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Celebrating Another Successful Year at UF Landscape The University of Florida Department of Landscape Architecture recently hosted their annual year-end event, recognizing the incredible achievements of students and faculty. Held at Cypress and Grove Brewery in Gainesville, the event provided an opportunity to bring the UF landscape community together to celebrate the groundbreaking work accomplished […]

Congratulations 2026 Graduates! The UF Department of Landscape Architecture is proud to welcome our newest alumni! Congratulations to all of our students who graduated this year. We’re excited to see what you accomplish as stewards of our communities and the landscapes we all enjoy. Learn more about DCP’s latest graduating class, including BLA graduate Madeline

UF Landscape Architecture Hosts Sketch Walk for World Landscape Architecture Month April is World Landscape Architecture Month, a time to celebrate landscape architects and their impact in shaping our everyday environments. This year, World Landscape Architecture Month is celebrating “Landscape Architecture in Action”, highlighting how landscape architecture transforms ideas into places that support health, climate

BLA Senior Madeline LaMont Receives UF DCP’s 2026 Undergraduate Leadership and Service Award Congratulations to BLA Senior Madeline LaMont on receiving the 2026 Undergraduate Student Leadership Award from the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning.  “Thank you to both the College and the Department for such a rewarding four years,” said LaMont.

Ph.D. Candidate Rui Hu Honored by UF International Center Rui Hu, a Ph.D. Candidate in the University of Florida Department of Landscape Architecture, recently received a Certificate of Outstanding Merit from the UF International Center (UFIC). Only six students from each college are eligible to be selected for this recognition.  Rui Hu (left) alongside the

UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning Publishes Research on Native Plant Perceptions Faculty from the University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning published the paper “Perceptions and Preferences for Using Native Plants in Residential Landscapes” in the journal Sustainability, an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal on environmental, cultural, economic, and social sustainability of human beings.

UF Department of Landscape Architecture Hosts Sierra Bainbridge of MASS Design Group for the 2026 Edward D. Stone, Jr. Lecture On March 27, 2026, the University of Florida Department of Landscape Architecture hosted the annual Edward D. Stone, Jr. Lecture Series featuring Sierra Bainbridge, RLA, ASLA, Co-Founder and Senior Managing Principal at MASS Design Group.

UF Landscape Architecture Attends 2026 CELA Conference The University of Florida Department of Landscape Architecture recently traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio for the 2026 Annual Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference. The conference provides a vital platform for educators of landscape architecture from across the country to examine the evolution of the discipline and

Dr. Belinda Nettles Named Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) Liaison for ASLA Florida Chapter Dr. Belinda Nettles, Assistant Scholar with the University of Florida’s Center for Landscape Conservation Planning and Department of Landscape Architecture was recently named Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) liaison for the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Florida Chapter.  HALS was

New Study on Living Shorelines Published by Dr. Jules Bruck in Frontiers of Environmental Science Dr. Jules Bruck recently published her research article “Optimizing shoreline suitability models framework: integrating advanced GIS methodologies at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland” in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science, which explores how bold, open science can restore ecosystems, empower communities,