July 1st marks our 3rd anniversary as the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, created on July 1, 2017, from two former departments with rich histories at UW-Madison. Thanks to all of you for being …
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PLA Summer Reading List!
In Defense of Housing – David Madden and Peter Marcuse The Just City Reader – ed. Toni L. Griffin What Goes Up: the Right and Wrongs to the City – Michael Sorkin High-Risers: Cabrini Green …
Congratulations to PLA’s Newest Alumni!
On Saturday, May 9th PLA celebrated the graduating class of 2020. We weren’t able to hold in-person graduation events but instead came together virtually to celebrate 13 MS in Urban and Regional Planning graduates and …
Williams Receives Wisconsin ASLA Life Achievement Award
Sourced from Quinn Evans Architects, Inc. by Jeanine Quaglia March 25, 2020 Quinn Evans Principal Recognized for Work with Historic Landscapes and Cultural Sites Brenda Williams, PLA, ASLA, a principal with Quinn Evans, has been …
City for all: Planning and landscape architecture professors tackle issues of equity and access.
Edna Ledesma and Revel Sims, two assistant professors in the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture were recently interviewed on their work and interpretation of a “just city.” Follow the link to read the full …
UW-Madison ASLA Student Chapter Wins Visibility award
Congratulations to the UW-Madison American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA) Chapter for earning the Visibility award at the ASLA-Wisconsin State Conference February 19th. The Visibilty award is given by the Wisconsin ASLA to, “recognize persons …
S.M. Borne Lecture on Environmental Planning and Stewardship: Matthew Vitz
On Tuesday, November 12th, the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, in conjunction with University Lectures, the Wisconsin Student Planning Association, and UniverCity Alliance had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Matthew Vitz as a part …
Middleton Review Covers PLA Class Study
On August 26th, the Middleton Review published an article on the report produced by Dr. Jeff Sledge’s class – Designing for Resilience: Reimagining the Unimaginable. The graduate-level course within the Department of Planning and Landscape …
S.M. Born Lecture on Environmental Planning and Stewardship: Matthew Vitz
We are pleased to announce that on Tuesday, November 12, Dr. Matthew Vitz will be presenting the inaugural lecture of the SM Born Lecture on Environmental Planning and Stewardship Series! The lecture will begin at …
Summer Internship Spotlight: Andrew Busker
The rise in temperatures, is bringing back summer nostalgia and with it our student summer internship spotlight. Today, our spotlight is on MS URPL student Andrew Busker. Andrew spent his summer working for the City …