Build Resilient Communities
Ready to build a brighter future for people and the planet? At UMass Amherst, you can receive a professionally accredited degree in landscape architecture or regional planning. We also offer a highly flexible Bachelor of Science Sustainable Community Development and a skills-based Associate of Science in Landscape Contracting.
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Giving You the Tools to Make a Difference
LARP students take on real‑world projects with real clients and communities, driving change through innovative design and planning.
LARP Seniors Partner with Communities to Design a More Resilient Future for Boston
This spring, the Beloved Places Senior Capstone Landscape Architecture Studio examined climate challenges facing Boston's North End and West End neighborhoods. By collaborating with community groups and the Eliot School, UMass students proposed innovative design solutions to coastal flooding, extreme heat, limited green space, and other issues facing sites along Boston Harbor and the Charles River. This project was supported by Envision Resilience's inaugural National Design Grant.
From Scrapyard to an Urban Landscape of Recovery
This past fall, the Senior Urban Design Studio taught by Frank Sleegers and Michael Amato, partnered with the City of Hartford, CT, Neighborhood Planning Department to reimagine the a former scrapyard in Hartford's Parkville neighborhood as a model for urban revitalization and environmental recovery.
Alumni Stories
From habitat design to city planning, our alumni create spaces where communities and nature can thrive.
Zube Lecture Series
The Zube Lectures Series is committed to advancing conversations in landscape architecture, planning, sustainability, and related fields. Join us on Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. in the Design Building Lecture Hall for inspiring talks by leading scholars and practitioners. Each lecture offers fresh insights, sparks dialogue, and explores major issues shaping communities and environments today.