Keep up with the latest happenings in the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning.
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Our Rankings
#1
Best Online Master's Degree in Real Estate
Study.com, 2021
#10
Top Small Urban Planning Program
Planetizen, 2020
#11
Best Value Sustainability Bachelor's Degree
Value Colleges, 2022
Our Awards
CAPLA lecturer selected for ACSA cohort focused on climate action, communication
Lecturer Kenny Wong has been selected to join the 2024 cohort of the Academy for Public Scholarship on the Built Environment: Climate Action.
CAPLA Duo Honored with Historic Preservation Award for Quitobaquito Cultural Landscape Report
Gina Chorover, a senior lecturer in Planning and Landscape Architecture and faculty chair of the Heritage Conservation certificate program, and Teresa DeKoker, an alumna of the Master of Landscape Architecture program, were recognized for their comprehensive analysis of the Quitobaquito landscape within Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument with a Tucson - Pima County Historical Commission Historic Preservation Award in May.
CAPLA students win National Bank of America Low-Income Housing Challenge
An interdisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture won the national 2024 Bank of America Low-Income Housing Challenge.
We're at a 'heat-shed moment,' researcher Ladd Keith says of University's world-class heat expertise
Ladd Keith, associate professor in the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, explains what heat governance is and why the University of Arizona may be at a "heat-shed moment" for heat research – uniquely positioned to be a leading institution.
Chasing Architecture in the Colorado River Watershed | Lecture by Jones Studio
In this CAPLA Lecture Series lecture, Jones Studio shared their stories of creating architecture in these multifaceted landscapes of the West—a place of immense potential for optimistic solutions, celebration and restoration.
City of Tucson Adopts Comprehensive Heat Action Roadmap with UArizona Collaboration
Collaborative efforts from City of Tucson leadership and staff, community stakeholders, and University of Arizona faculty to address escalating heat challenges have resulted in the adoption of a newly crafted Heat Action Roadmap and Heat Protection Ordinance for city workers and contractors.
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