Matthew Poot
t. +45 5012 6481 e. mattpoot@gmail.com a. Belvederekaj 26, 2450 Copenhagen, Denmark
Landscape Architect, MNLA
Professional Experience
Link Arkitektur, Oslo, Norway // Aug 2017 - Current // Landscape Architect Worked across all project phases for both public and private sector, from planning applications and competitions through to detail drawings. Oversee model production using 3d printers, lasercutter, and CNC. Initiated ongoing transition from AutoCAD to VectorWorks to achieve BIM ambitions U.N. FAO, City Region Food Systems // Mar 2020 - Jan 2022 // Spatial Analyst, Core Team Directed local GIS experts in Kigali and supported FAO teams in Sri Lanka and Madagascar, using landscape based approaches to mapping and spatial analysis. Authored spatial analysis module of CRFS methodology for future use with partner cities. Smedsvig Landskapsarkitekter, Bergen, Norway // Jan - April 2017 // Landscape Architect Worked on a range of projects from housing developments to urban park projects. Gained experience in practical aspects of landscape design, across different phases of projects. Modern Arbor, Hobart, Australia // Jan - July 2014 // Arborist, Climber Continued developing arboriculture knowledge and technical skills required to handle complex projects, working with heritage trees and risk management in national parks. Urban Arborist, Toronto, Canada // 2012 - 2014 // Arborist Established skill & understnanding of tree care, growth, and management across greater Toronto. Fossil Landscapes, Toronto, Canada // 2005, 2007 - 2012 // Construction, Maintenance Worked in all areas of landscape construction from grading and drainage installation to carpentry, masonry, and planting. Managed maintenance division fo 2009-10 seasons. Planning Department, Vaughan, Canada // Fall 2010 // Student Planner Prepared report for city council and developed strategies for improving viability of agricultural producers to protect productive land and valuable ecosystem services with existing policy tools.
Education
Oslo School of Architecture and Design Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture, 2016 University of Toronto Honours B.A., Urban Studies; Environmental Policy & Practice, 2011 Royal Conservatory of Music Gr. 10 Piano Diploma; Gr. 3 History & Theory Diploma, 2003
Competition
Winner, Judges Choice // MIT Climate Co-Lab: Reshaping Development Pathways in LDC’s, 2019
Awards
Award of Excellence in Research, associate // American Society of Landscape Architects, 2017 Award for Student Engagement in the Arts // University of Toronto, 2010 Frank Lloyd Wright Scholarship // Arcosanti Foundation, 2010
Presentations & Conferences
Global Climate Action // COP 25 Madrid, UNFCC, December 2019; Observer/Presenter Choice Architecture & Urban Transformation // IFLA World Conference Oslo 2019; Presenter SUDSnet Intl. Conference // Abertay University, Coventry, 2018 CATiD: Landscape & Infrastructure // BCU, Birmingham, 2018 Deepening Shallow Form, Beyond ism: of Landscape // SLSU Alnarp, 2016; Presenter
Languages
English // native speaker
Software
AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Vectorworks, Adobe CS, ArcGIS, Rhino/RhinoCAM, Sketchup
Publications
Blue Gold: Agricultural Infrastructure & Climate Change in the Sahel Landscape Approach: From Local Communities to Territorial Systems. AR+D Publishing 2022
Norwegian // fluent
French // basic
Deepening Shallow Form: Renegotiating Landscape and Infrastructure in the Sahel Beyond ism: The Landscape of Landscape Urbanism, Conference Proceedings 2016 Cities, Infrastructure, and Nature: A Vision for Urbanism Tvergastein: Interdisciplinary Journal of the Environment vol. 7. University of Oslo 2016