Roxi Thoren

• M.L.A., University of Virginia
• M.Arch., University of Virginia
• B.A. in Architecture, Wellesley College

2021

• American Society of Landscape Architects, Texas chapter
  Merit Award, Communication – “Farmscape: The Design of Productive Landscapes”

2020

• Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF), Senior Fellow for Innovation and Leadership
• University of Oregon Provost, Faculty Excellence Award

2016

• American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Oregon chapter, Lord and Schryver Award

2015

• Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, Excellence in Teaching Award – Senior Faculty
• American Society of Landscape Architects, Oregon chapter, Merit Award, Research and Communication – “Landscapes of Change”

2014

• American Society of Landscape Architects “The Dirt” blog, Top Ten Landscape Architecture Books of 2014 – “Landscapes of Change”
• American Society of Landscape Architects, Oregon chapter, Honor Award, Overlook Field School 2013 – “Out of the Woods”

2013

• Landscape Architecture Foundation, Research Fellow, Landscape Performance Series
• Graham Foundation, Shortlisted: “Second Nature: Forestry and Landscape Architecture” grant application

2009

• City of Eugene Green House Tour, Invited design, Hill House

2008

• Building Industry Association of Philadelphia, Judges Award, Best Architectural Design; William Penn Awards of Excellence. Waterfront Square, Phase 2
  (Wallace Roberts and Todd, LLC Project)

2007

• United States Department of State, Fulbright Fellow, Reykjavik, Iceland

2006

• Building Industry Association of Philadelphia, Judges Award, Best Architectural Design; William Penn Awards of Excellence. Waterfront Square, Phase (Wallace Roberts and Todd, LLC Project)

2005

• Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, Best paper, annual conference: “Cultural Identity and Place: The Role of Landscape in Icelandic Architecture”
• Vision Akureyri International Urban Design Competition (Akureyri, Iceland), Short listed entry: “Mt. Sulur to Eyjafjordur: Landscape Infrastructure and Urban Design”
• Building Industry Association of Philadelphia, Merit Award, Best Architectural Design, unbuilt category; William Penn Awards of Excellence. Waterfront Square (Wallace Roberts and Todd, LLC Project)

2004

• Community Design Collaborative, Philadelphia, PA, Volunteer of the year

2002

• American Society of Landscape Architects, Student merit award, University of Virginia
• Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards, First place, national student design awards

2001

• Sasaki Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Virginia School of Architecture, Award of excellence for design

Books

• Thoren, Roxi and Phoebe Lickwar. Farmscape: The Design of Productive Landscapes. London: Routledge, 2020.
• Thoren, Roxi. Landscapes of Change: Innovative Designs Reinventing Sites. London, Portland: Timber Press, 2014.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

• Thoren, Roxi. “The Forest as a Materially Productive Landscape in the Work of Lawrence Halprin.” Architectural Theory Review (forthcoming, in revisions, special issue: Timber Constructed: Towards an Alternative Material History)
• Thoren, Roxi. “Agricultural Infrastructure and the Gardens of Middleton Place.” Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes, 40.2
  (2020): 146-170.
• Thoren, Roxi. “Co-creating with Animals: Crossing the ‘Narrow Abyss of Non-Comprehension’.” Landscape Review 18.1 (2018): 22-36.
• Thoren, Roxi. “The deep grain of the inquiry: Landscape and identity in contemporary Icelandic art.” Journal of Landscape Architecture, 4.1
  (2010): 38-51.

Editor-reviewed Journal Articles

• Thoren, Roxi. “Dreaming True: Martha Brookes Hutcheson and Feminist Ecology.” Places (2018).
• Thoren, Roxi. “Deep Roots: Foundations of Forestry in American Landscape Architecture.” Scenario 4 (2014).

Peer-reviewed Chapters

• Thoren, Roxi. “Overlook: Art and materiality in the landscape architectural curriculum.” Teaching Landscape 2: The Studio Experience, Karsten Jørgensen, Nilgül Karadeniz, Elke Mertens, Richard Stiles, eds. London: Taylor and Francis, 2019.

Peer-reviewed Case Studies

• Thoren, Roxi. “Charlottesville Pedestrian Mall,” “Middleton Place,” “New Haven Green,” “Brookland Parkway.” In Archipedia database, Thaisa Way, ed. Society of Architectural Historians, 2018.
• Thoren, Roxi and Andrew Louw. “Randall Children’s Hospital,” in Landscape Performance Series. Washington, DC: Landscape Architecture Foundation, Oct. 2013.
• Thoren, Roxi and Andrew Louw. “Dutch Kills Green,” in Landscape Performance Series. Washington, DC: Landscape Architecture Foundation, Sept. 2013
• Thoren, Roxi and Andrew Louw. “Simon and Helen Director Park,” in Landscape Performance Series. Washington, DC: Landscape Architecture Foundation, Aug. 2013.

Conference Proceedings

• Thoren, Roxi and Erik Churchill. “Re-negotiating architects’ relevancy: A U.S. perspective on IPD and BIM.” In Changing Roles 09: New Roles, New Challenges. Delft: Delft University of Technology Press, 2009.
• Thoren, Roxi. “Cultural identity and place: The role of the landscape in Icelandic architecture.” In A Time for Place: CELA 2005. David Nichols, ed. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2005.
• Thoren, Roxi. “Review: The Landscape Urbanism Reader.” The Journal of Architectural Education 61:2 (2007): 70-71.
• Thoren, Roxi. “Review: Topographical Stories: Studies in Landscape and Architecture.” The Journal of Architectural Education 59:2 (2005): 66-67.

Professional Articles

• Thoren, Roxi and Phoebe Lickwar. “Grow Your Own.” Landscape Architecture Magazine. June 2020: 88-99. Thoren, Roxi. “An Inside Look at Living Roofs.” For Pros by Pros: Siding, Roofing and Trim. Newton, CT: Taunton Press, 2014. 152-157. (Reprint of “Living Roofs: Challenges and Opportunities”)
• Thoren, Roxi. “Living Roofs: Challenges and opportunities.” Fine Homebuilding. Spring / Summer 2011.

Press and Recognition

• Victoria Solan. “Living Lessons.” Landscape Architecture Magazine, March, 2017.
• Brian Juenemann. “A dazzling collection of landscapes.” The Register-Guard, Eugene, OR. 2/22/15.
• Jared Green. “Best Books of 2014.” American Society of Landscape Architects, The Dirt blog, Dec. 1, 2014.
• Land8Lounge. “Filmtastic Fridays – Observing Director Park: University of Oregon’s 2013 CSI Research.” Land8Lounge blog, Feb. 21, 2014.
• LAF. “CSI Research: Using Jan Gehl and the Toyota Prius to Assess Landscape Performance.” LAF News blog, Aug. 28, 2013.
• Andrew Louw. “Director Park: Observing Portland’s People Plaza.” LAF News blog, July 31, 2013.
• Christine Sherk. “Clear expression of form and function” The Register-Guard, Eugene, OR. 12/13/12
• Rob Yagid. “The Professor’s House” Fine Homebuilding SquareOne Home Design blog 3/28/12
• Ed. “Roxi Thoren: Architecture/ Landscape Architecture” Iceland Review, 45:1 (2007): 77.

• Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board, board member 2019-2022
• American Society of Landscape Architects, member
• Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, member
• National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, council record 99375

• Thoren’s teaching and scholarship studies the integration of productivity in landscape architectural design, including a series of research and design projects around agriculture, forestry and power.