College of Architecture and Planning

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Category: Landscape Architecture

  • What, a Newspaper Scarf?
    January 5, 2024 by

    Sustainability and environmental stewardship are core focuses in CAP’s educational mission, providing students valuable insights into the impact their design decisions have on communities and the environment. A case in point is the Landscape Architecture Materials Engineering course, tasking students with exploring innovative applications using reclaimed or low-impact materials for a small-scale project. Students are […]

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  • Ball State Landscape Architecture Student Selected for National Scholarship
    November 30, 2023 by

    Anaya Marshall, a fourth-year landscape architecture student, has been selected for the LAF (Landscape Architecture Foundation) Ignite program! She is one of only five students nationwide—and one of only two undergraduates—to be selected for the program, which supports BIPOC students in the profession. Anaya will receive an annual $10,000 scholarship until completing her landscape architecture […]

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  • Craig Farnsworth Selected as Finalist for His Water Color Painting
    June 30, 2023 by

    Roan Distinguished Professor of Landscape Architecture, Craig Farnsworth, was selected as a “Finalist” in the Professional Mixed Media category of the 49th Annual AIA / Dallas KRob Delineation Competition for his water color painting of the South Shore Cultural Center garden in Chicago. The Ken Roberts (KRob) competition is open to professionals in architecture or […]

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  • Students Start the Semester With an Intensive Design Challenge
    June 16, 2023 by

    DesignWeek 2023 kicked off the Spring semester with a bang! Envisioned as a dynamic and immersive experience to bring together students for an intensive one-week project, this collaborative endeavor replaced regular studio activities, allowing students to fully immerse themselves in the creative process. Working in groups of 8-10,  students from all years of undergraduate and […]

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  • CAP Students Use Drones in Field Work
    November 2, 2022 by

    Using drones in design is a relatively new technology that is opening up a wide range of applications. Drones are being used more and more in the design and building disciplines to assist with aerial photography for site analysis, checking site progress during the construction phase, and surveying building structures, to name a few. Seeing […]

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  • Improving Habitat for Monarchs and Other Pollinators
    October 6, 2022 by

    Pollinators, which range from the less-than-glamorous flies to showy hummingbirds and butterflies, have established themselves as necessary actors in the reproduction of over 85% of the world’s flowering plants and two-thirds of the world’s crops, including more than 100 crops in the United States.  However, loss of habitat is resulting in decline of these essential […]

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  • McVey Memorial Forest Boardwalk Project
    August 16, 2022 by

    An unconventional boardwalk project that Ball State landscape architecture students, architecture students, and faculty began in Spring 2021, was installed this year. The boardwalk connects three trails at McVey Memorial Forest in Randolph County. The project was developed in partnership between Red-tail Land Conservancy, the Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District, Madjax Makerspace, and […]

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  • Exhibit Columbus “Calibrate”: Performance and Collaboration Beyond the Installation
    May 16, 2022 by

    Natalie Yates, assistant professor of landscape architecture at Ball State University, finished her 2021 Exhibit Columbus University Design Fellowship. Her project “Calibrate” an environmental sensor-driven drawing apparatus was installed for Exhibit Columbus’ 2021 New Middles Exhibition located at the Heritage Fund Community Foundation courtyard in Columbus, Indiana. The exhibition opened at the end of August and […]

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