Spring 2026
The Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning's Zube Lecture Series invites leading scholars and practitioners from around the world to give weekly talks on major topics in landscape architecture, planning, sustainability, and related fields.
Zube Lectures are held every Thursday at 4:00 p.m. ET (unless otherwise noted) in the John W. Olver Design Building Lecture Hall (Room 170) at 551 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01002. Lecture recordings are posted to UMass LARP - YouTube following each event.
*Some lectures qualify for AICP-CM credits for planners. Please see to the schedule below for more information.
The History of Zube
The Zube Lecture Series is named for Erv Zube, former head of the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning from 1965 to 1980. Professor Zube is internationally known for his groundbreaking leadership in developing a culture of academic research in landscape architecture. His research made numerous seminal contributions to landscape planning theory and practice. Zube left UMass for the University of Arizona, where he continued his renowned research and teaching until he passed away in 2001. Erv Zube and his wife, Margaret, established an endowment at UMass Amherst in 2004 to “bring scholars to the department to stimulate and enrich our academic community in landscape architecture and planning." The Zube endowment has been supported generously by alumni, students and faculty.
The Department honors their leadership and generosity through the Zube Lecture Series which continues to enrich our community with the thoughts and works of local, national, and international academic and professional leaders. The department is pleased to accept donations of any amount to continue to build and enlarge the endowment.
