Landscape Architecture Campus Facilities and Specialties
Faculty from the two campus locations, along with faculty from the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Idaho (eight miles east), provide advanced study in landscape architecture and landscape planning. The landscape architecture program at each location has its own area of concentration.
WSU Pullman
The WSU Pullman program emphasizes the relationship between landscape architecture and environmental sciences. Nestled within the Palouse hills, Pullman and nearby Moscow, Idaho (home of the University of Idaho) provide small-town opportunities for community/rural interface studies, with the resources of the two major research universities readily available.
The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, within the College of Agriculture and Home Economics, offers close interaction with scientists in Horticulture, Natural Resource Sciences, Environmental Science and Regional Planning, and many other departments located on WSU's main campus.
There are five full-time Landscape Architecture faculty members on the Pullman campus. The Landscape Architecture program has a small computer lab with current Computer-Aided Design (CAD), graphics, and Internet applications. Several of the faculty members also have expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and maintain modern GIS facilities.
The Interdisciplinary Design Institute at
WSU Spokane
The Landscape Architecture graduate program at WSU Spokane is a part of the WSU Spokane Interdisciplinary Design Institute (IDI). The mission of the IDI is to advance knowledge to enhance the quality of people's lives in the built and natural environment. The Institute attains this mission through interdisciplinary instruction, research, and community service.
Study at the IDI offers an opportunity for each of the participating programs--Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, and Architecture -- to reinforce individual knowledge and skills, while developing additional interdisciplinary depth of understanding. This innovative approach advances knowledge in design and construction while it contributes to the definition and evolution of the participating disciplines. Students can take advantage of the large urban context, whole enjoying a small campus setting. The program emphasizes urban/suburban design, interdisciplinary design, and ecological planning.
