LA Events tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2009-11-05:/debri001/la5413//7812 2013-01-15T16:30:04Z Movable Type Enterprise 4.31-en MLA Applications tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.381646 2012-12-28T01:33:57Z 2013-01-15T16:30:04Z Sara Grothe and Joe Favour will be available during the break to answer all questions about the MLA program or the application process. Best way to contact them (for fastest reply) is via email.... Vincent deBritto Sara Grothe and Joe Favour will be available during the break to answer all questions about the MLA program or the application process. Best way to contact them (for fastest reply) is via email.

]]> Fall Semester Final Reviews tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.381645 2012-12-07T01:25:14Z 2013-01-03T01:31:02Z The graduate studios are holding reviews of final projects on the 7th, 10th and 13th and 14th of December. If you are interested in seeing some finished work from our current students please stop by. GD1 reviews are Friday December 7th from 2pm to 6pm on the 2nd floor of... Vincent deBritto The graduate studios are holding reviews of final projects on the 7th, 10th and 13th and 14th of December. If you are interested in seeing some finished work from our current students please stop by.

  • GD1 reviews are Friday December 7th from 2pm to 6pm on the 2nd floor of Rapson Hall
  • GD2 reviews are Thursday December 13th from 9am to noon, and Friday December 14th from 1pm to 6pm in the lower level of Rapson Hall.
  • GD3 reviews are Monday December 10th from 1pm to 6pm on the 2nd floor of Rapson Hall, and if you happen to be in Duluth on Wednesday the 12th the GD3 students will be presenting to the Mayor at Clyde Iron Works from noon to 2pm.

A poster with review dates and times can be downloaded here [PDF].

]]> Everywhere Nowhere: Duwamish tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.381643 2012-12-06T01:23:03Z 2013-01-03T01:24:31Z During the fall semester 2012, students of the LA8201 graduate studio are studying paradigm change and future scenarios for dwelling and settlement in the Lower Duwamish Waterway in Seattle, WA. The lower Duwamish is an urban landscape that has experienced tremendous change. No less than 150 years ago, the river... Vincent deBritto During the fall semester 2012, students of the LA8201 graduate studio are studying paradigm change and future scenarios for dwelling and settlement in the Lower Duwamish Waterway in Seattle, WA. The lower Duwamish is an urban landscape that has experienced tremendous change. No less than 150 years ago, the river was home to Chief Seattle and the Duwamish Tribe. Fast forward to today and what was once a 19-mile river is now a 7-mile channelized "waterway" that is home to heavy industry and logistics in support of an active international port.

From the manufacture of the 20th century "war machines" by Boeing, to current Superfund contamination estimated to cost over $2 billion to remediate and return to healthy river and community function, the Duwamish persists, albeit faintly, in the mind of local residents as a river.

During the week of October 8th, 21 graduate students traveled to Seattle to visit the project site and to listen to various community stakeholders, such as the EPA, Boeing, City of Seattle, DRCC, and ECOSS so as to broaden their understanding of the complex issues surrounding the valley and its future. As part of the trip, students were required to document the emotive ephemeral and visceral qualities of the site/city and to produce a video describing their "findings," which can be found here.

]]> MLA Open House November 14 at 4:30pm. tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.359708 2012-11-13T18:22:52Z 2013-01-03T01:29:33Z Join us at the MLA Open House on November 14. If you are interested in applying to the MLA program for next fall or in the near future, please attend. For more information please contact Joe Favour, Interim Director of Graduate Studies. A flyer and MLA information package can be... Vincent deBritto Join us at the MLA Open House on November 14. If you are interested in applying to the MLA program for next fall or in the near future, please attend. For more information please contact Joe Favour, Interim Director of Graduate Studies.

A flyer and MLA information package can be downloaded in PDF format.

]]> Mapping Spectral Traces Symposium tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.372376 2012-10-18T03:46:51Z 2012-10-21T03:47:39Z Friday October 19: Panel presentations for Mapping Spectral Traces VI: shadows traces undercurrents from 1pm to 5pm in Rapson 100. The full schedule is here.... Vincent deBritto Friday October 19: Panel presentations for Mapping Spectral Traces VI: shadows traces undercurrents from 1pm to 5pm in Rapson 100. The full schedule is here.

]]> Cities on Water Exhibit tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.371559 2012-09-21T04:41:54Z 2012-10-16T04:43:04Z An exhibit of student work from last year's Cities on Water study program will run from September 25th to October 5th. The exhibit will be in the center courtyard and will feature projects from the Netherlands and Venice.... Vincent deBritto An exhibit of student work from last year's Cities on Water study program will run from September 25th to October 5th. The exhibit will be in the center courtyard and will feature projects from the Netherlands and Venice.

]]> Tracy Metz Lecture tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.371558 2012-08-28T04:40:37Z 2012-10-16T04:41:22Z Tracy Metz, co-author of Sweet and Salt: Water and the Dutch will be lecturing at 6pm on October 1st in 100 Rapson Hall.. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. Tracy was a Harvard Loeb Fellow in 2007 and a member of the 2008 Delta Commission, advising the... Vincent deBritto Tracy Metz, co-author of Sweet and Salt: Water and the Dutch will be lecturing at 6pm on October 1st in 100 Rapson Hall.. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. Tracy was a Harvard Loeb Fellow in 2007 and a member of the 2008 Delta Commission, advising the government on water safety. She was previously a guest scholar at the Netherlands Institute for Spatial Research and a member of the Council for Rural Areas, the independent advisory board to the ministry of Nature and Agriculture.

]]> Patrick Keiller at the Tate tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.359713 2012-07-01T18:06:56Z 2012-10-14T19:45:15Z In the second, Robinson and a long-suffering narrator-companion set out to solve ‘the problem of England’: the advent of a new exurban landscape of logistics sheds and information hubs, bristling at the edges of cities that have failed to flourish as post-industrial enclaves for leisure and service. From the London... Vincent deBritto In the second, Robinson and a long-suffering narrator-companion set out to solve ‘the problem of England’: the advent of a new exurban landscape of logistics sheds and information hubs, bristling at the edges of cities that have failed to flourish as post-industrial enclaves for leisure and service.

From the London Review of Books, a beautiful piece on the work of artist/filmmaker Patrick Keiller.

]]> Hewitt receives President's Award for Outstanding Service tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.352853 2012-04-23T18:54:18Z 2012-04-23T18:59:42Z Emeritus Associate Professor, Clint Hewitt, will become a member of an elite group of faculty and staff at the University community as a 2012 recipient of the President's Award for Outstanding Service. President Kaler expressed, "true to the mission of this great land-grant institution, you have done more than your... asmoot Emeritus Associate Professor, Clint Hewitt, will become a member of an elite group of faculty and staff at the University community as a 2012 recipient of the President's Award for Outstanding Service. President Kaler expressed, "true to the mission of this great land-grant institution, you have done more than your share to make the University of Minnesota one of the preeminent institutions in the nation." Clint will be recognized by the Board of Regents at their board meeting May 10th and honored at a reception June 4th at Eastcliff.

]]> Landscape Architecture Final Reviews tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.351140 2012-04-18T21:32:57Z 2012-04-15T21:44:22Z GD1 John Koepke, Matthew Tucker, and Andrea Wedul St Paul to Hastings River Corridor Date, Location, Time GD2 Kristine Miller, Matthew Tucker Juxtaposition Arts Date, Location, Time GD3 Capstone Studio May 7-May 10, 9am-4pm Rapson Courtyard Capstone Poster... Vincent deBritto GD1 John Koepke, Matthew Tucker, and Andrea Wedul
St Paul to Hastings River Corridor
Date, Location, Time

GD2 Kristine Miller, Matthew Tucker
Juxtaposition Arts
Date, Location, Time

GD3 Capstone Studio
May 7-May 10, 9am-4pm
Rapson Courtyard
Capstone Poster

]]> David Pitt Inducted into AICP College of Fellows tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.351336 2012-04-17T00:01:33Z 2012-04-17T01:57:19Z Professor David Pitt was inducted into College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners last night at the annual convention of the American Planning Institute.... Vincent deBritto Professor David Pitt was inducted into College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners last night at the annual convention of the American Planning Institute.

