Theo Teichman

Education

Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Virginia
Bachelor of Science and Arts in Neurobiology and Music Composition, Carnegie Mellon University

Biography

Theo Teichman is a landscape designer and soundscape composer based in Charlottesville, VA. They are a staff designer for the Morven Sustainability Lab, visioning sustainable land use transitions and climate adaptations. Prior to joining the Morven Sustainability Lab, Theo worked as a horticulturalist for the City of Charlottesville, Department of Parks. 
 
In addition to their professional practice, Theo continues to develop their research on a queer ethics of care for novel and hybrid ecologies. In their research, they center the latent agencies of materials and landscapes, integrating place-based pedagogy, speculative design, and material biography in order to comprehend the arts of dwelling in damaged worlds. Their research is transdisciplinary in nature and spans media from traditional to exploratory–such as documentary film, soundscape, and procedural animation–and has been exhibited in Charlottesville, Reykjavik, Belgrade, and Pittsburgh.   
 
They hold a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science and Arts from Carnegie Mellon University in interdisciplinary mixed methods research, negotiating scientific and artistic approaches, with specialization in neurobiology and music composition. Their research has been recognized through awards and fellowships including a 2018-2019 Fulbright Fellowship with the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, a 2021-2022 Leifur Eiriksson Fellowship, and a 2023-2024 Researcher-Residency with the tranSci Lab at the University of Virginia. Theo is a recipient of the ARCC King Medal and the Benjamin C. Howland Travel Fellowship.