Dr. T. Carter Crawford

Biography

Dr. Crawford is a licensed landscape architect and has been the principal of his own firm for most of his private practice career. During his nearly thirty-five years in landscape architecture, he has designed land development projects at many scales for public, commercial, and private clients. He has volunteered as a member of various public boards and committees, including the Appearance Commission of Raleigh, N.C., the editorial board of Landscape Architecture Magazine, and the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board.  As the coordinator of the Landscape Architecture Program, Dr. Crawford is responsible for program accreditation, curriculum, faculty assignments, outreach, recruitment, and a number of other duties. He teaches courses at all levels of the program.  Dr. Crawford is one of the few researchers to have concentrated on the history and philosophy of design education. He continues to engage in this inquiry, and has begun to explore the implications of historical attitudes toward truth and knowledge in design on contemporary pedagogic practice.  

Research Interest

Tissue culture and micropropagation techniques ,Mass production of rare species and plant species with high economic values.