Kim Sorvig | An Island Press author

Kim Sorvig

Kim Sorvig is a research associate professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico, and co-author of the Sustainable Building Technical Manual, published by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Sorvig has consulted and designed for the Historic Santa Fe Foundation; the Rio Grande Botanical Gardens Asian Meditation Gardens; the Las Aves Wildlife Rescue Facility (Espanola, NM); the restoration of the Barnes Arboretum (Philadelphia); and the restoration of the Hammond Museum and Japanese Garden (New York). He has provided site-interpretive designs for private residences and ecological and historical interpretations for several large public parks and projects. He is a registered landscape architect (NM, PA) and member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and International Association of Landscape Ecologists. Sorvig holds a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a Kew Diploma (with distinction) from the Royal Botanic Gardens, London, and a B.A. in Humanities and Social Science from Colorado State University.

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Since the publication of the first edition in 2000, Sustainable Landscape Construction has helped to spur a movement towards resilient outdoor environments, in the U.S. and throughout the world. The third edition has been updated to include important recent developments in this landscape revolution. It remains essential reading for everyone with an interest in "green" design of outdoor spaces and infrastructures.