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In Memoriam: Dr. Stephen Ramos
The College of Environment and Design is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Stephen Ramos, our colleague and dear friend, on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Ramos was an accomplished international scholar of urban planning and design. Ramos joined the CED in 2011, and through his scholarship elevated the urban planning program into the internationally recognized program it is today. A lifelong learner, Ramos’ research […]
PhD Student Shweta Vardia Receives Getty Library Research Grant
The grant will help fund a short-term research residency at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, granting uninterrupted access to the vast collections held at the Getty Library. Congratulations to Environmental Design and Planning PhD candidate Shweta Vardia for receiving a 2026 Getty Library Research Grant. The grant provides funding to support a short-term research residency […]
BLA Students Use AI + 3D Printing for Adaptive Infrastructure in Living Shoreline Design
Third-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) students at the University of Georgia’s College of Environment and Design (CED) are redefining coastal protection. In the LAND 4360 Advanced Landscape Ecology course, led by Dr. Qiong Wang, students recently completed an innovative project titled “AI + 3D Printing for Adaptive Infrastructure in Living Shoreline Design.” Coastal areas currently […]
2nd Year BLA Students Envision New Future for Abandoned Water Pump Station
For their final project of the semester, students in associate professor Jose Buitrago’s planting design studio designed new uses for the Sandy Creek Pumping Station, an abandoned water pumping station on the North Oconee River Greenway Trail. Built by Athens civil engineer J.W. Barnett in 1916, the historic station is a relic of Athens’ industrial past. On a cool, golden November […]
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