Landscape design students presented their master plan ideas for a new trail project near Missouri Headwaters State Park in Trident, MT. What a great turnout at the Sacajawea Audubon Society monthly meeting, and lots of great design conversations after the formal presentations!
On the (Student) Farm
Currently, I am visiting student farms in the Midwest to explore the role of design elements in the cultural sustainability and placemaking of farms in the campus context. Although I have enjoyed my many interviews with farm managers and faculty advisors, the best perk has been receiving farm fresh produce on the road!
Service-Learning Project Site Visit
Students get to know the project site for designing alternative park futures for a new community park in Bozeman - Oak Springs Park. We are in the process of understanding and analyzing the existing and historical conditions of the site, in preparation for our first community partner design workshop in a couple weeks.
Park(ing) Day
Landscape design students created two pop-up parks along College Street as part of an international event, Park(ing) Day (parkinday.org). For one day only, the parklets successfully challenged people’s every-day perceptions of public space. We could not have asked for a more beautiful fall day! The objectives for this class project, which was part of the Advanced Landscape Design studio (HORT 432), were for students to collaborate in developing a shared design idea, work within budget and time constraints, physically construct the parklet, and assess the user experience and implementation of their design intent.