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Joseph S.R. Volpe
Professor of Landscape Architecture

B.S., in Plant Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958; B.L.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1961; M.L.A., Harvard, 1964.

Teaches courses and studios in landscape architecture design, including a foundation studio on landscape media and the definition of garden and landscape space, the studio in urban design, and seminars on current issues in planning and design. Has developed a system of teaching using a sequence of three-dimensional spatial models to understand the media of the landscape-landform, water, plants, and structures and to design human spatial experiences. Professional work includes both public and private practice in South America, New Zealand, France and North America on projects ranging from large-scale design to gardens. Prof. Volpe explores the dynamics of landscape architecture as an art form and as a political and community process.

   
 
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Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
109 Hills North, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
Elizabeth Brabec
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