To put himself through design school, he worked as an apprentice--once severing part of a finger--in a factory that made molds for everything from automobile logos to eyeglass frames.

FORBES: Tough Guy

To put himself through design school, he worked as an apprentice--once severing part of a finger--in a factory that made molds for such things as automobile logos and eyeglass frames.

FORBES: Lens master

The role of landscape architecture is once again one of green embellishment, adding parks here and there, rather than sustainability agenda-setting through thought-provoking design.

BBC: Martha Schwartz