Build a Sustainable Communities
Now more than ever, landscape architects and planners are needed to help solve today’s biggest challenges, from housing inequality, to food insecurity and climate change. Our department offers professionally accredited degree programs in Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning. We also offer a highly flexible Sustainable Community Development undergraduate program and a skills-based Associate of Science in Landscape Contracting.
Why Study Landscape Architecture?
"As landscape architects, we have the power to leave the world in better shape than when we found it. I challenge everyone to do the same"
- Lucas D'Entremont, BSLA 2024 Graduate
LARP Students Explore Cultural Landscapes in the Czech Republic
The LA/RP 691S "Cultural Landscapes Field Study: Documentation, Values, and Policy" class journeyed to the Czech Republic for a two-week summer exploration of cultural landscapes. MLA student Nina Fritsch shares highlights from the trip.
Tour the Waugh Arboretum
The Waugh Arboretum, established in 1944 and named after our department founder Frank A. Waugh, is a campus-wide collection of trees at UMass Amherst that supports a landscape for learning, research and exploration. Join us for a walking tour across campus to learn about the arboretum’s most notable specimens, gardens, and historic landscapes from representatives of the Waugh Arboretum Committee.
See NYC's Landscape Architecture
Join the UMass Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning on September 14th for a full-day tour of NYC’s world renowned landscape architecture, guided by UMass Professor Emeritus Jack Ahern and Professor Ethan Carr.
Zube Lecture Fall 2024 Schedule
Our department gathers academic experts, professional leaders, and LARP alumni from around the world for our renowned Zube Lecture Series. Guest speakers lead weekly talks and panel discussions on major topics in landscape architecture, regional planning, and community development.
Save the Date! UMass Will Host the 8th Fabos Conference, April 2025
We are pleased to announce that the "Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning: Healing Place and Planet" will take place April 11-13, 2025, at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.