Landscape Architecture

News and Events

  • A small backyeard garden with wildflowers (Shutterstock)

    Rewilding through our backyards

    02-24-2021

    "If we can teach people about wildlife, they will be touched. Humans want to save things that they love." – Steve Irwin

  • Design Intelligence Quarterly; American's Best Architecture & Design Schools 2017-2018;Cal Poly Pomona's BSLA Program Ranked 10th Nationwide MLA Program Ranked 11th Nationwide

    2017/18 Design Intelligence Rankings

    02-24-2021

    Recently, both BSLA and MLA programs in the Landscape Architecture Program at Cal Poly Pomona were ranked highly by Design Intelligence 2017-2018. The BSLA program is ranked 10th and the MLA program is ranked 11th.

  • A report from Paris

    05-01-2020

    Landscape architecture professor Rennie Tang is on sabbatical in France when President Emmanuel Macron announced nationwide confinement measures on March 17. Residents are allowed to leave their homes only for food and essential tasks, while police and military conduct patrols to enforce the order.

  • Constructed Efforts - Building Resilient Communities in the Los Angeles Gateway Cities

    606 Project wins ASLA Student Award of Excellence in Community Service Category

    10-02-2019

    606 Studio Project by MLA students (currently alumni) wins 2019 ASLA Student Award of Excellence in the Community Service Category. Congratulations to all students and faculty members contributed to the success!

  • Jose Guadalupe Gutierrez

    MLA Student Jose Guadalupe Gutierrez recognized as 2019 Switzer Environmental Fellow

    09-10-2019

    Congratulations to second year MLA student Jose Guadalupe Gutierrez who is recently recognized as 2019 Switzer Environmental Fellow by the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation. Jose is the only MLA student recognized by the Fellowship this year. His awardee profile is available on the foundation's website: https://www.switzernetwork.org/users/jose-guadalupe-gutierrez.

  • Bravely Curious Sketchbook designed by students.

    Donate for sketchbooks!

    05-22-2019

    Now through June 30, 2019, with every $50 donation to the Landscape Architecture Annual Fund, the department will send you a custom made sketchbook specially designed by Landscape Architecture Department Students. $100 will get you two...maybe get them for the whole office! The donations for this campaign will help provide ongoing support of department culture- field trips, workshops, lectures, shirts, etc. The value of the sketchbook is $15 and will be deducted from the charitable value of your gift.

  • CPPLA welcomes new tenure-track faculty!

    05-22-2019

    The department is pleased to welcome Claire Latanè ASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP to our tenure-track faculty. Claire is a writer, community advocate, and ecological designer. She applies research connecting designed environments with mental health and safety to design school and everyday environments with empathy.

  • Toronto Field Naturalists Spotlight MLA Student's Project

    01-11-2019

    How would you a landscape architect describe their favorite place? MLA student Adrian Tenney revisited a beloved hometown haunt, the Cedarvale Ravine in York, Toronto, for Fall 2018's LA 5771 (Landscape Awareness and Assessment) taught by lecturer Claire Latane. Tenney's illustrated analysis caught the attention of Toronto Field Naturalists, a non-profit member organization of the Ontario Nature province-wide network of conservation groups. Her full report was published in a Jan. 10 "This Place" column.