▁because ▁he ▁and ▁Van ▁Val ken burgh ▁had ▁frequently ▁argued ▁while ▁U rb ans ki ▁was ▁at ▁Harvard . ▁▁▁ ▁U rb ans ki ▁became ▁a ▁firm ▁Princi pal ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁Van ▁Val ken burgh ▁are ▁frequently ▁listed ▁as ▁co - design ers ▁on ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁firm ’ s ▁projects . ▁ ▁Design ▁approach ▁Matthew ▁U rb ans ki ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁M V VA ▁working ▁on ▁both ▁small ▁gard ens ▁and ▁on ▁larger ▁projects , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Mill ▁Race ▁Park ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁designer , ▁U rb ans ki ▁frequently ▁uses ▁plant ings ▁in ▁dram atic ▁ways ▁that ▁create ▁a ▁strong ▁sense ▁of ▁contrast ▁when ▁read ▁against ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁their ▁context . ▁▁▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁this ▁include ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁bir ches ▁and ▁me adow ▁plant ings ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁M ills ▁entry ▁garden ▁( now ▁destroyed ) ▁and ▁the ▁ste ep ly ▁plant ed ▁hills ▁of ▁Te ard rop ▁Park . ▁ ▁Van ▁Val ken burgh ▁and ▁U rb ans ki ▁have ▁co ined ▁the ▁term ▁“ hyper n ature ” ▁to ▁describe ▁this ▁aspect ▁of ▁their ▁work . ▁ ▁U rb ans ki ▁has ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁firm ’ s ▁efforts ▁to ▁re define ▁the ▁way ▁that ▁urban ▁land sc apes ▁are ▁planned ▁and ▁built , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Bridge ▁Park ▁project ▁and ▁the ▁Lower ▁Don ▁Land s ▁plan . ▁ ▁He ▁makes