra Steed

Alexandra Steed is a passionate landscape architect committed to art, sustainability, and the transformative power of landscapes. As a Fellow of the Landscape Institute and the Royal Society of Arts, she has made a lasting impact on environments globally over her two-decade career. In 2013, she founded URBAN with a vision to create landscapes that evoke joy and promote well-being. Steed's designs nurture meaningful connections with nature and enrich people’s lives. Her groundbreaking book “Portrait to Landscape: A Landscape Strategy to Reframe Our Future” is a testament to her innovative thinking.

Outside her practice, Steed actively advises and contributes to design review panels and organizations such as the Government's Office for Place. She lectures at The Bartlett, UCL, and volunteers her time to empower communities and shape inclusive public spaces through neighborhood plans and landscape visions. Steed's outstanding contributions to landscape architecture have earned accolades, including the WAFX Award for pioneering solutions to global challenges and The LI Award for Excellence in Tackling Climate Change. Notably, she won the Best Landscape Architecture Project in the UK and was shortlisted for the Sir David Attenborough Award, highlighting her dedication to preserving and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystems.