MHP Graduate Coordinator James Reap recently went to Tallinn, Estonia to participate an International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) conference. The conference's theme was Historical Perspective of Heritage Legislation: Balance Between Laws and Values and commemorated the 350th Anniversary of the 1666 Act by King Charles XI of Sweden which was one of the earliest heritage protection acts in Europe. The conference [...]
The Master of Environmental Planning and Design program at the UGA College of Environment and Design was recently accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB), a national organization responsible for professional educational protocols at universities across the country. Jack Crowley, current director of the program, says this effort has been in the works for several years at UGA. "In 2002 [...]
Many MHP students spent the week before Thanksgiving break in Houston at the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Past Forward Conference. The conference, as the name implies, was not only focused on the preservation of the past but also on the future of preservation. Many talks revolved around the question of "What does the next 50 years of Preservation look [...]
MHP Professor and Graduate Coordinator James Reap recently participated in and spoke at the 5th International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) - Wuhan Crossover Forum in Wuhan, China. The forum, whose theme was Time & Space: Cultural Heritage in Urban Renewal, was organized by the Huazhong University of Science & Technology and the Wuhan Research Society on Shared Built Heritage and [...]
On November 12th Catie Sauer and Christopher Wisener (current CED MEPD students) were part of the first place team, along with three Emory students (Christian Wayne, Pari Majd, and Shreya Kothari), in Emory University's Sustainability Case Competition for addressing Georgia's water crisis. The team will share a $2000 prize and be eligible for paid internships with the city of Atlanta's [...]
In October the University of Georgia MLAs traveled to New Orleans for the annual ASLA Meeting and Expo. Here is a selection of the student's favorite pictures from the event.
Professor Rosanna Rivero's students are getting valuable real-world experience through the NASA DEVELOP program at UGA. Check out this great article covering their work with the Nature Conservancy in Atlanta. http://thrivingearthexchange.org/tex-stories/nature-conservancy-nasa-develop-see-atlantas-urban-forests-trees/ Read more about the NASA DEVELOP program here: https://develop.larc.nasa.gov/about.php
When the University of Georgia Capital Campaign kicks into full swing this month, some of the content used to promote the campaign can trace its roots to the College of Environment and Design. Seth McWhorter, who graduated from the CED with a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture in 2011, has been helping UGA create graphics to promote its fundraising initiatives. [...]
On October 23rd the American Society of Landscape Architects honored Dean Dan Nadenicek as a Fellow at the annual conference, held this year in New Orleans. This is the organization's highest honor, and reflects a life-time achievement of excellence by the inductees. For more information, please click here.