Louis Johnson

Louis is an award-winning landscape architect and urban designer and serves as the Executive Vice President of Gresham Smith’s Land Planning market. A passionate advocate for projects that can positively reshape urban environments, Louis brings 16 years of experience working across a variety of project types and scales, with a focus on urban design and planning, as well as parks and public spaces.

Notable projects include Trager MicroForest in Louisville, KY, Town Branch Commons in Lexington, KY, and the Chattahoochee Riverlands in Atlanta, GA. As a recognized leader in the field of urban design and landscape architecture, Louis is a sought-after speaker at national planning and design conferences, where he shares his insights on innovative community design. His leadership extends to his roles as the former president of the Kentucky chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, and as a past board member for the Midwest chapter of the Congress for New Urbanism.