Jennifer Birkeland

Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture

Jennifer Birkeland is a licensed landscape architect in the state of New York, a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, and a LEED accredited professional. She is the co-founder of the design practice, op-AL, a multidisciplinary studio in Brooklyn, New York, and studies the relationships between optics, landscape and architecture in their work. The office approaches design problems by exploring the oppositions established by the vantage points of our two disciplines of focus, resulting in design solutions that strive to disintegrate the subject-object relationship conventionally established between Landscape + Building. Jennifer has worked with internationally renowned offices such as West 8, OLIN, and Ken Smith Workshop.

Selected Publications

2021 “Expanding the Virtual Classroom” with Dr. Steven Handel - Upcoming Landscape Research Record
2021 “New Agronon A Domestic Reverie on Food and High-Density City” -Upcoming Melbourne Design Week National Gallery of Victoria with Jonathan A Scelsa
2020 “The Next Urban H2Order / Fuel Cell Futurism” Blind Peer Review Selected Journal Article, with Jonathan A. Scelsa Journal of Architectural Education, 74:1

Awards & Honors

2021. CSI Research Fellow, Landscape Architecture Foundation. Study of the Cornell Tech Campus with James Corner Field Operations
2019. Office of the Vice-Provost for Academic Innovation, Cornell University. Center for Teaching Innovation Grant
2018. The American Academy in Rome Prize. Mark Hampton Award in Design with Jonathan A Scelsa.

Courses Taught

LA 5020 Theory and Composition II Studio
LA 5060 Graphic Communication II
LA 6940 Landscape Elements

Contact Information

jb2597 [at] cornell.edu

Education:

Master of Landscape Architecture

Harvard University

Graduate School of Design

Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture

California Polytechnic State University, Pomona

College of Environmental Design

More Information:
- op-AL Website

Jennifer in the news

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News

December 16, 2020

CTI Innovation Awards spur new learning opportunities

Giving students the tools to respond positively to adversity is a critical part of preparing them for their future careers, and is one of the main missions of the Center for Teaching Innovation (CTI). Each year, CTI grants funding through the...

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Landscape Architecture

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News

May 14, 2020

Six stories of six weeks of virtual learning

Instructors navigated technical and logistical difficulties, as well as the shifting realities of a global pandemic. But amid the challenges, students and faculty found opportunities for innovation, connection and intellectual growth. Here are...

School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Biological and Environmental Engineering

Jennifer Birkeland

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