Associate Dean Ashley Steffens Inducted to 2022 CELA Academy of Fellows
UGA CED Associate Dean Ashley Steffens was inducted to the 2022 CELA Academy of Fellows at their annual conference, achieving the highest honor in the organization's membership.
Dean Hirt Cited in Seattle Times
CED Dean Sonia Hirt cited in Seattle Times article discussing Seattle's population decline and the national phenomenon of shrinking cities.
CED + Dodd School of Art Collaborative Virtual Summit Explores Port City Futures through Research and Art Work
CED Professor Stephen Ramos, DDes among curators of international virtual summit to foster dialog between urbanism and art.
Claiming Open Spaces: Documentary Screening + Panel Discussion
Dean Sonia Hirt elected to A2RU Executive Committee
Dean Sonia Hirt has been elected to the Executive Committee of The Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru).
2022 Landscape Architecture Short Course Breaks New Ground
The College of Environment and Design hosted the annual Landscape Architecture Short Course February 1st and 2nd at the Classic Center in downtown Athens, Georgia. After a year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was allowed to occur again with health precautions in place. Professor Donnie Longenecker spearheaded the event once again with the help of student assistants Sallie Smith and Kayla Joiner, and Tom Jones as technical support.
Kimley-Horn Charrette Design Competition
In January of this year, over 70 CED participated in a design charrette sponsored by Ian Firth (Professor Emeritus), Kimley-Horn, Belgard, Forms+Surfaces, and Select Trees.
MLA Student Morgane Coleman Leads the Way for VR in the CED
Master of Landscape Architecture student Morgane Coleman is leading the way with incorporating virtual reality (VR) technologies into the classroom in the College of Environment and Design.
CED partners on 2022 Sustainability Grant project
"Bee Beautiful," a project created by Genetics and Ecology undergraduate Elizabeth Esser and directed by CED Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Dr. Eric Macdonald, aims to reduce toxic vegetation for migratory birds and increase native habitat and food sources for pollinators.
A park reimagined: New design for Bowman Park
Recently, final design plans were revealed by four University of Georgia students who were tasked to reimagine the Bowman Town Park. From community input meetings, surveys and other information-gathering sessions, master's degree candidates Andrew Petersen, Kayla Joiner, Elizabeth Crimmins and Guangzhao (Sophia) Zhang, took what locals asked for and set out to put their landscape-designing knowledge to work for the rural community. Joining the students on the call were Katherine Melcher, their UGA Design Studio professor; Cara Specht, representing the S.C. Forestry Commission and the Tree City USA program; Toby Douthat with Sen.. Lindsay Graham's office and S.C. Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter of District 66.