Department of Landscape Architecture
Designing a Better World
Landscape architecture transforms our natural and built environments. It’s local and global. It’s art and science. It’s communication and collaboration. It’s development and sustainability.
If you’re inspired by innovation and ready to make an impact, the University of Florida is where you need to be.
Isabella Guttuso Browne (MLA ‘23) was named the winner of the Real Florida Landscape Design Challenge, a competition sponsored by the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation and Florida Association of Native Nurseries. She created a courtyard entry landscape for a 1920s office building in Melbourne, Fla., that uses only plants native to the state.
“All of the professors are amazing and want to help you through each course. They do a great job taking each student out of their comfort zone and preparing them for the future.”
Gabriella Gilliam (BLA ’25)
Summer 2023 Intern, Cotleur & Hearing
Five years ago, Hurricane Michael devasted the Florida panhandle community of Port St. Joe. As part of the Florida Resilient Cities program, professors and students conducted extensive research and crafted design proposals to help the city recover.
Their work resulted in a comprehensive plan that would allow the city’s parks to retain stormwater, minimize the risk of inundation surge, promote outdoor activities and a healthy lifestyle, and establish neighborhood connections.
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News/Events
Shaping the Future: Landscape Architecture Students Engage with Industry Leaders at Career Day
As part of the 2025 DCP Industry Expo, the Design & Planning Career Day provided an invaluable platform for students across the landscape architecture department to connect with industry leaders and gain real-world insights into their chosen professions. Held at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, the event brought together design…
Sketching the Spirit of Place: A Day with Chip Sullivan and Elizabeth Boults
The University of Florida’s Landscape Architecture program recently welcomed renowned landscape architect and artist Chip Sullivan, along with his collaborator Elizabeth Boults, for a fun and captivating lecture and drawing workshop. The event, “Wisdom of Place,” invited students to explore new ways of seeing and engaging with landscapes through drawing…
A Climate Positive Approach to Materials for Resilient Sites: Meg Calkins Speaks at UF Landscape Architecture
The University of Florida’s Landscape Architecture program had the honor of hosting Meg Calkins, FASLA, FCELA, from NC State University for the 10th anniversary of the Edward D. Stone, Jr. Lecture Series. Held at the Harn Museum of Art, the event brought together students, faculty, and staff for an engaging…
Celebrating a Decade of the Edward D. Stone Jr. Lecture Series
The Edward D. Stone, Jr. Lecture Series has been a key part of the University of Florida’s Landscape Architecture program, fostering intellectual conversation and engagement with practitioners for the past decade. Since its inception in 2015, the series has brought leading voices in landscape architecture and urban design to share…
Landscape Architecture Students Take Top Honors at International Design Competition
Landscape Architecture students from left to right: Hayden Bertone, Audrey Foster and Will Marshall, Class of 2025 Three University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning Landscape Architecture Implementation Studio students received international recognition for their designs at a prestigious competition in Portugal this semester. This year’s theme, “Garden…
Thirty-Six-Million-Acre Balancing Act
By Charles Boisseau Long ago, Mark Twain supposedly said, “Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.” The witticism seems ever more apt today, particularly in Florida, where the state’s strong population growth and competition for land is drawing increased attention from academics, public officials and landowners. Researchers at the University…
