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Groundwork
Read Groundwork (PDF), the magazine of the ESF Department of Landscape Architecture. This latest issue features an alumni profile of Robert R. Page, an update on the work of the Center for Community Design Research, coverage of the work of the "Mission Geneva Green Team," and much more.
LA Events
Summer problems and theses courses
May 14 - August 10,
12th Annual American Ecological Engineering Society Meeting
June 7 - 9, SUNY-ESF. Event Website
Summer Session II begins
Monday, July 2, 2012, Information and Registration
Graduate Workshop: "Ethics, Culture and Community-based Environmental Research"
August 15 - 17, TBA.
Did you know...
Landscape Architect called a "Best Career" by U.S. News in 2008 , 2009, & 2010!
The Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that demand for landscape architecture services will grow by an astonishing 16% by 2016, making ours the fastest growing of all design professions.
LA News
'Beachfront Property' Coming to ESF
Urban Design, Community Engagement
ESF Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus George W. Curry continues to contribute his time and expertise. ("It's Your City: New OCL study focuses on enhancing public spaces"; 5/23/12) READ MORE
Cherry Valley Beehive Coke Ovens
ESF's master's student Marin Braco recently presented her plan to nearly 80 local officials at the Leetonia Community Public Library. ("Village has final plan for Coke Ovens"; 5/21/12) READ MORE
Onondaga County Agriculture Council
ESF's Matthew Potteiger appointed to new Agriculture Council tasked with recommending ways to promote and preserve the county's farming community. ("Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney appoints 28 to agricultural panel"; 5/21/12) READ MORE
The Department of
Landscape Architecture
Since 1911 the Landscape Architecture program at SUNY-ESF has been educating practitioners and teachers, designers and planners, advocates and policy makers who have contributed their careers to a viable, sustainable integration of natural and cultural communities.
The Department of Landscape Architecture offers three degree programs designed to educate students to contribute in varied ways to the wise use of land and landscape. Each provides a basis for students to 
establish career directions in the profession of landscape architecture. The bachelor and master of landscape architecture, and master of science degrees are offered. Qualified undergraduate students may apply for the combined B.L.A./M.S. fast-track option.
Size and Diversity of Faculty
The SUNY-ESF program is one of the largest in the United States, with 20 full-time and part-time faculty. Faculty interests range from materials and construction to regional planning, from ecological planning to urban design, from theoretical landscapes to historic preservation.
Areas of Study
The large and diverse faculty offer not only a wide range of foundation courses necessary for professional preparation, but also four strong areas of study that encourage in-depth exploration in ecological design and planning, community design and planning, and cultural landscape conservation.
Relationship to Syracuse University
SUNY-ESF and Syracuse University reside on the same campus together. Students at SUNY-ESF may take courses from Syracuse University at no additional cost. This allows each institution to contribute to the programs of the other. As a result, students in landscape architecture not only benefit from the broad range of environmental science programs at SUNY-ESF, but also from the architecture, interior design, visual and performing arts, geography, anthropology, art history, foreign languages, and other programs at Syracuse University.
International Connections
Since 1970 the Landscape Architecture program has required a semester of off campus study for BLA candidates, and graduate students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this program as well. The Department of Landscape Architecture is well traveled and has developed long-term contacts throughout Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and elsewhere. In recent years, graduate students have conducted independent research in Switzerland, Russia, Italy, Mexico, Czechoslovakia, Wales, Northern Ireland, Indonesia, Spain, and Canada.
National Park Service Field School
Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine
June 10 to July 21, 2012
Offered in partnership with the National Park Service Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, the National Park Service Field School is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in park management and cultural landscape preservation.
