June 3, 2020
Author: Zachary Vickers
Rob Kuper, associate professor of landscape architecture, is featured in the June 2020 (Vol. 110, No. 6) issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine where he responds to the benefits of virtual classrooms, how it can reduce the carbon footprint of the entire class, provide more immediate critical feedback and more:
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May 7, 2020
Author: tuf83247
Temple University Ambler’s graduates are an exemplary group of diverse students who will soon begin the next chapter in their lives in a wide variety of fields, from landscape architecture and horticulture to psychology and kinesiology.
Every journey has an ending but with every ending comes a new beginning. Their next journey starts in an unprecedented time for our country and the world. They are ready to face the challenges that are ahead and they are ready to do what they can to make the world a better place.
To honor our graduating class, Temple University Ambler is profiling just a few of the shining examples of the dedicated, determined, exceptional Class of 2020.
Check out all of the student profiles over at Temple's Ambler Campus website.
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April 30, 2020
Author: Zachary Vickers
In 2003, Lolly Tai, PhD, RLA, FASLA and professor of landscape architecture at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University was named a First Asian American Pacific Islander female ASLA Fellow by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the professional association for landscape architects in the United States, to honor her vital contributions to the field.
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January 2, 2020
Author: Gracie A. Laychock
At the 2019 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture in San Diego, CA., Baldev Lambalead a panel presentation titled “Design with Nature, 50 Years Later". The panelist speakers included Frederick Steiner, FASLA, Dean, Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Univ.
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January 2, 2020
Author: Gracie A. Laychock
Adam Supplee
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October 3, 2019
Author: Zachary Vickers
In spring 2019, Tyler School of Art and Architecture Community Development alumnus Jon Fiamoncini (BSCD ‘19) helped create a mural and garden at Philadelphia’s George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science (GWC), with the help of students and generous donors.
“Originally, I’d been assigned the task of assisting a group of GWC students with a community engagement project through my Placemaking: Revitalizing Urban Communities class at Tyler,” Fiamoncini said. After the class ended, he continued to volunteer at GWC. That’s when plans were discussed for the creation of a mural and garden.
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May 23, 2019
Author: Gracie A. Laychock
April 17, 2019
Author: Gracie A. Laychock
Unique Houseplants: Plants You Can Grow from the Produce Section
Benjamin Snyder, Greenhouse Manager, discussed some of the tips and tricks to successfully germinate and care for edible tropical plants that you can grow from grocery store fruits and herbs. A demonstration and a walk through of the Greenhouse was included.
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March 26, 2019
Author: Gracie A. Laychock
Temple University's 2019 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit, Hip haven: Hangin' loose at a home refuge,
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November 28, 2018
Author: Gracie A. Laychock
American Society of Landscape Architects, Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter
Merit Award, General Design Category, Project “Pop Up Parks: Low Cost, Low Risk, High Impact Installations.” 2018.
These temporary Pop Up Park installations, located in Doylestown, PA, represent creative and innovative design experiments that have helped overcome resistance against losing parking, and have changed public perceptions about green spaces as catalysts for social, economic and environmental benefits. These Pop Up Parks have attracted a following asking for its annual return, they were used as models for similar installations in other locations and communities, and they have started serious conversations about ways of making them permanent.
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