▁at ▁W elles ley ▁College , ▁Al leg hen y ▁River front ▁Park , ▁and ▁Te ard rop ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁designer , ▁U rb ans ki ▁is ▁a ▁L ect urer ▁at ▁Harvard ’ s ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Design ▁and ▁is ▁co - owner ▁of ▁a ▁native ▁plants ▁nur ser y ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁school ing ▁Matthew ▁U rb ans ki ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Hol md el , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁U rb ans ki ▁attended ▁Al br ight ▁College ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science , ▁major ing ▁in ▁bi ology . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁studied ▁h ort icult ure ▁at ▁the ▁Del aware ▁Valley ▁College ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Agricult ure . ▁ ▁U rb ans ki ▁attended ▁Harvard ' s ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Design , ▁receiving ▁his ▁Master ▁of ▁Land s cape ▁Architecture ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁U rb ans ki ’ s ▁design ▁instruct ors ▁while ▁at ▁Harvard ▁was ▁Michael ▁Van ▁Val ken burgh . ▁ ▁Michael ▁Van ▁Val ken burgh ▁Associ ates , ▁Inc . ▁ ▁U rb ans ki ▁joined ▁Michael ▁Van ▁Val ken burgh ▁Associ ates ▁( M V VA ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁a ▁move ▁that ▁surprised ▁many ▁class m ates