CED associate professor Stephen Ramos and his community planning students have helped secure a $4.9 million federal grant for a series of community improvement projects in Baldwin County, Georgia.
Archive for 2023
CED Students Work On Outdoor Pavilion Enhancement at Bert Adams Scout Camp
During the spring semester, Dr. Jessica Fernandez and her first-year Master of Landscape Architecture students in Studio II embarked on an exciting project: the Outdoor Pavilion Enhancement at Bert Adams Scout Camp.
From Classroom to Field: Students Create A Landscape Management Plan for Cedar Lane Farm
A team of six master’s students, led by Dr. Eric MacDonald, had the exciting opportunity this spring to work with the owners of Cedar Lane Farm, located in Morgan County, Georgia. Deeply connected to the state’s botanical heritage, this farmstead has a plethora of historical and cultivated plants, formal gardens, an intricate trail system, and unique natural features nestled within the landscape. The students worked diligently to create and tailor a comprehensive management report for Cedar Lane Farms, including management strategies for invasive plant species and programming trail systems highlighting the site’s natural character.
Landscape Architecture Students Think Big in Griffin, GA
In the spring, landscape design students at the CED took the phrase, ‘dream big,’ to a whole new level! With the support of CED lecturer James Schulte and the UGA Archway Partnership, landscape design students used their imagination and critical thinking skills to brainstorm revitalization ideas for a large property in Griffin, Georgia.
Sawhill, Associate Professor and BLA Program Coordinator, Retires
It is with bittersweet wishes that the College of Environment and Design announces the retirement of Ron Sawhill, associate professor and Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) program coordinator for the CED.
Garden Club Raises Funds for Landscape Architecture Students
The Peachtree Garden Club has provided numerous opportunities for landscape architecture students through the Neel Reid Scholarship. Over the past 60 years, the Neel Reid Scholarship has surpassed $800,000 in funds and has provided opportunities for over 200 students. Today, the scholarship is considered one of the CED’s more competitive and prestigious awards.
CED Lecturer Uses Service-Learning Project to Revitalize Small Georgia Communities
Since 2019, Longenecker and his students have been heavily involved with Healthier Together Georgia, a program run by the UGA Extension to improve health and wellness in communities with limited access to healthy foods and active routes such as bike lanes or sidewalks.
CED Circle Gallery Presents: With Rapture and Astonishment
Reimagining the Bartram Trail Twelve photographers follow in the footsteps of William Bartram to explore and visually reimagine a well-traveled landscape teeming with life.
Kristie Person: CED Alum Finding Her Place in History
As the daughter of an Air Force family, packing up boxes and moving to new states and cities was routine for CED alum Kristie Person. Big moves sometimes came with challenges for Person, but she quickly discovered that moving could also be a time to discover hidden treasures in the new towns she called home…
International Double Dawg Sophia Zhang Finds Success in Service-Learning
When Guangzhao(Sophia) Zhang first arrived at the College of Environment and Design, the university lifestyle came as no surprise. As an international Double Dawg from Beijing Forestry University, Zhang was […]
Landscape Architecture is a STEM Discipline
The College of Environment and Design has always placed science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at the core of its landscape architecture curriculum. But it wasn’t until recently that landscape architecture was federally recognized as a STEM discipline.
Croatia Maymester Creates New Experiences for Students
The Croatia Study Away Maymester has been beloved by faculty at the CED for over a decade. The program immerses students in the rich history and culture of Croatia, a small country in southeastern Europe with a population slightly less than the size of Metro Atlanta.
Founders Memorial Garden Receives Generous Donation
The University of Georgia Founders Memorial Garden has received two Italian marble statues through a generous donation from Nina Sledge Burke, the great-granddaughter of the first president of the Ladies Garden Club of Athens, which was established in 1891 as America’s first garden club.
CED Assistant Professor Uses Virtual Reality to Advance Research
CED assistant professor Jessica Fernandez uses emerging technology to understand how people respond to designed spaces.
CED Faculty and Students Take On Minneapolis at the 2023 ASLA Conference
In October, faculty and students at the University of Georgia College of Environment and Design had the opportunity to connect with professionals and share knowledge at the ASLA 2023 Conference.
CED Hosts Local 10th-Graders As Part of Experience UGA
RSS Feed: This year’s Experience UGA program was a success thanks to the hard work of our student volunteers and thanks to our outreach unit, the Center for Community Design and Preservation!
CED Alumni Spotlight: Randolph Marshall (BLA ’71)
As a child, Randolph Marshall always knew he wanted to become a landscape architect. Inspired by the architectural drawings of his father, Marshall dreamed of one day pursuing his passion professionally…
Visiting Lecturer James Schulte Talks on Vegetated Green Roofs in Spring Lecture Series
We are delighted to have Visting Professor James Schulte speak on Vegetative Green roofs as part of CED’s Spring 2023 lecture series, “Blue, Green, & Gray Infrastructure.” Professor Schulte’s research explores the different ways that green roofs can help reduce environmental issues in urban environments.
CED Hosts Experience UGA Tenth Grade Field Trips
The Experience UGA program is a partnership between the Clarke County School District (CCSD) and the UGA Office of Service Learning which aims to bring every PreK-12 student to UGAŹ¼s campus every year for a curricular-based field trip. This year, we welcomed students from Clarke Central High school on November 14th and from Cedar Shoals High School on November 16th. The Experience UGA trips achieved the goal of exposing high schoolers to college and the field of landscape architecture through a thoughtfully tailored experience.
