Damian Holmes is a registered landscape architect and strategic advisor with over 25 years of international experience. As the Founder and Editor of World Landscape Architecture (WLA), he has been instrumental in shaping discourse within the landscape architecture profession. Damian also serves on the Board of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, contributing to one of the world’s leading botanical institutions.

Insights

• Going from Designer to Leader
  During the careers of many designers, whether working in their own firm or as employees, there is often a time when they shift from being designers to leaders. This article aims to offer points for designers who have become leaders. Often, you become a leader by accident during a project, either because the design leader… Read more: Going from Designer to Leader
• Start the New Year by Focusing on Strategy
  As we start another year, it is the best time to focus on strategy. Whether you already have a strategy for all areas of your business or are looking to establish one, the start of the year is one of the best times to revisit or develop it. This article aims to help you focus… Read more: Start the New Year by Focusing on Strategy
• BTS: Landscape Architecture Trends we need in 2026
  [BTS: Behind the Scenes of WLA] I wrote the Landscape Architecture Trends we need in 2026 after the popularity of the 2023 Trends we need was published on WLA. With these articles, I try to be more upfront and forthcoming about the trends we need. I am trying to use a balanced “carrot and stick”… Read more: BTS: Landscape Architecture Trends we need in 2026
• 2026 Business Trends for Landscape Architects
  This is a follow-up to my WLA article, “What are the landscape architecture trends for 2026?” for the more business-focused people of the landscape architecture industry. I endeavour to cover business trends that I think will influence the industry during 2026 and beyond. Increasing UncertaintyOver the past year, we have seen increasing uncertainty in the… Read more: 2026 Business Trends for Landscape Architects
• BTS: Landscape Architecture Trends for 2026
  [Behind the Scenes of World Landscape Architecture] This article provides background for my writing at WLA and explains how I came to the various ideas and trends. You can read “What are the Landscape Architecture Trends for 2026?” at WLA. As Editor of WLA, I have been providing a landscape trends article for the past… Read more: BTS: Landscape Architecture Trends for 2026
• Nature-Based Solutions in Landscape Architecture: Key Insights from Thailand
  Article by Damian Holmes – Founder and Editor of World Landscape Architecture The Design with Climate: Nature Based Solutions symposium was held at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand with a diverse range of speakers from academia as well as the public and private sectors. Throughout the two-day event, several recurring themes emerged. Landscape architects need to incorporate… Read more: Nature-Based Solutions in Landscape Architecture: Key Insights from Thailand
• Transforming Climate Adaptation Strategies in Asia Pacific
  The APAN 9th Adaptation Forum was held in October 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, co-hosted by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN). Over the five days, speakers from the UN, NGOs/NPOs, and Government Ministries sought to… Read more: Transforming Climate Adaptation Strategies in Asia Pacific
• Highlights from the WLA Shanghai International Forum 2025
  The WLA Shanghai International Forum was held on November 8, 2025, at the Minhang Campus of the Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Design. It was the first large-scale event that WLA had held and also the first in partnership with another organisation. We also held the 2025 WLA Student Awards, which was a proud moment to… Read more: Highlights from the WLA Shanghai International Forum 2025