Tyler School of Art and Architecture

In the words of the immortal Dr. Frankenstein, “It’s Alive! Alive!” That’s right, a new corpse flower, Amorphophallus titanum, is set to bloom in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture Greenhouse Education and Research Complex at Temple Ambler in the coming days! The new bloom follows in the […]

Field research is an invaluable tool for researchers across all disciplines at Temple University and well beyond. It provides data in real time in actual environmental conditions. Of course, sometimes those environmental conditions don’t cooperate with the needs of the experiment at hand. “We’ve […]

Months of hard work, dedication and teamwork by the students, faculty and staff in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture's Landscape Architecture and Horticulture programs have been recognized with a stellar showing at the 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show, which continues at the Pennsylvania […]

They dot the landscape throughout the country and well beyond. Old electrical towers. Abandoned power stations. Monuments to changing technology, changing populations, changing needs. Over time, nature will take back those sites, absorbing them once more into the natural environment. That is the […]

In the Tyler School of Art and Architecture Greenhouse Education and Research Complex at Temple Ambler, a bit of horticultural magic is taking place. Benjamin Snyder, Manager of the Tyler School of Art and Architecture Greenhouse Education and Research Complex at Temple Ambler, Temple Horticulture […]

A dedicated group of Tyler School of Art and Architecture Master of Landscape Architecture students and faculty, Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy cadets, Ambler Arboretum horticulture staff, and Recreation, Outdoor Education and Wellness staff recently came together for the culmination of an […]

What is it that spurs students to pursue careers in landscape architecture today? According to Torey Carter-Conneen, Chief Executive Officer of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), students “continue to be inspired by design.” “As travel has opened up, I have had the opportunity to […]

Tyler School of Art and Architecture student Emely Fernandez has always been a do-it-yourselfer. “My journey to Architecture has been a long one. When I was younger, my parents had just immigrated to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic; we didn’t have the money to buy things like Barbie dream […]

For centuries, lavender and other shades of purple have carried significant meaning in the LGBTQ community. However, early references in film and radio often poked fun at men and women who broke gender norms and carried a “streak of lavender.” The “Lavender Menace” feminist collective bravely […]

There is something about the Ambler Arboretum of Temple University that recent graduate Sam Emory loves that other people might not readily think about. “I love labels on trees — I’m always curious about what I’m looking at — they are a genius invention. The way that the landscape on campus has […]