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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,

UF Landscape Architecture Students Build Connections at the 2026 UF DCP Industry Expo Students from the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Florida recently attended the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning’s 2026 Industry Expo, where they had the opportunity to connect with professionals and explore internship and job opportunities. The Expo

UF Coastal Resilience Design Studio Research Lab Conducts Field Visit to St. Augustine To Explore Coastal Design Systems in Action In January, students from the UF Department of Landscape Architecture’s Coastal Resilience Design Studio (CRDS) research lab under department Chair Dr. Jules Bruck conducted a field visit to St. Augustine. The goal of the visit