University of Southern California Distinguished Visitor in Landscape Architecture Internationally reknown landscape architect Adriaan Geuze, RLA, OALA is one of the founders of West 8, a leading urban design and landscape architecture firm with offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, Toronto and New York. Since winning the prestigious Prix-de-Rome award in 1990, Geuze and his team have brought West 8 to the frontline with their unique approach to planning and design of the public environment. West 8 developed a technique of relating contemporary culture, urban identity, architecture, public space and engineering within one design, while always taking the context into account. By founding the Surrealistic Landscape Architecture Foundation (SLA) in 1992, Geuze has also increased public awareness of his profession. Adriaan Geuze has extensive experience in directing Dutch and international teams on projects all over the world. Internationally respected as a professor in Architecture and Urban Design, Geuze frequently lectures and teaches at universities worldwide. Geuze has won numerous awards including the Dutch Maaskant Award in 1995. In 2002 Geuze was presented with the Veronica Rudge Green Prize for Urban Design from the Harvard Design School in 2002 and won the Rosa Barba First European Landscape Prize. In 2005 Geuze was recognized as a leader in his profession by being given the prestigious position of curator for the 2nd International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam …