Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture

“I named this concentration the “Art of Adaptation” because I have taken art and science classes that emphasize not only the importance of plants ecologically and culturally but confront the coming climate crisis directly. This is important for landscape architects who will be on the front lines of adapting land use (especially coastal land use) to the changing climate and the various implications for human and non-human life. I have used this interest in the creative and artful adaptation of the land and human infrastructure in my studio classes.”

Nell Crumbley MLA '20

"This concentration has helped me gain a better general understanding of how landscape architecture projects are not only designed but are also constructed, and how to communicate and work more effectively with individuals that come from these fields."

Dean Yeh MLA '20

"During my early design education, visual representation, in general, was not a natural talent of mine, nor was construction logic. For this reason, I decided to tailor aspects of my graduate studies in landscape architecture toward further enlightenment and training in this realm- partly because I knew it was imperative to my future career as a designer, but more so because I recognized the particular agency of digitally-driven visual devices in catapulting design ethos, whether 2D or 3D in construct."

Marco Rangel MLA '20

“As far back as I can recall, I was always fascinated by the way a landscape can tell people's stories. My dream is to preserve endemic species and indigenous human cultures, improve food security, strengthen impoverished communities, and create an inspiring space for spiritual growth. I have always felt that creating and conserving public parks as a landscape architect would be the right way to achieve my goals.”

Yaniv Korman MLA ’21

“Following my lifelong passion for animals, I concentrated my studies as a landscape architecture student on human-animal interaction: the relationship and experience of humans and animals within a space. One could easily argue that we are starting to take animals for granted given the increasing rates of endangered species and extinctions, and this can only be detrimental to us as well as the world we inhabit. Because of this, I believe that design should be used thoughtfully to improve the relationship between humans and animals, and provide for the needs of the species of focus.”

Susan Rhodes BSLA ’17

"From taking a few specific classes within the minor track, I have been able to enhance my holistic knowledge of business innovation, all while subconsciously thinking about how I can apply this knowledge to my career as a designer. Specifically, something that has always stuck out to me is my intrigue of technology, and the amazing advancements we continue to make with technology on a daily basis. Technology has always been a powerful driver in the entrepreneurship and innovation classes I have taken, and a very important tool I often think about as an element that needs to be tied into the landscape, both physically in our designs and included more in the workflows of the practice."

Seth Kunoff BSLA '21

“While human occupancy can be used to measure a landscape’s performance in some ways, solely relying on human inhabitance to evaluate success fails to recognize the importance of a multitude of other contributing factors. This inspired me to concentrate on Universal Design, not as it typically relates to the built environment, but how it must be re-defined in order to evaluate landscape architecture as well. If we are going to use the term “universal” to describe the performance of a project, then we should be evaluating the space’s ability to truly create meaningful and measurable impacts for all systems—not just those that are human-related.”

Molly Davis BSLA ’20