landscape architecture
Solar Tree Sprouts at Hunt Library
Charge your laptop, phone or other electronics on the 16-foot solar tree at the Hunt Library on Centennial Campus. The newly installed solar technology is a gift from the Park Scholars Class of 2015.
New Rain Garden Set for Unveiling
The Lee Hall Rain Garden will be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 13 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The garden showcases the work of four students from the College of Design.
Green Project Grows
Students put the finishing touches on Phase II of an ambitious project to convert the area between two residence halls into a green oasis. See the results.
Spring Showstoppers
Nothing says spring like vibrant redbuds and snowy dogwood. Our friends at the Natural Learning Initiative share fun facts about these beloved plants and the NC State scientists working to make them even better.
Design Faculty Connect Kids with Nature
Two design faculty members have won a team award for helping children connect with the natural world.
Students build landscape legacy
NC State landscape architecture students have left their mark on the university campus.
Students Create Green Oasis
Students show off their green thumbs during a summer design/build studio to renovate the space between two residence halls.
Honors Rain Down on Project
A summer design-build project in the College of Design that transformed the area behind Syme Residence Hall into an eco-friendly rain garden won two significant awards recently.
Grassroots Education
Landscape architecture students worked all summer to transform the "squishy nasty" grounds behind Syme Hall into a functioning rain garden. See how they did it.
No Fear
Although no university had ever won the Urban Land Institute's national design competition on its first attempt, a team of grad students fielded by NC State had ideas of doing just that. And when the dust settled, the quintet's family-centered plan earned top honors, rising above 116 entries - including those from Ivy-League heavyweights Penn and Harvard.