Theodore "Ted" Carlisle Landsmark (born May 17, 1946) is an American educator and lawyer. Landsmark is a distinguished public policy and urban affairs professor and director of the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University. His research interests include diversity in design, environmental design, design education, higher education administration, community-based economic development, public policy, historic preservation, and African American art and artisanry.
In the 1970s, Landsmark worked as a civil rights attorney and advocate in Boston. Initially, he worked primarily to assist minority contractors in gaining opportunities in the construction industry.[6] It was not until his assault that he began to focus his efforts on the city's busing crisis.
Following the incident, Landsmark received widespread attention from locals and the media.[7] He parlayed the attention to increase awareness of the racial unrest in Boston. Mayor Raymond Flynn later hired him to improve youth and workforce development in the city.
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