Research (scholarship) Interests:
My scholarship, to a large degree, is expressed via my creative activity of the design, planning and implementation of landscape architecture. My work ranges from residential landscape designs with construction budgets in the hundreds of dollars to the development of natural resource management plans for entire ecological systems with cost implications in the millions. The scale and scope may vary, but the goal is the same, to create or preserve settings for human activities, that if designed properly, engage the mind and touch the heart, while allowing the original environment, both human and non-human, to sustain.

Title of Project: Location: Funding Source:

DEP Rail-to-Trail Guide Book Connecticut funded by State DEP

DOT Context Sensitive Design (N.Garrick Co-PI) Connecticut funded by DOT

DOT Visualization Techniques New England funded by DOT (N.Garrick, M.Westa Co-PI's)

Lands of Unique Value Mansfield, CT. funded by Town of Mansfield/UConn

Lands of Unique Value Scotland, CT. funded by Town of Scotland

Unionville Land Use Study Farmington, CT. funded by Town of Farmington

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Undergraduate Courses Taught:

Senior Level - Advanced Design
In this studio, students are asked to apply their recently acquired knowledge (previous 5 semesters) as a point of departure for the development of an innovative "Design Process" which combines universally excepted methodologies with the individuals unique and personalized approach to the practice of landscape architecture. Course syllabus @

Junior Level - Seminar
This seminar provides a student forum to discuss relevant topics pertaining to the field of Landscape Architecture. Each week, a student gives a multi-media presentation and discusses the contribution by a significant professional to the field of Landscape Architecture. Course syllabus @

Sophomore Level - Fundamental Design
This studio course introduces the students to the theory of form creation. The first part of the course covers various theories pertaining to the creation of form. Once a basis for form giving is established, the students are asked to create abstract landscape designs that are based in theoretical constructs that satisfy program objectives. Course syllabus @

Freshman Level - Introduction to Landscape Architecture
In this lecture course, I communicate the breadth and diversity of the profession. This course combines traditional teaching methods with contemporary methods that emphasize active and spatial learning and the development of spatial skills. Course syllabus @

Graduate Students:

Julissa Mendez (current)  National Needs Fellowship.

Madeline Schad (current)  Burr Scholarship.

Cynthia Reynolds

Thesis:  Open Space Planning; utilizing green infrastructure to preserve community. 

Drew Kenny

Thesis:  Case Study Methodology Applied to Lands of Unique Value.

Matthew Bishop
Thesis: Lands of Unique Value -- Mansfield, Connecticut.

Jennifer Kloter
Thesis: A Comparison of the use of the axis at Villa Lante in Italy and Charles Platt's Summer Residence in Cornish, New Hampshire

Ruth Klue
Thesis: Theory Visualized: Student Response to Technology-Enhanced Classrooms.