Solving Pressing Problems: Oscar Rodriguez Ponce '24 MLA, '22 BS SBE Aug. 22, 2023 Master of Landscape Architecture student and Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Built Environments alumnus Oscar Rodriguez Ponce was born in Navajoa, Sonora, Mexico, but brew up in Nogales, Sonora. In 2017 he moved to Rio Rico, Arizona, and has lived in Arizona ever since. Read more Image
Museum of the All Souls Procession: Merle Weisshaupt '26 B.Arch Aug. 14, 2023 The architecture of Tucson's Museum of the All Souls Procession serves as a daily reminder of multicultural strength, bridging past and future. The museum's design embodies the procession, uniting history and modernity with weathered steel and wood, mirroring the cyclical renewal of tradition. Read more Image
New UArizona Honors College Podcast Explores 'Connection' with CAPLA Professor of Practice Teresa Rosano Aug. 3, 2023 CAPLA's Teresa Rosano is featured in the second episode of the UArizona W.A Franke Honors College's podcast, It's an Honor, a conversation with Franke Honors College Interim Dean John Pollard exploring "connection". Read more Image
Why Homes Often Feel Warmer Than the Thermostat Suggests — And What to Do About It Aug. 2, 2023 In a thought leadership piece for The Conversation, Associate Professor of Architecture, Sustainable Built Environments and Marketing Jonathan Bean discusses why homes often feel warmer than what the thermostat suggests, and what we can do about it. Read more Image
CAPLA Real Estate Development Professor Provides Insight on Increasing Density as a Response to the U.S. Housing Crisis July 27, 2023 A recent story in MarketWatch asked whether apartment buildings are the “silver bullet” for America’s housing shortage as lawmakers across the country ban single-family zoning. Daniel Kuhlmann, assistant professor of real estate development and planning, helps answer the question. Read more Image
How Cities are Battling Extreme Heat, and Why Record-Breaking Temps Don't Tell the Whole Story July 26, 2023 CAPLA Assistant Professor Ladd Keith explains how this year's heat wave extends well beyond Phoenix, how cities are addressing extreme heat and why record-breaking temperatures are an incomplete benchmark for understanding the effects of scorching heat. Read more Image
UArizona Master of Landscape Architecture Student Wins ASLA Arizona Student Award of Excellence July 5, 2023 The Ephemeral Essence of Plant + Place, a habitat garden designed for a community park by Krista Planinac '23 MLA, has been selected for the AzASLA Student Award of Excellence, which recognizes outstanding academic achievement. Read more Image
The Heat Is On This Summer: CAPLA’s Ladd Keith Provides Expert Insight for Sierra Club, Vox, Global Heat Health Information Network and Others June 30, 2023 As a leading expert on the impacts of extreme heat on communities, Assistant Professor of Planning and Sustainable Built Environments Ladd Keith is providing new insight for a variety of publications and media outlets this summer. Read more Image
Bo Yang Named an American Society of Landscape Architects Fellow June 29, 2023 Bo Yang, an award-winning professor of landscape architecture and urban planning and associate dean for research in CAPLA, has been named an ASLA Fellow for his "exceptional contributions to the landscape architecture profession and society at large." Read more Image
Planetizen Names UArizona Master's in Urban Planning a Top Program June 28, 2023 In its Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs, 7th Edition, Planetizen has ranked the University of Arizona’s Master of Science in Urban Planning (MSUP) as the nation’s #5 top public program without a Ph.D. (#9 overall). Read more Image