Department News

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Field Note

Caring for urban forests in Nairobi’s informal settlements
Master of Landscape Architecture student Kate Chesebrough spent six weeks this summer working as an urban forestry research fellow with the Center for International Forestry and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya. The fellowship...
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
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Spotlight

Academic focus: History/theory of landscape design, urbanism and architecture; focus on urban ecological design and 20th century politics of everyday environments. Research summary: I am a historian and theorist of international urban and...
  • Landscape Architecture
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News

In a new book, landscape architect Martin Hogue investigates the history and evolution of recreational camping through the lens of its most important and familiar components.

  • Landscape Architecture
  • Nature
  • Landscape
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News

A new garden at Akwe:kon, established by students from the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program and the Cornell Botanic Gardens, aims to honor Indigenous students and their connection to the land.

  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
  • Cornell Botanic Gardens
  • Landscape Architecture
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News

Cornell urban grassland and landscape experts provide tips on how to mow less and save you money, fuel and time while yielding multiple environmental benefits -- including reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Landscape

Department Lectures

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Lecture

Lunch & Learn
Engaged Teaching Join us for a catered lunch as we learn about Professor Marvin Pritts' approach to engaged teaching and how he is connecting his students to the community through plant-based projects and collaborations with local berry growers...
  • Department of Global Development
  • global development
  • Global Development
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Lecture

The Department of Landscape Architecture is proud to welcome Walter Hood , who will deliver the 2021 Professor Marvin I. Adleman Memorial Lecture. This virtual lecture is open to the public. Speaker Bio: Walter Hood is the Founder and Creative...
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Lecture

The Department of Landscape Architecture is proud to welcome Andrew Sargeant to present at the department's Landscape Lecture Series. Speaker Bio: Andrew Sargeant, ASLA, is a tech enthusiast looking to pioneer the use of design technology for...
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Lecture

The Department of Landscape Architecture is proud to welcome Thaisa Way to present at the department's Landscape Lecture Series. Speaker Bio: Thaisa Way is the Director of Studies for Garden & Landscape Studies at the Dumbarton Oaks Research...
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Lecture

The Department of Landscape Architecture is proud to welcome Jane Hutton to present at the department's Landscape Lecture Series. Speaker Bio: Jane Hutton is a landscape architect, teaching at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture...