#  On Designers of Mountain and Water: A Conversation with Jungyoon Kim and Nicholas Harkness 

 





May 07, 2026

 

 

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Installation view of “Designers of Mountain and Water.” Photo: Justin Knight.



 



 

Link to full article: [https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/2026/05/designers-of-mountain-and-water-interview-with-jungyoon-kim-and-nicholas-harkness/?utm\_source=SilverpopMailing&utm\_medium=email&utm\_campaign=Daily%20Gazette%2020260507%20(1)](https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/2026/05/designers-of-mountain-and-water-interview-with-jungyoon-kim-and-nicholas-harkness/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Gazette%2020260507%20(1))

[*Designers of Mountain and Water: Alternative Landscapes for a Changing Climate*](https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/exhibition/designers-of-mountain-and-water-alternative-landscapes-for-a-changing-climate/), an exhibition on view through May 15 at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD), explores how landscape architects in Asia engage with regional traditions and conditions while shaping a more resilient contemporary world.

[Jungyoon Kim](https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/jungyoon-kim/), Associate Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at the GSD and Co-founder of [PARKKIM](https://parkkim.net/home/), who curated the exhibition, and [Nicholas Harkness](https://anthropology.fas.harvard.edu/people/nicholas-harkness), Modern Korean Economy and Society Professor of Anthropology and Director of the [Korea Institute at Harvard University](https://korea.fas.harvard.edu/), reflect on its significance.



 

 

 



 

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