Walter Hood is one of the most known and respected landscape architects of this generation. Since 2003 he has been running his own firm, Hood Design, in Oakland California. His firm almost exclusively does work in the public realm and urban environments. Hood’s work focuses on the community and how to bring people together. He also has a strong connection with the black community and tries to draw an association between them and his work. Coming up to the age of 60, Hood has gone through a lot of hard work and dedication to make him into the success that he is today.