{"id":2,"date":"2021-09-30T20:01:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T20:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu.staging2.juiceboxint.com\/laup\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-11-15T12:36:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T18:36:44","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/laup\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n\t.huge-banner__img {\n\t\tbackground-image: url('https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-divers-fem-students-1440x850-featured-dept-1600x0-c-default.jpg');\n\t}\n\n\t\n\n  \/* If this is used on the department page, there\n  are template-level colors. If not, use primary. *\/\n\t    :root {\n      --color-department: var(--color-primary);\n    }\n\t<\/style>\n\n<section class=\"huge-banner\">\n\t<div role=\"img\"\n\t\tclass=\"huge-banner__img\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-divers-fem-students-1440x850-featured-dept-1600x0-c-default.jpg\"\n\t\taria-label=\"Students install a green wall\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid huge-banner__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row huge-banner__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"huge-banner__heading\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-eyebrow is-tag-style huge-banner__heading-eyebrow\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\tDepartment of\n  \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n          \n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-featured-headline huge-banner__heading-featured-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLandscape Architecture &amp; Urban Planning\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-9 huge-banner__vignette-wrapper \">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-massive-text-outlined huge-banner__massive-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPlanning\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"huge-banner__corner-img\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"huge-banner-details\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row huge-banner-details__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 col-xl-6 offset-xl-1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"huge-banner-details__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-fem-students-computer-670x440-intro-672x440-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Two students view tree plans on a laptop\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 col-xl-4 offset-xl-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t-heading-2 huge-banner-details__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMake a <span class=\"huge-banner-details__heading-bold\">plan.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"t-body huge-banner-details__body\">\n            Landscape architecture &amp; urban planning enhances and protects the natural and built environments. Our students plan and design places for the health, safety, and welfare of citizens through systematic decision-making that integrates science, art and technology.\n          <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/arch.tamu.edu\/laup\/about\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout the department\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"program-links\">\n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/arch.tamu.edu\/laup-graduate-programs\/\" target=\"\" class=\"program-links__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"far fa-long-arrow-left program-links__link-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-program-link\">\n\t\t\t\tExplore Graduate Programs\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/arch.tamu.edu\/laup-undergraduate-programs\/\" target=\"\" class=\"program-links__link\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-program-link\">\n\t\t\t\tExplore Undergraduate Programs\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"far fa-long-arrow-right program-links__link-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n<style>\n\t.video-banner__img {\n\t\tbackground-image: url('https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-video-still-1600x0-c-default.png');\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<section class=\"video-banner\">\n\t<div role=\"img\"\n\t\tclass=\"video-banner__img\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-video-still-1600x0-c-default.png\"\n\t\taria-label=\"A hand sketches on paper with green marker\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid video-banner__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row video-banner__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t-featured-headline video-banner__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCreate spaces\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"t-body video-banner__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLay a foundation for a career in one of our disciplines that focus on creating spaces.\r\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tamucoa.b-cdn.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/laup-dept-highlight-video-20220630.mp4\" target=\"\" class=\"video-banner__watch\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fas fa-triangle video-banner__watch-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-bold\">Watch video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n<style>\n\t.about-aggie__img {\n\t\tbackground-image: url(\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-student-prof-classroom-670x440-aggie-672x436-c-default.jpg\");\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<section class=\"about-aggie\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid about-aggie__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row about-aggie__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 col-lg-6 offset-lg-0 about-aggie__vignette-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"about-aggie__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-student-prof-classroom-670x440-aggie-672x436-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"A professor instructs a student working at his laptop in a classroom\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-massive-text-outlined about-aggie__massive-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGig em\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-10 col-md-6 offset-md-3 col-lg-5 offset-lg-0 offset-xl-1 about-aggie__text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"about-aggie__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-eyebrow about-aggie__heading-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat it means to become an\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-featured-headline about-aggie__body-bold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAggie\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"t-body about-aggie__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tState-of-the-art facilities, accessible resources and a rich history of traditions make Aggieland the place to be.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n          <p class=\"t-body-bold about-aggie__body-bold\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/arch.tamu.edu\/about\/campus-life\/\" target=\"\">\n              See what it\u2019s like to learn here.\n  \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n          <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/arch.tamu.edu\/about\/campus-life\/\" target=\"\" class=\"about-aggie__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"far fa-long-arrow-right about-aggie__link-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSee what it&#8217;s like to learn here\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"student-work\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-heading-1 student-work__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStudent Work\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/arch.tamu.edu\/student-work\/\" target=\"\" class=\"student-work__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-eyebrow\">View all creative works<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"far fa-long-arrow-right student-work__link-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n      \t\t\t  <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-7 mt-24 mt-md-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"t-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur students are shaping the natural and built environments through creativity and planning.