Aliza Sovani - landscape architect & urban designer

Aliza Sovani (CSLA, FFP, IFLA) studied Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and has professional design, consulting, and teaching experience spanning 10+ countries. Prior to this, she obtained a Bachelor in Architecture from Carleton University/Istanbul Technical University and is certified in permaculture design and green building.  She is an accredited member of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA).

She was Researcher-in-Residence at the Andalusian Institute for Historical Heritage focusing on the Alhambra y Generalife in Granada, Spain and has contributed to the development and implementation of urban environmental planning policy for the City of Toulouse, France. Most recently, she co-authored the latest Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme book: "A Sustainable Future: Urban Parks & Gardens."

Aliza has been a design critic and guest lecturer at Harvard University, Carleton University, the University of Toronto, and the American University in Beirut. At present, Aliza is the co-founder of LILI Media & Design Lab, which focuses on projects at the intersection of environmental design, journalism and science.

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