Year: 2025

Landscape Architecture Students Named Undergraduate Finalist and Graduate Scholar in Landscape Architecture Foundation 2025 Olmsted Scholars Program Two students from the University of Florida’s Department of Landscape Architecture were recognized in the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s (LAF) 2025 Olmsted Scholars Program, which recognizes students in the field who exhibit exceptional leadership qualities.  Megan Laffey was selected […]

University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning and Florida Wildlife Corridor Research Team Awarded 2025 ESA Sustainability Science Award Tom Hoctor, Director of the University of Florida’s Center for Landscape Conservation, recently received the 2025 Ecological Society of America Sustainability Science Award alongside a research team focused on maintaining, monitoring, and expanding the Florida

Students and faculty from the UF Department of Landscape Architecture traveled to Portland, Oregon recently to attend the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference, an event focused on sharing the latest research in the field. They were able to not only present their research, but also gained new networking opportunities and learned from peers

UF Landscape Architecture Bulletin – February 2025 Check out these updates from the UF Department of Landscape Architecture. Landscape Architecture Students Take Top Honors at International Design Competition Three Landscape Architecture Implementation Studio students recently received international recognition for their designs at a prestigious competition in Portugal this semester. Will Marshall’s “Paths of Peace” was selected

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 and planning firms for a

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 and storytelling. Chip Sullivan, Professor

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. This lecture series is made possible by the Edward D. Stone Jr. Friends Group, a group of friends and colleagues whose efforts have preserved

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 their insights and experiences with

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 of Peace: Garden for Peace”