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Kathryn Moore, FLI PPLI, is a Britishlandscape architect, educator, and researcher. She is Professor of Landscape Architecture atBirmingham City University.
Moore trained as a landscape architect in the United Kingdom and holds a professorship at Birmingham City University.[1] She leads theWest Midlands National Park Lab, a visionary initiative to reconceptualise theWest Midlands as an urban-inclusive "national park"—not via formal designation, but by promoting green infrastructure, equitable access to nature, and transformative regional perception.[2] This was applauded in the 2020 UK Government Review of Landscapes.[3]
Moore served as President of theInternational Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)[4] and is a past president of theLandscape Institute, enhancing international collaboration, advancing the role of the profession in climate response, and promoting design-led sustainable development. She has held visiting academic chairs, including the Arnold Weddle Visiting Chair at the University of Sheffield[5] and the Thomas Jefferson Visiting Chair at the University of Virginia.[3] She serves on the Independent Design Review Panel for HS2.[6] She also advisesNatural England via its Landscape Advisory Panel.[7]
Moore is actively engaged in global discourse on urban landscapes. In November 2024, she facilitated the World Urban Forum 12 session titled “Towards an International Landscape Convention – Rethinking Land Use,” bringing together policymakers, UN representatives, and built environment professionals.[8]
She was recognised in 2019 by the Landscape Institute (UK) as one of its most inspiring women since the institute’s foundation.[9]