]]> Students for Design Activism Win Award tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.351146 2012-04-16T21:57:43Z 2012-04-16T16:59:27Z Students for Design Activism were awarded a 2012 Tony Diggs Excellence Award for outstanding professional or student group.... Vincent deBritto Students for Design Activism were awarded a 2012 Tony Diggs Excellence Award for outstanding professional or student group.

]]> Plans for Frogtown Farm Move Forward tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.351147 2012-04-16T00:03:04Z 2012-04-16T00:00:17Z The Wilder Foundation has agreed to sell a 12-acre property in St Paul to the Trust for Public Land, bringing the shared vision of the non-profit Frogtown Gardens and Sarah Weeks (MLA 11) closer to fruition. The mission of Frogtown Gardens is to make their neighborhood healthier and greener. The... Vincent deBritto The Wilder Foundation has agreed to sell a 12-acre property in St Paul to the Trust for Public Land, bringing the shared vision of the non-profit Frogtown Gardens and Sarah Weeks (MLA 11) closer to fruition.

The mission of Frogtown Gardens is to make their neighborhood healthier and greener. The neighborhood is challenged by low incomes, high health risks, and the lack of green space. Since 2009, the group has worked to create Frogtown Farm, an urban agriculture site on the former-Wilder property in the center of their neighborhood.

Last year, Sarah Weeks worked with Frogtown Gardens to develop her capstone project. Based on her research, she though the land should be used as a teaching space to demonstrate the principles of organic gardening, along with outdoor spaces for trails, festivals, and art.

Weeks currently works as a Research Fellow for the Metropolitan Design Center where she works on projects ranging from street design to phytoremediation to rethinking school landscapes. She also assists the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum with graphics for their children's urban gardening programs.

]]> GIS Pioneer Jack Dangermond Visits Campus tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.351148 2012-04-15T22:03:33Z 2012-04-16T00:10:42Z Jack Dangermond (M.Arch 68), founder of the mapping software company ESRI, was on campus this week to give a lecture at the Humphrey Institute and tour the College of Design as the first Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Institute on the Environment. During his lecture, Dangermond described how maps tell... Vincent deBritto Jack Dangermond (M.Arch 68), founder of the mapping software company ESRI, was on campus this week to give a lecture at the Humphrey Institute and tour the College of Design as the first Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Institute on the Environment. During his lecture, Dangermond described how maps tell stories that motivate action. With available cloud technology in cellphones and tablets, users can now democratize spatial information. Dangermond paid tribute to his mentor at the University, Professor Emeritus Roger Martin.

]]> Kristine Miller Presents at Walker Arts Center "Pecha Kucha" tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/debri001/la5413//7812.351143 2012-04-06T21:46:45Z 2012-04-15T21:53:27Z Landscape architecture professor Kristine Miller will her work on politics and public space, at the Walker Art Center on Friday, April 13. Her presentation is part of an event featuring rapid-fire project talks by other artists and academics, including photographer Wing Young Huie. The event will be webcast live from... Vincent deBritto Landscape architecture professor Kristine Miller will her work on politics and public space, at the Walker Art Center on Friday, April 13. Her presentation is part of an event featuring rapid-fire project talks by other artists and academics, including photographer Wing Young Huie. The event will be webcast live from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Professor Miller will also speak at the Midwest Great Lakes Regional Conference for the Council of Education on Thursday, April 26 about her contributions to the positive transformations of education.

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