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Living on the Edge of Rome

The American Academy in Rome has announced the winners of the 117th annual Rome Prize. This very prestigious honor is awarded to thirty individuals who show outstanding work in the arts and humanities. The prize means that the winner receives a fellowship and stipend to carry out his/her proposal within the Academy for up to two years.

I am particularly proud of my very close friend, Elizabeth Fain LaBombard, for winning in this year’s Landscape Architecture category. She, her husband, and two young boys will be moving to Rome in September and I couldn’t be more excited for them! Not only are Liz and I close high school friends but we overlapped for one year while at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. While at Harvard, Liz was already passionate about large scale landscape planning and research. This highly academic pursuit is a perfect jumping-off point for her already successful career in the field of landscape architecture. Bravo, Boo!

Prince Charitable Trusts Rome Prize
Elizabeth Fain LaBombard
Associate, James Corner Field Operations, New York, NY
Living on the Edge: Re-thinking Landscape on the Periphery of Rome