On May 4, members of Purdue American Society of Landscape Architects (PASLA), led by Rachael Herring, planted annual and perennial flowers and wildflower seeds for Linnwood Elementary School as a service project. A part of a multi-year project with Linnwood, PASLA previously worked on their outdoor learning lab and courtyard space. Photos from this year’s…Read more about PASLA Service Project[Read More]
Rachael Herring, a senior in landscape architecture, received 2nd place in the College of Agriculture for her research poster at the 2024 Undergraduate Research Conference. The poster, titled “Restoring Ecology to a Natural Community Retreat at Dune Harbor Park Status,” features her community engagement research to support her senior Capstone design project in Muskegon, Michigan….Read more about Rachael Herring Placed in 2024 Undergraduate Research Conference[Read More]
Purdue University student Colby Smock has been recognized for his research on erosion control solutions. Smock, a senior majoring in agribusiness with a minor in natural resources and environmental science (NRES), received the Undergraduate Award for Humanities & STEM Research. Smock has been working on a project titled “Erosion, Aesthetics, and Acceptance – A Shoreline…Read more about Thompson Lab Researcher Received Undergraduate Award for Humanities and STEM Research[Read More]
Gabriela Nivar and Nicole Rahfaldt, senior landscape architecture students, are recognized as 2024 Fountain Scholars at the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference.
The 2024 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference was successfully held at St. Louis, MO. Four landscape architecture faculty attended the conference, including Erin Percevault, Sean Rotar, David Barbarash, and Yiwei Huang. The featured presentations are: “Combining Cohorts: A case study of student integration and experiences” presented by Sean Rotar and Dave Barbarash “Simulating Sites: predictive human behavior in proposed designs” presented…Read more about LA Faculty Attend the Annual CELA conference[Read More]
HLA was delighted to celebrate our own alumna last week at the Distinguished Agriculture Alumni awards ceremony. Stacy Haviland is a 2002 graduate of our Landscape Architecture program who has had an outsized influence on the Landscape Architecture profession here in Indiana through her work first with Earth Source, Inc. and now with the City…Read more about HLA Alumna Honored at Distinguished Ag Alumni Ceremony[Read More]
The annual landscape architecture career fair was held on February 09 in the South Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union. With 42 firms from 13 different states in attendance and over 300 student interviews scheduled, the event was a resounding success. The majority of firm representatives are alumni of the LA program so the event…Read more about LA Career Fair a Resounding Success[Read More]