CAPLA Heritage Conservation Project Director Guides Urban Planning Graduates and Neighbors in Creating a Cultural Asset App for Tucson April 14, 2020 Each year Helen Erickson brings together graduate students in her preservation planning course with neighborhood residents on a project designed to benefit the community. This year they created the Tucson Community Treasures app. Read more Image
Physically Distant / Socially Connected: A Photographic Competition for the CAPLA Community April 13, 2020 The broad CAPLA community is invited to participate in a new photographic contest sponsored by PUENTE, the Hispanic student organization of CAPLA. Deadline is May 15, 2020. Read more Image
Sustainability Laboratory and Urban Garden (SLUG) at CITY High School April 10, 2020 Designed by CAPLA Assistant Professor of Architecture Christopher Trumble and Washington University in St. Louis Associate Professor of Urban Design Linda Samuels and built with CAPLA students and others, CITY High School's Sustainability Laboratory and Urban Garden (SLUG) converted an unusable alleyway into a dynamic, multipurpose space. Read more Image
Rooted in the Spirit of Place: Jenny Nguyen ’20 B.Arch April 10, 2020 Jenny Nguyen, a fifth-year architecture student whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam before she was born, shares her experience as a CAPLA student, with a particular focus on how heritage, family and work ethic play a role in academic excellence, even in this time of pandemic. Read more Image
The University of Arizona Launches New Bachelor of Landscape Architecture to Meet Growing Demand for Landscape Architects April 6, 2020 With CAPLA’s renowned faculty and facilities, the BLA provides a robust, studio-based curriculum for University of Arizona undergraduate students to become highly successful landscape architects. Read more Image
Coverdell Fellow Profile: Ramzy Bejjani '21 MLA April 3, 2020 Ramzy Bejjani served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in northern Ethiopia before joining CAPLA's Master of Landscape Architecture program. Read more Image
Are You from the West? Arizona In-State Tuition Pricing for Select CAPLA Master’s Programs Now Available March 30, 2020 The University of Arizona Master of Architecture, MS Architecture, Master of Landscape Architecture and MS Urban Planning now participate in Western Regional Graduate Program pricing, offering a significant savings to students from qualifying states. Read more Image
CAPLA Master of Landscape Architecture Receives STEM Designation March 27, 2020 STEM designation for the Master of Landscape Architecture acknowledges the innovative, technical nature of the graduate program while enabling eligible international students to extend their post-degree stay in the U.S. Read more Image
CAPLA Partners with UPC Lima to Launch Global Microcampus Program in Sustainable Built Environments March 26, 2020 Classes convened for CAPLA’s first microcampus program on March 26, 2020, a unique marrying of UArizona’s BS in Sustainable Built Environments with UPC’s Bachelor of Architecture. Read more Image
Healthy Outcomes in Built Environments March 25, 2020 The way you lay out your physical environment can reduce stress and create calm, say Assistant Professor of Architecture Altaf Engineer and other researchers from the University of Arizona. Read more Image