MLA Alum’s Thesis Aids in Designing Community for People on the Brink of Homelessness
The Homervillage master plan is a 65.2 acre development, consisting of 30 tiny home units with three different floor plan options. The goal for this master plan was to design a community for people experiencing chronic homelessness or close to becoming homeless by giving a helping hand. Early research and initial design concepts were developed by Anna Marie Scoccimaro’s master’s thesis. Ameliorating Homelessness Through the Built Environment explored the research behind communities that help people experiencing homelessness to thrive once again.
CED Alumni Spotlight: Daniel Kletzing (BLA ’15)
Daniel Kletzing is currently a lecturer at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. He has worked in a variety of roles across the country, all while maintaining his dedication to use his skills for the greater good. Daniel generously shared with us how CED professors impact his pedagogy, the moment he knew he wanted to be an educator, his current work with Indigenous communities, and what keeps him inspired through it all!
CED Student Among First Recipients of LAF Ignite Scholarship Program
We are excited to share that Ezra Lewis, a second-year BLA student at the College of Environment and Design (CED). She is one of four recipients to recently earn a place in the inaugural cohort of the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s Ignite Program! Read on to learn more about Ezra’s experience and the new LAF Ignite Program.
Explore Athens and Beyond with AthSketch
Every week, CED lecturer Cameron Berglund leads an enthusiastic group of urban sketchers across UGA’s campus and the state of Georgia. The AthSketch community is open to students and locals alike. The group meets every Wednesday to sketch a different spot around town and sharpen their individual spatial design skills. Read on to learn how you can get involved!
CED Hosts Annual Landscape Architecture Short Course
The College of Environment and Design hosted the annual Landscape Architecture Short Course at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia on February 1-2, 2023. The short course had over 100 virtual and in-person attendees with 12 corporate sponsors. Educational sessions covered a wide range of topics, such as ecoregional green roofs, supply chain disruptions, and preserving historic sites.
The CED’s Georgia Landscape Magazine is Back!
After a five-year hiatus, CED’s Georgia Landscape Magazine is rebooted! Beginning in 1976, Georgia Landscape Magazine is a student-run publication curated, written, and published by the students of CED. The upcoming issue will be published this Spring! Click the link below to read more about the history of the magazine!
Douglas, GA Design Charrette
The CCDP took a team of 17 students down to Douglas, GA, for our spring design charrette. The Downtown Development Authority of Douglas requested our help in creating a cohesive vision that addressed revitalization potential, corridor enhancements, and infill housing along a 3-mile business district. In just 3 days, students representing all of CED’s disciplines toured the town for the first time, facilitated a community listening session, and developed short-term and long-range concepts around streetscape improvements, placemaking, greenway enhancement, celebrating Black culture, and infill housing in historic districts. The work they were able to produce in just three days is truly remarkable and the Douglas DDA was blown away by our innovative ideas — we hope to see some of them implemented in the future!
CED Announces New Urban Planning Minor for Fall 2023
This October, CED received official approval to offer an undergraduate minor in Urban Planning effective Fall 2023!
CED Welcomes Carola Hein for Lecture On “Valuing Water, Culture, and Heritage”
HGOR Lecture: “Valuing Water, Culture, and Heritage” March 27, 4:30 p.m. University of Georgia Chapel Carola Hein is a Professor of History of Architecture and Urban Planning at Technical University Delft in the Netherlands. She is also founder and director of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus PortCityFutures program, and is a Professor of Water, Ports, and Historic Cities with the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University and the Erasmus University Rotterdam’s School of History, Culture and Communication. Since early 2022, Hein holds the newly established UNESCO Chair for Water, Ports and Historic Cities.
MHP Students Volunteer in Selma, Alabama During Spring Break 2023
During Spring Break, Professor Cari Goetcheus, along with Master of Historic Preservation students Kayla McElreath, Cameron Nesmith, Niamh West, Jeffrey Bussey and Inga Gudmundsson, headed to Selma, Alabama to assist with post-tornado historic resource assessments.
Dean Sonia Hirt Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Dr. Sonia Hirt was honored by the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation with a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship. Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded annually to those “who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.”
CED Hosts Panel Discussion on Succeeding in Academic and Professional Organization Leadership
As the CED’s spring lecture series, “Blue, Green, & Gray Infrastructure,” wraps up, we will host a panel discussion on succeeding in academic and professional organization leadership. Our esteemed panelists include Elizabeth Weeks, UGA’s Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs; Sarah Covert, Interim Associate Provost for Academic Programs; Rayman Mohamed, the President of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP); and Ebru Ozer, the vice President of Education for the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Join us to hear about how they developed their careers, their challenges in leadership roles, and how they mentor others.
CED Students Support Innovative Teaching With Local Development
Professor Donnie Longenecker’s Senior Capstone Studio assisted a team of educators and citizens working on a master plan for The Center for Innovative Teaching (CFIT), located 23 miles from UGA’s campus in Winder, Georgia. Our students were tasked with developing concepts for a portion of the campus. In the end, a final concept was assembled from favorable parts of each of the student designs. The project is now coming to fruition as they plan on breaking ground in early April 2023.
In Memoriam: Scott Weinberg
We are deeply saddened to announce that Scott S. Weinberg, a retired professor and former Interim Dean of the CED, passed away on Saturday morning, May 13, 2023.
MHP Students Explore Savannah
In February, the students and faculty of the Master of Historic Preservation program embarked on their annual Preservation Perspectives Trip. This year, students and faculty traveled to Savannah, Georgia for a three-day trip filled with visits to historic sites and meetings with preservationists in different roles across the city.
