Landscape Architecture Alumni Stories
A collaborative approach to creating community environments through landscape architecture
Throughout his personal and professional life, Ramon Murray has cited collaboration as a vital...
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Alumnus builds rural leadership program with over 6,000 graduates
Landscape architect and natural resource planner Tom Gallagher translated his multidisciplinary SNRE...
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Alumnus designs golf course ranked #24 in the world
Mike DeVries grew up golfing with his family at Crystal Downs Country Club in Frankfort, Michigan...
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Community visioning for resilient futures
Described as an “architect of public process,” Steven Ames is widely recognized for his work in...
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Designing the largest public park in Shanghai
Tao Zhang lives in Boston and works for Sasaki, one of the world's most renowned landscape...
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Greener, More Sustainable Golf
Golf and the environment are two of Parker Anderson’s passions. As a sustainability consultant and...
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How Michigan Alumnus is working to diversify the Landscape Architecture Industry
Glenn LaRue Smith integrates the disciplines of art and science as a landscape architect. Smith...
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Kat Superfisky (MLA/MS ’13)
Urban Ecologist, City of Los Angeles Los Angeles, California What did it mean to you to be named a...
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Landscape architect devotes talents to social justice
In Boulder, where the median home value is nearly $1 million dollars, access to affordable housing...
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Landscape architect Karen Verpeet: Resilient landscapes
After 18 years with ecological consulting firm H. T. Harvey & Associates, landscape architect Karen...
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Landscape Architect Oliver Kiley: Mobility and Transportation Design
Oliver Kiley (BS ’03, MLA ’08) began his career at SmithGroup, an international architectural firm...
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M’Lis Bartlett (MLA ’08)
Lecturer, U-M School for Environment and Sustainability Ann Arbor, Michigan What did it mean to you...
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Planting seeds, powering people, and transforming a river
When she left Ann Arbor in 2013, diplomas in hand, Kat Superfisky moved 2,300 miles across the...
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Roberto Astudillo: Designing inclusive urban landscapes
“Time and time again, we see underrepresented groups push the boundaries of our profession. They are...
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Tackling Kenya’s Biggest Reforestation Challenges
Environmental problems are inherently complex, and that complexity is what attracted Alex de Sosa...