The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture is saddened to share that Roger Rupnow (BS URPL ’56, MS URPL ’65) has passed away at the age of 94. Roger received his undergraduate degree and his …
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Edna Ledesma awarded the 2021 Best Paper Award in Planning and Entrepreneurship
The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture is pleased to share that Associate Professor Edna Ledesma was awarded the 2021 Best Paper Award in Planning and Entrepreneurship by ACSP and the Kaufmann Foundation, for Edna’s …
Local Government Education: Practices for Protecting Local Farmland (Nov. 10)
Join this discussion Practices for Protecting Local Farmland on November 10th, presented by our very own URPL PhD student, Catie DeMets! Extension’s Local Government Education series features practical, professional webinars around many planning-related topics, from …
Local Government Education: The Case for Local Food Systems Planning (Oct.13)
Join this local food systems discussion on October 13th, presented by our very own URPL PhD student, Catie DeMets! Extension’s Local Government Education series features practical, professional webinars around many planning-related topics, from increasing housing …
Jordahl Public Lands Lecture: Rebuilding Yesterday: The power of untold stories, a conversation with Shelton Johnson
Thursday, October 14, 2021 6:30-7:30 p.m. CDT (online or in-person) Networking Reception: 7:30-8:30 p.m. CDT (in-person) *Please note that in-person tickets will be limited to 150 people The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture is …
The Neighborhood Modeling System
The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture received a generous donation of the The Neighborhood Modeling System from Lucy Thompson (MS URPL ’81). The Neighborhood Modeling System was created in 2000 by Rich McLaughlin, an …
Carey McAndrews receives the McBurney Center Forward in Access Award
The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture is pleased to share that Associate Professor Carey McAndrews received the McBurney Center Forward in Access Award. Dr. McAndrews was the instructor for a class that had a …
Restoring mangroves in Puerto Rico supports human health and well-being
With a new coastal resilience grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla will work with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture (DPLA) …
Fondy Market Course Project Selected for WI ASLA Merit Award
The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture is pleased to announce that a course project focusing on the Fondy Market in Milwaukee was selected for a merit award for analysis and planning through the Wisconsin …
A message from the Chair
Dear PLA Community, It has been my honor and privilege to serve the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture as its first Chair over these past four years and as the final Chair of URPL …