Instructor: Katja Patchowsky

Katja Patchowsky
 Katja is a seasoned landscape designer with extensive horticultural knowledge and experience. She has completed numerous residential, academic, commercial, and public realm projects both as a designer and contractor. She has more than a decade of experience using CAD for drafting and 3d modelling. Katja also has more than six years' experience working in property management giving her a strong foundation in project management, careful record keeping and client responsiveness.

Born and raised in New York City, she has a master's degree in landscape architecture and a second master's degree in sustainable landscape design and urban planning. Katja's undergraduate degree in Biology with a focus on marine science and conservation biology taught her the importance of data driven thinking and careful attention to detail. She is passionate about the building of successful, ecologically healthy outdoor spaces and the transformative power landscape architecture can have on urban design, infrastructure, and climate resiliency.

Katja is a member of the NJASLA, serving on the Annual Meeting Committee and as Speaker Committee Chair. She is also lecturer at the New York Botanical Gardens where she teaches courses on design and construction documents.

Classes by this instructor


Landscape Design IV: Design and Construction

Draw upon all of the skills you've developed in the Landscape Design program to create a residential project from start to finish, combining design with construction principles. Emphasis is on construction drawings, documents, and specifications, as well as estimating.
254LAN520 05/19 Mo 6:00pm-9:00pm Patchowsky
NYBG