M. Paul Friedberg

Born in New York City, M. Paul Friedberg (1931-2025) earned a B.S. in 1954 in ornamental horticulture at Cornell University. In his hometown, he established M. Paul Friedberg and Associates, now known as MPFP with Rick Parisi as the principal. Over the years, he emerged as a leading landscape architect, especially celebrated for his adventure playgrounds and public spaces. He was the founder of the landscape architecture program at City College of New York and an inspiring teacher. His colleagues describe him as a maverick, breaking the boundaries of possible, creating opportunities for minorities and joy for the city.

Soak It Up: Combating Climate Change with Landscape Architecture is a global summit organized by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), a Washington, D.C.-based education and advocacy non-profit, addressing biodiversity loss, climate change, and social inequities. TCLF’s information-rich website offers in-depth research, critical analysis of threatened landscapes, and a comprehensive database of shared cultural landscape heritage […]

We share the news of the passing of a highly influential landscape architect. His extensive body of work will continue to inspire and leave a lasting impact. Our condolences go out to his family, friends, and colleagues. Born in New York City, M. Paul Friedberg earned a B.S. in 1954 in ornamental horticulture at Cornell […]

The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) released Landslide 2023: 25 Years/25 Saved, a report and digital exhibition that features 25 landscapes and landscape groupings, representing 40 sites, that have been saved and protected for future generations due to TCLF’s advocacy, individually and in partnership with other organizations. In recognition of TCLF’s 25th anniversary this year, the annual thematic Landslide focuses on advocacy and public engagement success stories rather than on threatened landscapes and landscape features and looks forward to new opportunities, challenges, and possibilities as TCLF broadens its lens, expands its research, and leverages the public’s expanded interest in and understanding of cultural landscapes.

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