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Third Year Undergrads Present Landscape Master Plan to UNO
The 3rd Year undergraduate students in Wes Michaels’ design studio worked on a landscape master plan for the University of New Orleans this semester. The studio explored the potential for the campus landscape to improve the surrounding community, be a model for sustainable open space development in the city and…
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Kristina Hill to Speak at CSS
Kristina Hill – Unpacking the Urban Pier: Sun, Sand Spits, and Spectacle on the Shoreline Friday, MAY 10 – 11:30am Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley Dr. Hill will present her recent explorations of the potential for urban shorelines to offer a meaningful…
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Fall 2013 Advanced Topic Studios and Seminars
Studios There are three studios offered for the Fall 2013 Semester. The studios are available for all 5th year undergraduate students and 3rd year MLA students. Use the studio lottery form and rank your studio choices from 1-3 and forward the form to Kalia Jarvis. Fall2013 Studio Lottery Form …
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Director Bradley Cantrell is Awarded the 2013-2014 Rome Prize
Bradley Cantrell, Director and Associate Professor, has been awarded the 2013 Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture for his proposal “Synthetic and Responsive Ecologies.” The American Academy in Rome awards the Rome Prize to a select group of artists and scholars, after an application process that begins in the fall of…
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Peg Staeheli to Lecture at LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio
Peg Staeheli, founding principal of SvR Design Company will be lecturing on Friday, April 12th at the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio. Her lecture is entitled: Skim the surface and Dive Deep: envisioning the future of urban stormwater management. The lecture will touch on four major topics Move from pilot projects to…
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Rob Holmes, 2013 Bickham Chair, Presents Research at Multiple Venues
22 March “One Hundred and Ninety-Nine Miles” Appalachian Studies Association Conference, Boone, NC At the Appalachian Studies Association Conference, Rob Holmes presented research conducted with Brian Davis (lecturer in the Cornell University Department of Landscape Architecture) studying Huntington Tri-State Port. It is the largest inland port in the United States…
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Faculty Wins Minneapolis Creative City Challenge
Director and Associate Professor Bradley Cantrell working with Invivia + urbainDRC won the Minneapolis Creative City Challenge with their proposal: The Minneapolis Interavtive Macro Mood Installation (MIMMI). The Creative City Challenge is an annual two-stage competition for Minnesota architects, landscape architects, urban designers, engineers, scientists, artists, students and individuals of…
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RRSLA @ the Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation Annual Meeting
Associate Professor Kevin Risk will be presenting a paper that was co-written with Associate Professor Cat Marshall at the Alliance for Historic Preservation Annual Meeting. The paper is entitled Ordering the Louisiana Landscape, the research is “envisioned to broaden awareness of the range and dynamism of the State’s cultural landscapes, this…
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Spackman Mossop + Michaels Transportation Projects
Professor Elizabeth Mossop and Associate Professor Wes Michaels in their firm Spackman Mossop + Michaels have recently embarked on a range of projects looking at transportation issues in Australia and Louisiana. Recently their work in Baton Rouge, LA is helping to envision a new greenway for the city. In car…
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LSU College of Art + Design Distinguished Lecture Series Presents Michael Van Valkenburgh, March 20th at 5:00pm
The LSU College of Art + Design Distinguished Lecture Series presents Michael Van Valkenburgh Wednesday March 20, at 5:00 p.m. in the first floor lecture hall (RM.103) of the Art + Design Building. Michael’s leadership of MVVA is an extension of his passion for landscape as a living artistic medium that deepens…
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Louisiana State Chapter ASLA Recognizes Faculty and Students with Awards for Research, Projects, and Service
On Saturday, March 2nd, the Louisiana State Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects recognized faculty members and students for their work. The awards spanned a range of project types, research publications, and service showing the breadth of work within the school and its impact on the state. Professor…
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Hilltop Arboretum Breaks Ground on New Leed Certified Building Addition
There’s something mystical and magical about the University in the local community, and that is evident today, said Interim System President and Chancellor William “Bill” Jenkins at the groundbreaking ceremony for the LSU Hilltop Arboretum on Highland Road on Tuesday. The LSU Hilltop Arboretum is a University property under the…