Linda Jewell, M.L.A., F.A.S.L.A.
Professor and Chair

Fall 2009

The Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning has a rich heritage of providing educational experiences and cutting-edge research that integrates the art of landscape design with a concern for an ecologically healthy planet and social equity. Aided by a multidisciplinary faculty with backgrounds in design, science, and planning, the department offers degree programs for undergraduates and master's and Ph.D. students who pursue leadership positions in private design firms, public agencies, and non-profit organizations. Numerous graduates are also teaching in design and planning departments around the world.

This year, field study is again an important supplement to the classroom in courses requiring students to attend community meetings, stomp through streams, assess urban vegetation, visit construction sites and sketch Bay Area landscapes. With the aid of research and endowment funds, our field studies have included overseas travel to China, Mexico, France, Germany, and Japan to analyze open space and studio projects in Portugal, Hawaii, Thailand, and China. Last summer, Louise Mozingo took 10 graduate students to Thailand for a joint studio with Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, funded by the Thai Public Policy Foundation. The studio studied an area west of Bangkok undergoing rapid environmental change due to industrialization and intensified, export-oriented agriculture. In May, Professor Matt Kondolf took 15 students to Portugal for a workshop at Instituto Superior Technico. In June, eight Berkeley students joined four international students in a River Field Camp with Professor Kondolf in southeastern France.

Assistant Professor Karl Kullmann joined us full-time this fall. Formerly a member of the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Visual Arts at Western Australia and a designer with the Urban Design Center of Western Australia, Professor Kullmann has more than ten years of design experience, including three years as lead designer for Lutzow Seven of Berlin, where he led the firm to six first-prize competitions. This fall, Professor Michael Southworth is on leave, but we will again supplement our regular faculty with distinguished visitors. We are also happy to have Professor Emeritus Robert Twiss teaching LD ARCH 237 The Process of Environmental Planning as well as advising thesis students. In addition, we are delighted to have Daphne Edwards and Gabe Meil teaching the LD ARCH 101 undergraduate studio.

Congratulations to Professor Joe McBride who received the 2009 Outstanding Educator Award from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA). Colleagues and former students, many of whom are now distinguished educators and professionals from across the world, shared in the nomination of Joe for this award. Our congratulations also go to Tim Mollette-Parks (M.L.A. 2009), who was a finalist for the National Olmsted Scholar Fellowship.

This year, the CED fall evening lecture series includes Shane Coen on October 12 and Elizabeth Mossop on November 9. We also continue our colloquium series on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. More details on these lecturers and information on our faculty, courses, and special events can be found on our website. Please take a look, and if you have questions use the listed email addresses to contact our graduate student affairs officer, Jamie Lee, our undergraduate adviser, Mary Anne Clark, and/or individual faculty. We look forward to hearing from you.