SUNY ESF Landscape Architecture

10/24/2022

Join the DLA sophomores for their Landscape as Canvas interventions.

10/19/2022

It's that time of year . . . Please join the DLA sophomores for an afternoon of fun and interventions!

10/05/2022

The students in LSA 132 conquered the drumlin in Thornden Park on this beautiful fall afternoon!

09/20/2022

The BLA sophomores were out on the streets of downtown Syracuse exploring public spaces. FORM, TEXTURE, and SCALE - Oh my! Many diagrams drawn and models built.

05/06/2022

Bridget Maloney, BLA 5th year, honored with SUNY Chancellor’s Award

Bridget is a Landscape Architecture major and has been an active member of the Syracuse community through research and mentorship projects centered around community engagement and historic preservation. She held leadership roles in the Syracuse University/SUNY ESF Food Recovery Network and LANDscape Club. Following graduation, she plans to become a landscape architect focusing on participatory urban planning and design while upholding environmental justice principles by ensuring equitable community engagement throughout the design process.

05/06/2022

Dr. Douglas Johnston Named SUNY Distinguished Service Professor

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), the most distinguished institution in the nation that focuses on the study of the environment, is pleased to announce Dr. Douglas Johnston, chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture, has been named a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor. This is the highest academic rank in the SUNY system that honors a faculty member's extraordinary community service.

"We commend Dr. Johnston for his ongoing commitment to community service and elevating the standards of instruction at ESF," said President Joanie Mahoney.

Johnston has served as department chair since 2013. During his tenure, he has helped secure resources and support for the department's students and faculty, including funding for new digital fabrication and landscape visualization labs, bringing four new tenure-track faculty into the department, guiding the department through a complete building renovation, and supporting students and faculty throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Johnston demonstrates leadership beyond the Landscape Architecture department. He also served as Interim Director of ESF's Open Academy and provides his professional expertise at the national and local levels. He is a sought-after lecturer and presenter in the national and international arenas.

Johnston routinely serves in professional organizations, such as the Council of Landscape Educators, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), and the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is routinely called upon to serve as a member of the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board's Roster of Visiting Evaluators.

Johnston's previous honors include the National ASLA Merit Ward; Outstanding Service Award from the American Planning Association, Iowa Chapter; and the Arnold O. Beckman Research Award.

Johnston earned his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington, College of Engineering; master's from Harvard University, Graduate School of Design; and bachelor degrees in science and landscape architecture from ESF.

05/03/2022

A little sample of the efforts of DLA LAND|scape, ASLA, Sigma Lambda Alpha. Many thanks to Dan Reeder for keeping us on task and hauling many loads of mulch UP the hill! Very grateful to Greenscapes for their donations!

05/03/2022

Prof. Maren King has received a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service. The award is in recognition of outstanding and sustained service the to the institution, the profession, and the community.

Maren will be recognized at the final Academic Governance meeting this Thursday, May 5 in the Gateway Center.

Through Director King’s leadership the CCDR’s projects and research has focused on providing design assistance in parks and other public space in New York State’s most economically distressed and diverse neighborhoods. She has worked with NGO and agency partners to engage residents and other community members in meaningful ways through participatory design methods, and participatory research. Through her work she has contributed to addressing the multiple racial, social and environmental justice issues that are present in our communities across the nation, and has brought these issues into and part of teaching, research and practice. In all these regards, Professor King exemplifies the excellence in professional service SUNY will be proud to recognize and celebrate.
Through her tireless service work, Maren has earned the respect of so many in the Syracuse community not only because she is a skilled designer but because the mission of community service is an intractable part of her personal ethos. By extension, Maren’s legacy of working with the community represents the best of SUNY ESF’s mission to advance knowledge, skills, and leadership in the built and natural environments.
(Tina Limpert)

Congratulations, Maren!!

05/03/2022

ASLA Student Honor/Merit Awards

Please join us in congratulating the following graduating students who have received recognition from the American Society of Landscape Architects for their outstanding work as students and emerging professionals:

Undergraduate student ASLA Awards
Certificate of Honor: Kim Ferrara
Certificate of Honor: Julia Rion
Certificate of Merit: Hunter Brown
Certificate of Merit: Bridget Maloney

Graduate student ASLA Awards
Certificate of Honor: Brett Moore
Certificate of Merit: Laura Seib

These students made 20 minute presentations of their work to a jury of practitioners last Thursday. The ASLA’s criteria for nominees is:
1. Nominees must be truly outstanding as measured by your program's long-term standards of excellence.
2. Nominees must have demonstrated the highest level of academic scholarship and of accomplishments in skills related to the art and technology of landscape architecture.
3. Nominees must have demonstrated personal qualities and skills of:
a. responsiveness and willingness to work with others,
b. self-motivation and responsibility, and
c. design abilities: exploration, discovery, synthesis and representation of landscape architecture design.

The New York Upstate Chapter Jury was comprised of: Rachelle McKnight, Zach Steele, and Kyle Volz. Thanks to them for taking the time out of their busy schedules and for their thoughtful consideration of the student’s work.

05/01/2022

A beautiful, productive day for DLA students at the Pinetum in Thornden Park. Thank you for your hard work and big smiles! |scape Club ASLA Lambda Alpha

04/18/2022

The Department of Landscape Architecture Presents...

The 48th ANNUAL FESTIVAL of PLACES

Saturday, April 23, 2022
GATEWAY CENTER, ESF Campus

7:00-8:00pm
George F. Earle Lecture
CHELSEA ANDERSSON (BLA 2014)
Blackberries + Tree Houses: A conversation
about letting passion be your guide

8:00PM-10:00pm
FESTIVAL OF PLACES

03/25/2022

The Scholarship Committee of The Garden Club of America awarded Alicia Farhner, MLA candidate, the 2022 The Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design for her project: Reinterpreting the Gardens at the Dorothy Riester House & Studio.

This prestigious award is given to only one recipient in the nation.

Founded in 1913, The Garden Club of America is a volunteer, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization comprised of 200 member clubs and approximately 18,000 club members throughout the country.