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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
Career Development Series: Back to Basics - Your Resume/CV and Cover Letter: First Impressions
Monday, February 6, 2012, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. 146 Baker. Event Website
Native Plants for Sustainable Landscapes presented by Donald Leopold & Timothy Toland
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. 110 Moon Library Conference Room.
ESF Board of Trustees Meeting
Friday, February 10, 2012, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. 408 Baker.
Career Development Series: Back to Basics - An Employer's Perspective
Monday, February 13, 2012, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. 146 Baker. Event Website
LA News
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.
American Chestnut Foundation Board, Pennsylvania Chapter
ESF alumnus Robert Lingenfelter was elected to the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation Board. ("Lingenfelter to join state chapter of American Chestnut Foundation Board"; 1/12/12) READ MORE
Montezuma Heritage Park
Story on the new park that ESF students helped plan as part of class project. ("Montezuma inches closer to new park with new planning grant "; 12/15/11) READ MORE
Native Plant Symposium
ESF's Tim Tolland will speak on SUNY-ESF master plan and projects that feature native plants and ecological design in February 2012. ("4th Annual Design with Native Plant Symposium") READ MORE
SUNY Center for Brownfield Studies, Lyons Falls
ESF's partnering work, redevelopment ideas and conversion technology are mentioned in story about Lyons Fall paper mill. ("Lyons Falls mill development efforts aided by state funding"; 12/14/11) 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. Today the program is stronger than ever. The reasons listed below are just a few of the many examples that show how ESF's program in Landscape Architecture offers many unique opportunities to its students.
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.
