Walter J. Hood

Walter J. Hood (born 1958) is an American designer, artist, academic administrator, and educator. He is professor of landscape architecture & environmental planning and urban design and chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, and principal of Hood Design Studio in Oakland, California. Hood has worked in a variety of settings including architecture, landscape architecture, visual art, community leadership, urban design, and planning and research. He has spent more than 20 years living in Oakland, California. He draws on his strong connection to the Black community in his work and has chosen to work almost exclusively in the public realm and urban environments.