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College of Architecture, Planning & Design

03.10.14


 
Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning
MONDAY MEMO 03.10.14
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A custodial key was lost and the police have been notified. This is a serious security issue--please call Campus Police if you notice anything suspicious, 785-532-6412.
Aaron Duncan, from MESA Design Group, will be on campusMonday, March 10 conducting interviews with students who graduate in May. He will also give a presentation open to all students and faculty Monday at 11:30 am in 106c.
The Green without Greed team takes off for France this Friday to install Assistant Professor Jessica Canfield's winning entry at theChaumont Internation Garden Festival. Follow their progress at greenwithoutgreed.blogspot.com
LARCP Curriculum Reviews have been on our calendar for May 12-16 to allow those traveling to conferences the next week to participate. It doesn't look like those plans will align, so the reviews have been moved back to the week of May 19-23. Please let Stephanie know of any conflicts that you have May 19-23 so we can schedule accordingly.

OUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The LAR 704 class, led by Assistant Professor Brent Chamberlain, presented new City and Linear Trailhead bike maps to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on March 3. The presentation is the completion of a mapping project which has involved city personnel and the Manhattan Bicycle Advisory Committee.
James Wood, MRCP student, will present his thesis "Selling Transit: Perception, Participation, and the Politics of Transit in Kansas City" Monday, March 10 at 1:30 pm in Seaton Hall 105.
OF INTEREST
Ten table bases, pictured here, are looking for a good home. Oak, no top, you pick up from Seaton Court 106c. Please respond to cdboman@ksu.edu if you want one or more.
Great concepts from Professor Headley’s Digital Fabrications class design charrette hosted by Norris Design Inc. are available at http://iapddigitalfabrications.wordpress.com/. Teams were joined by landscape architecture students to kick off the project that will result in furniture for the Brookfield Midtown development in Denver.
MANHATTAN URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE PROJECT MEETING DATES
Thurs   May 15   5:30-7 pm, City Commission Room
Thurs   July 17    5:30-7 pm, City Commission Room
Thurs   Sept 11,  5:30-7 pm, City Commission Room
Thurs   Nov 20    5:30-7 pm, City Commission Room
Thurs   Jan 15     5:30-7 pm, City Commission Room
FUTURE KEY DEPARTMENT DATES
May 12-16 LARCP Curriculum Review (TBD)
May 27 - Jul 18 Summer Studio
Mon Aug 18 Beginning of semester faculty meeting
Oct 2-3 Kansas APA in Wichita
Oct 7-9 Extreme LA with Landscape Forms
Oct 19-22 MRCP Re-Accreditation Visit
Oct 30 - Nov 2 ACSP in Philadelphia
Nov 7-8 LA 50th Anniversary Celebration
Nov 13-14 APDesign Research Forum
Nov 21-25 ASLA meeting in Denver

 

 
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