Joseph S. R. Volpe

M.L.A., Harvard, 1964

B.L.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1961

B.S., in Plant Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958

Joseph S. R. Volpe taught 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 issues in planning and design. He 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 included 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 explored the dynamics of landscape architecture as an art form and as a political and community process.