Master of Regional Planning Capstone Presentations
May 01, 2026 9:00 am - 1:30 pm ET
John W. Olver Design Building Rooms 221 & 225
Please join the Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning in supporting second-year Master of Regional Planning candidates as they present their capstone projects. All are welcome to attend. The schedule for presentations by location is as follows:
Room 221
| TIME | PRESENTER | TYPE | TITLE | COMMITTEE |
| 9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. | Alex Cox | Thesis | Missing middle-housing development in midsized semi-isolated cities | Brabec, Renski, Smith (ex) |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Marcelina Joao | Thesis | Strategic Planning for Economic Growth through Infrastructure Investment to Reduce Rural Exodus in Benguela, Angola | Infield, Feiden |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Seth Price | Project | Understanding the Trajectory of Small and Shrinking New England Towns Through COVID19 | Renski, Barchers |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Devon Stennet | Project | High-Speed Rail from Boston to Springfield | Renski, Barchers |
| 1:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. | Anthony Kelliher | 3 Course Option | Tools and Techniques for Integrating Green Infrastructure Across Scales | Eisenman |
Room 225
| TIME | PRESENTER | TYPE | TITLE | COMMITTEE |
| 9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. | Prajakta Ghorpade | Project | Zoning for Character: Balancing Preservation and Change in Historic districts | Feiden, Eisenman |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Julia Opel | Project (MS3) | Capacity Building in Massachusetts’s Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness 2.0 | Barchers, Callaham, Eisenman |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Liana Rice | Project | Assessing Tools for Preservation in Hadley, MA | Brabec, Feiden |
| 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Grace Rennison | 3 Course Option | A Comprehensive Look at Community Development & Public Health | Eisenman |
| 12:30 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. | Seth Siegel | 3 Course Option | On the relationship between cars and mental health | Dunn |
| 1:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. | Daniel Villalbox-Ortiz | 3 Course Option | Refugium: Child Development within Metropolitan Suburban Contexts | Renski |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Ollie Murphy | 3 Course Option | Envision a participatory future: Investigating the rationalist present in technical planning fields | Renski |