outreach

Don Brigham, FASLA, Principal of Don Brigham Plus Associates in Clarkston, Washington and part-time faculty member for the Department of Landscape Architecture maintains a unique outreach program for students in LArc 289, Planting Design II. If you are interested in having three-four students prepare a landscape design for your residential or small commercial project, please contact the Department of Landscape Architecture or call 208-885-7448 and mention this program specifically. Students work on these projects in the spring semester.

THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIOS

The department welcomes inquires from communities, not-for-profit organizations and governmental agencies regarding the possibility of studio based landscape architecture and land planning service-learning projects. Please contact the Department of Landscape Architecture or call 208-885-7448 if you wish to talk directly to a department representative about this studio outreach program. Faculty welcome the opportunity to engage students in service learning as a component of professional development. Several criteria are used in the selection of these projects:

· Does the proposed outreach project aid the student in understanding the culture and landscape character of the region?

· Is a proposed outreach project of the level of complexity required to meet the learning objectives of the program?

· How does the proposed project provide opportunities for interdisciplinary learning with other university disciplines?

· Will the proposed project engage the student in critical social issues? Are "at risk" human or environmental resource issues present in the project that address values and ethics?

· Does the proposed project require students to identify individuals and/or agencies in the university and community outside of the profession as resources for the successful completion of the project?

· Does the project provide opportunities to partner with regional landscape architecture, planning and other design professionals?

· Will the student's participation in the proposed project promote Landscape Architecture and the professional practice of regional landscape architects?

Outreach projects through the landscape architecture design studios during the past five years have included:

2005

City of Moscow, Idaho, Planning and Zoning Commission. Designed demonstrations of sustainable development for commercial, mixed use and housing. Produced plans, models, and perspective images in anticipation of city Comprehensive Plan update. Products included plans, models, perspectives and digital reports.

Sawtooth Botanical Garden Master Plan with 3D Walkthroughs, Sun Valley, Idaho

2004

Clyde Park Site Master Planning, Partners: City of Moscow Parks and Recreation Department and the Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute.

Open Space Linkage Study for the City of Rathdrum Parks and Recreation, and Planning Departments.

Design Implementation of Clyde Park Master Plan, Partner: City of Moscow Parks and Recreation Department.

Port of Lewiston, Idaho. Production of Master plan for east-central Lewiston for a new business technology park and commercial and high density residential development. Products included plans, models, perspectives and printed reports.

2003

South Fork of the Palouse River Restoration Project in partner with Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute (PCEI).

Regional Open Space Planning Project for 2003 Annual Green Space Design Competition.

Buffalo Eddy Site Planning Project for National Park Service, Nez Perce National Historical Park.

Moscow Ice Rink Site Planning Project for Palouse Ice Rink Association – PIRA.

U.S. 95 Re-routing Study for the Moscow, Idaho area Harrison, Idaho and Seeley Lake Montana Community Design. Production of revitalization proposals. Products included plans, models, perspectives and printed reports.

Ponderosa State Park with Dennis Coyle, Park Manager, McCall, Idaho and McCall Outdoor Science School with Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute and University of Idaho College of Natural Resources, Moscow, Idaho.

South Fork of Palouse River restoration design with Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute, Moscow, Idaho.

2002

Paradise Creek Restoration Project with the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute.

National Park Service Rathdrum Mountain Trail Planning Project, Rivers and Trails Program, Seattle Office and City of Rathdrum GEM Committee.

Orofino Canoe Campsite Site Plan for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, Nez Perce National Historical Park, National Park Service.

Philips Farm County Park with Philips Farm Advisory Board, Latah County, Idaho

Haden and Sandpoint, Idaho. Production of revitalization proposals including hotels, historic restoration, resorts, civic centers, façade remodeling, street and landscape improvements. Products included plans, models, perspectives and printed reports. (With students in architecture)

2001

· White Bird Village Site Planning for Nez Perce National Historical Park.

· Coho Creek Low Impact Design (LID) Competition for Pierce County Cooperative Extension Office, Washington State University.

· Latah Trail Analysis for US National Park Service, Latah County, Latah Trail Foundation & Latah Trail Advisory Group.

· Downtown revitalization for Clarkston, Washington with architecture students

2000

Community Planning and Design Project for New Meadows and McCall, Idaho, developed with architecture students in a combined studio.

Community Planning and Design Project for Star, Idaho, developed with architecture students in a combined studio.

Workshops

The Department of Landscape Architecture offers a series of landscape architecture workshops most recently in Boise and at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden in Sun Valley. For further information about workshops contact Professor Steve Drown.

Building Sustainable Communities Initiative, University of Idaho

The Departments of Conservation Social Science and Landscape Architecture led by Steve Hollenhorst and Steve Drown received a $1.6 million dollar 5 year grant- “Building Sustainable Communities: A New University and Community Partnership. This interdisciplinary initiative with partners in seven colleges and nine departments including Agriculture Extension will establish a new academic program in Bioregional Planning and Community Design along with outreach programs in community development and training programs for elected officials and professionals. More information on this program may be found under Strategic Investments in Academic Programs and The Office of the Provost.