The UW-Madison Population Health Institute’s MATCH (Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health) group is excited to partner with the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service on a special Toward One Wisconsin preconference virtual program. Racism is a …
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Upper Midwest APA 2020 Virtual Conference Registration Open!
The Upper Midwest APA 2020 Virtual Conference is a 3-day conference co-hosted by Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The virtual conference offers 30 sessions covering the impacts of COVID-19, Racial Equity and Social Justice, Land Use, …
Course Spotlight: Urban and Regional Planning 590, Designing Healthy Communities
A Student Perspective “While the particular [forces] that [influence and enable patterns of market disruptions] may be new, that the fates of place, people, and economies are deeply intertwined is a truth as old …
Happy Anniversary DPLA!
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 …
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 …