Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was among the first institutions in the nation to offer an educational program in landscape architecture, with a degree program in place by 1907. [1] It is the only accredited program in the state of Illinois to offer all three landscape degree options, BLA, MLA and Ph.D. Today, the Department of Landscape Architecture sponsors one of the leading graduate-level academic and research programs in the country. [2] The department was particularly influential in the modernization of landscape pedagogy through the teaching of Stanley Hart White, impacting the work of Peter Walker, Hideo Sasaki, Richard Haag, Charles Harris, Philip H. Lewis Jr. and others.[3]

Cultural Landscapes in India: The Indian Studies Program in the Department of Landscape Architecture has played an active role in developing landscape plans for some of the most significant heritage sites in India--Taj Mahal on the Yamuna Riverfront, Govardhan Hill in Braj, Champaner-Pavagadh in Gujarat, Orchha in Madhya Pradesh, Ghats on the Ganga in Varanasi, and Sarnath. Students study cultural landscapes in site visits and based upon their fieldwork, engage in grounded speculations on sustainable heritage conservation through site planning and design. The projects exemplify research based projective planning and are widely consulted by government institutions, NGOs, design professionals and educators.

International Study of Landscapes and Health: The challenge of creating sustainable, healthy places has never been more pressing. The University of Illinois and National Taiwan University have developed a partnership to help address this challenge through the International Study of Landscapes and Health. The University of Illinois hosts students from National Taiwan University during the fall semester, and NTU hosts a spring semester program for students from the University of Illinois. Through this study abroad experience, Illinois students learn a great deal about how landscapes impact human health and well-being. They also get to experience the thriving city of Taipei, outstanding food, and a culture that welcomes and prizes students.

  1. ↑ Kesler, Gary. Cultivating Breadth: 100 Years of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2008.
  2. ↑ Hoddeson, Lillian., eds. No Boundaries: University Of Illinois Vignettes. Urbana : University Of Illinois Press, 2004. Print.
  3. ↑ Walker, Peter,Simo, Melanie Louise,Invisible Gardens: The Search For Modernism In The American Landscape. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1994. Print
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