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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”

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 of Florida’s Center for Landscape

Monday, September 16, 2024By: Kyle Niblett How are communities designed in a way that not only minimizes the loss of Florida’s natural ecosystems, but actually supports them? This question and more were answered at the annual University of Florida Residential Summit, hosted by the College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP). The event took place

Tuesday, August 27, 2024By: Jori Rzepecki As coastal development threatens natural habitats, an unlikely ally for endangered seabirds has emerged: gravel rooftops. University of Florida landscape architecture student Megan Laffey dedicated her summer to exploring this connection through an internship with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) and American Bird Conservancy (ABC). Laffey’s research