Radical Gardens of Love and Interconnectedness 

David Godshall and Jenny Jones, principals of Terremoto’s Los Angeles office, share the firm’s approach to landscape architecture through the lenses of land, labor, materials, and plants. The program highlights projects including private gardens, public parks, and experimental stewardship initiatives, emphasizing design processes rooted in care, community, closed loops, and kinship with all beings. Attendees will see how Terremoto integrates ecological sensitivity and social engagement to create landscapes that are resilient, socially meaningful, and deeply connected to place. 

Program Schedule 

6 pm Doors Open 
6:30pm Program Starts  
7:15 pm Audience Q&A 
7:30 pm Light Reception 
8 pm Program Ends 

About the Speakers 

David Godshall  

David Godshall is a landscape architect, horticultural theorist and the design director of the Terremoto office in Los Angeles. David’s strategic approach to design is inherently rooted in philosophy and the idea that ecology, horticulture and landscape have transformative physical and metaphorical impacts upon a person and a place.  David received a master’s degree Cum Laude from UC Berkeley after receiving a BA Cum Laude from UC Santa Barbara. Prior to founding Terremoto, David worked at Peter Walker and Partners and was a project manager at Surface Design. 

Jenny Jones  

Jenny Jones is a principal in the Terremoto Los Angeles office. She grew up in Virginia and received her BA in Environmental Studies and her MLA and MUEP from the University of Virginia. She previously worked at OLIN and RIOS. Her work is rooted in ecology, localization, process, and community, working on private gardens, public parks, and schools in California and beyond. Jenny co-founded Test Plot, an ongoing experiment in stewardship and restoration of public landscapes, and also co-leads the Land & Labor internal working group at Terremoto. 

Image courtesy Terremoto, photo by Caitlin Atkinson. 

Spotlight on Design is presented by the Anthony and Keiko Greenberg Foundation. Additional support provided by the Darwina Neal L. Neal Fund for Cultural Landscapes, The American Institute of Architects, Brick Industry Association, and HDR, Inc.