Inside the LA Studio—PUSH studio Landscape and Urban Design - 1.25 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)

Glenn LaRue Smith, FASLA, is Co-Founder and Design Director of PUSH studio in Washington, DC. He has built an urbanism-centered career inspired by the intersection of landscape and architecture for over forty years. As managing creative partner at PUSH studio, he leads design efforts for cultural landscape, urban design, and monument / memorial design projects. Smith holds an MLA degree from The University of Michigan and a BLA degree from Mississippi State University. He is also a 1997 Loeb Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) and the 2025 Mercedes T. Bass Landscape Architect in Residence, American Academy in Rome.

Vinson-Bert J. Hustvedt-Camacho(HC) is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of PUSH studio in Washington, DC. With diverse experience in architecture and urban design, HC has led many of the urban and community related projects in the office. He is inspired by the public, urban, social, and human (P.U.S.H) issues that construct the urban environment. He brings over 20-years of private practice experience in architecture, urban design, and landscape design to the practice. Vinson has a leadership role on many of the monument and memorial projects that are centered around the cultural landscape practice focus.

Hakeem A. Wilson, PLA, is a Project Manager and Landscape Architect with PUSH studio in Washington, DC. With a passion for design and construction, he has interned at both Fallingwater and the Philadelphia Water Department. Wilson’s experience working with a wholesale nursery and a civil engineering firm has enhanced his eye for landscape detail. As a Project Manager at PUSH studio, Hakeem works on projects from conceptual development through construction. He also teaches landscape architecture professional practice at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Hakeem is also a member of the Black Landscape Architects Network (BlackLAN).

Monique Bassey is a visiting assistant professor with the Landscape Architecture Program at University of Nebraska. Bassey’s teaching interests and experience include design studios with a focus on environmental and social justice as well as landscape technology courses on grading, materials and methods, and construction detailing. Prior to joining UNL, Bassey was the Marie M. Bickham Chair, Professional in Residence, with the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University. Bassey has ten years of experience as a landscape designer. Her experience spans a variety of project types, including neighborhood plans, community engagement, site design, and outreach initiatives.