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"student-work-grid-wrapper\">\n  \t\t\t<div class=\"student-work-grid\">\n          <div class=\"student-work-grid__grid-sizer\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"student-work-grid__gutter-sizer\"><\/div>\n    \t\t\t\t\n    \t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"student-work-grid__grid-item js-work-button\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-alex_leslie_1-1140px-studentwork.jpg\" data-alt=\"Rendering of outdoor area developed through a shade structure, social stops, bird highway, open lawn, and native plants\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"student-work-grid__grid-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-alex_leslie_1-1140px-studentwork-440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Rendering of outdoor area developed through a shade structure, social stops, bird highway, open lawn, and native plants\">\n                <span class=\"student-work-grid__grid-item-overlay\">\n                  <span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span>\n                <\/span>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gig &#8217;em<\/span>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n    \t\t\t\t\n    \t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"student-work-grid__grid-item js-work-button\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-anton_joey_2-1140px-studentwork.jpg\" data-alt=\"Aerial view rendering of a vegetated park features a large pond and fountain, small amhpitheater, and overhead roadway with streetlights\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"student-work-grid__grid-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-anton_joey_2-1140px-studentwork-440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view rendering of a vegetated park features a large pond and fountain, small amhpitheater, and overhead roadway with streetlights\">\n                <span class=\"student-work-grid__grid-item-overlay\">\n                  <span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span>\n                <\/span>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gig &#8217;em<\/span>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n    \t\t\t\t\n    \t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"student-work-grid__grid-item js-work-button\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-land-601-study-model-in-the-mla-studio-1140px-studentwork.jpg\" data-alt=\"Students make paper and posterboard 3D model to display land use with bridges, waterways, civilians and trees.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"student-work-grid__grid-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-land-601-study-model-in-the-mla-studio-1140px-studentwork-440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Students make paper and posterboard 3D model to display land use with bridges, waterways, civilians and trees.\">\n                <span class=\"student-work-grid__grid-item-overlay\">\n                  <span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span>\n                <\/span>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gig &#8217;em<\/span>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n    \t\t\t\t\n    \t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"student-work-grid__grid-item js-work-button\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-jiaxin-du-2-1140px-studentwork.jpg\" data-alt=\"Two diagrams of the same area's urban development, one in black and white and one with the natural enviornment colored.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"student-work-grid__grid-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-jiaxin-du-2-1140px-studentwork-440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Two diagrams of the same area's urban development, one in black and white and one with the natural enviornment colored.\">\n                <span class=\"student-work-grid__grid-item-overlay\">\n                  <span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span>\n                <\/span>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gig &#8217;em<\/span>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n    \t\t\t\t\n    \t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"student-work-grid__grid-item js-work-button\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-stephanie_callie_1-1140px-studentwork.jpg\" data-alt=\"Aerial perspective of park land proposed features include shading elements, splash pad, topographic amphitheater, open law spaces, community garden and open plazas.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"student-work-grid__grid-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-stephanie_callie_1-1140px-studentwork-440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial perspective of park land proposed features include shading elements, splash pad, topographic amphitheater, open law spaces, community garden and open plazas.\">\n                <span class=\"student-work-grid__grid-item-overlay\">\n                  <span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span>\n                <\/span>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gig &#8217;em<\/span>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n    \t\t\t\t\n    \t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"student-work-grid__grid-item js-work-button\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-alex_leslie_2-1140px-studentwork.jpg\" data-alt=\"Rendering of area maximized for pedestrian and vehicle experience through diverse vegetation, paved paths, wheelchair accessibility, and navigable roadways\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"student-work-grid__grid-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/laup-alex_leslie_2-1140px-studentwork-440x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Rendering of area maximized for pedestrian and vehicle experience through diverse vegetation, paved paths, wheelchair accessibility, and navigable roadways\">\n                <span class=\"student-work-grid__grid-item-overlay\">\n                  <span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span>\n                <\/span>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gig &#8217;em<\/span>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n    \t\t\t\t\n        <\/div> <!--\/\/.student-work-grid -->\n        <div class=\"student-work-modal\">\n          <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n              <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 student-work-modal__inner\">\n                <button class=\"student-work-modal__close\">\n                  <span class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/span>\n                  <span class=\"sr-only\">\n                    Close Student Work modal\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"student-work-modal__img\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\" alt=\"\">\n                <p class=\"t-body student-work-modal__caption\">\n                  this text will change\n                <\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div> <!--\/\/.student-work-grid-wrapper -->\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n<style>\n\t.program-factoids {\n\t\tbackground-image: url(\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/LAUP-cityscape-1600x0-c-default.png\");\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<section class=\"program-factoids\">\n\t<div class=\"outer-padding\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-xl-10 offset-xl-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program-factoids__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-eyebrow is-tag-style program-factoids__eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy the Numbers\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"t-body-intro program-factoids__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs one of America\u2019s largest colleges for our academic disciplines, we offer unmatched resources.\r\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program-factoids__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program-factoids__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"t-heading-3 program-factoids__card-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t#11\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"t-body program-factoids__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRanked on DesignIntelligence\u2019s Most Admired Undergraduate Landscape Architecture Programs (2019-2020)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program-factoids__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 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