Professor emeritus John Waters received the key to the City of Athens from Mayor Nancy Denson at the recent 50th golden anniversary celebration of the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation for his decades-long vision and contributions to preservation.
Daniel J. Nadenicek, dean of the College of Environment and Design has been named an honorary member of The Garden Club of America (GCA), one of its highest accolades. Nadenicek was recognized during a presentation at the GCA's annual meeting in Baltimore in May. Honorary members of the GCA are men and women of distinction in fields such as horticulture [...]
This Spring the University of Georgia's MLA program offered optional weekend graphics seminars for students eager to further hone their rendering abilities. Taught by MLA alum Cameron Berglund, these three seminars focused on different workflows and rendering techniques: SketchUp modeling and rendering, rendering in watercolor, and rendering in Photoshop. These tutorials sought to build upon the students existing knowledge and [...]
The University of Georgia (UGA) invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean, College of Environment and Design (CED). The Dean serves as the chief administrative and academic officer of the College, reporting to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. For more information, see the position announcement.
The latest Georgia Landscape Magazine is now online! Please click through to browse the 2017 edition of this student publication issued annually by the CED. Congratulations to the student team on another incredible issue!
MHP students in Professor Goetcheus's Cultural Resource Assessment Class presented their final projects on Friday, April 28, in Eatonton, GA. As part of the class, students learned about the various aspects of the National Register of Historic Places and the research required to add places to the National Register. Their final project, which was to add the childhood home of [...]
Two CED teams recently submitted entries in the EPA's 2016 Campus RainWorks Challenge. There were 60 total submissions. With both teams making it to the final round of 16, and one going on to achieve an Honorable Mention, the CED made an impressive showing in this national competition! Congratulations to the team of Ming Guan, Carter Ricks, Danielle Schwartz, Danielle Valdes, and Yuwen Yang [...]
Students in Dr. Reinberger's Vernacular Architecture course this semester had the opportunity to participate in a field trip from March 23-25 visiting sites in North Carolina and Virginia. Students started the three day journey with a stop at Mendenhall Homeplace in Jamestown, NC before visiting Old Salem in Winston-Salem, NC. Old Salem is an historic Moravian community featuring Germanic architecture, founded [...]
Over 200 people gathered in the Jackson Street Building on Friday, April 21st for an exciting day of critiques, honors and awards, and the annual Neel Reid Lecture, which featured Allan Armitage. Congratulations to all students, faculty, staff, and CED alumni for their accomplishments and thank you to the Peachtree Garden Club for sponsoring our annual Neel Reid lecture!
