Please note this event occurred in the past.
August 29, 2024 9:00 am - 4:30 pm ET
Students
Meet for the tours in the John W. Olver Design Building.

Explore the Area!

The UMass Department of Landscape Architecture (LARP) invites incoming LARP graduate students on a walking tour of downtown Amherst and a bus tour of the surrounding region on Thursday, August 29th. Please see the schedule below for more details. 

 

Downtown Amherst Walking Tour (For LARP and ARCH Graduate Students)

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Downtown Amherst walking tour led by Steve Schreiber - Meet in the John W. Olver Design Building Atrium and walk into town

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Walk or take the PVTA bus back to the Design Building

 

Regional Bus Tour (For LARP Graduate Students Only)

11:00 AM

LARP Regional Bus Tour - Meet in the Design Building Atrium

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Dawson Conservation Area / Hadley Common

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Northampton / Pulaski Park, Lunch and Restroom Break

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Make-It Springfield and walking tour of downtown Springfield

3:30 PM

Bus departs to return to UMass Amherst