Build 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
Fall 2024 Studios
Learn about this semester's landscape architecture and regional planning studio projects, where students advance their design skills and participate in real-world projects.
Zube Lecture Series
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!
The 8th Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning: Healing Place and Planet will take place April 11-13, 2025, at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.