Field Day: A landscape architecture + design camp

Field Day: A landscape architecture + design camp

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Serves as an introduction to landscape architecture and design ideas, teaching skills that range from research to drawing and offers a different way to look at the world.

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16/11/2020

Join us for a talk on Field Day with Ball State University Department of Landscape Architecture and Ball State College of Architecture and Planning

Hope you can join us for Field Day: Introducing Children to the Profession During a Global Existential Crisis and Living to Tell About It
1. Learn about emerging methods to promote career discovery.
2. Discuss participation obstacles for under-represented groups in design professions.
3. Discuss hybrid practice models that emphasize advocacy, activism, and awareness.

A Virtual Landscape-Architecture Camp Introduces Girls to Careers They Didn’t Even Know Existed 13/05/2020

“Climate change and population growth — those are really big problems that our kids are thinking about too,” Geels says. “And hearing their perspective, especially because it’s their world that they’re going to live in, this is an opportunity for us to be able to lay that groundwork and start the conversation earlier.” - Check out the Next City article about Field Day featuring some of our guest speakers and campers.

A Virtual Landscape-Architecture Camp Introduces Girls to Careers They Didn’t Even Know Existed “Growing up you don’t even really think about ... parks are places designed by people. I think just making that widely known is what’s important.” 

Field Day – Evolution 09/05/2020

Session 7 recap discussing Maya Lin, equity in civic planning, and after making sure we're designing the right thing, we converged on the topic of design evolution which is aimed at making sure we're designing things right.

Field Day – Evolution “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking that created them.” – A.Einstein SESSION 7 RECAP: What an energizing experience camp has been over the last 7 weeks. As we approach the la…

Field Day – Experimentation 02/05/2020

"Ideas are worthless until you get them out of your head and see what they can do." This week, we discussed what to do with an idea, once you've formed it.

Field Day – Experimentation “Life is ‘trying things to see if they work.'” – Ray Bradbury SESSION 6 RECAP: Each year, the month of April flies by. There are so many great ways to celebrate World Landsc…

Field Day – Ideation 27/04/2020

Ideation, Earth Day, and WLAM. Oh my. We had a silly time this week and everyone discovered they could change their names in Zoom to whatever they wanted. Hilarity ensured and a good time was had by all.

Field Day – Ideation “Ideas are worthless until you get them out of your head to see what they can do.” – Tanner Christensen SESSION 5 RECAP: This week we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth Day,…

18/04/2020

This week's recap on the Interpretation phase of design.

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Celebrating the fun of landscape architecture

Field Day – Empathy 11/04/2020

Developing empathy helps us to better connect with people, which helps us to create spaces that reflect the communities that use them. We discussed this and so much more in camp this week. Check out our recap of session III.

Field Day – Empathy “Courage gives us a voice and compassion gives us an ear. Without both, there is no opportunity for empathy and connection.” – Brene Brown SESSION 3 RECAP: This week we talked about emp…

Spaces for Protest, Places for Peace | Gina Ford | TEDxBeaconStreet 08/04/2020

TED Talk Tuesday with our guest for tomorrow's session, Gina Marie Ford from Agency Landscape + Planning.

Spaces for Protest, Places for Peace | Gina Ford | TEDxBeaconStreet Imagine trying to design a single space that could encourage sustainable travel, community gathering, and formal parades, all while projecting both inclusive...

Field Day – Discovery 04/04/2020

Session II Recap on Discovery - kicking off World Landscape Architecture Month, highlighting our first guest speaker, the concept of appreciative inquiry, and some great activities to help kids be more observant.

Field Day – Discovery “If you have an hour to cut down a tree, spend the first 50 minutes sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln SESSION 2 RECAP: Last week’s session on “Discovery” was a gr…

01/04/2020

Session II: Discovery Today! Can't wait to see all of the campers again for the start of World Landscape Architecture Month. We'll be joined by Rachel Walsh, a graduate landscape architect at Troyer Group. Looking forward to another fun session!

Science is for everyone, kids included 31/03/2020

Happy TED Talk Tuesday! Loved the quote, "Perception is grounded in our experience."

Science is for everyone, kids included What do science and play have in common? Neuroscientist Beau Lotto thinks all people (kids included) should participate in science and, through the process of discovery, change perceptions. He's seconded by 12-year-old Amy O'Toole, who, along with 25 of her classmates, published the first peer-revie...

ASLA Celebrates Women's History Month 30/03/2020

American Society of Landscape Architects is celebrating Women's History Month - check out this message from ASLA President Wendy Miller.

ASLA Celebrates Women's History Month A video statement by ASLA President Wendy Miller, FASLA

Field Day Camp – Session 1 Recap 29/03/2020

We had a great first day of camp this week. Hear more about what we did, learn some fun activities to help support abstract thinking, and watch some videos about Women in Landscape Architecture in our Session 1 Recap.

Field Day Camp – Session 1 Recap SESSION 1 RECAP: Last week was the inaugural Field Day Camp. It was hard to contain my excitement – honestly, it felt like the first day of school. The campers had sent videos ahead of the fi…

25/03/2020

It’s the first day of camp!!

How kids can help design cities 24/03/2020

TED Talk Tuesday!
Kids make up a quarter of the population, so shouldn't they have a say in what the world they'll inherit will look like? Urban planner Mara Mintzer shares what happened when she and her team asked kids to help design a park in Boulder, Colorado.

How kids can help design cities Adults tend to think of kids as "future citizens" -- their ideas and opinions will matter someday, just not today. But kids make up a quarter of the population, so shouldn't they have a say in what the world they'll inherit will look like? Urban planner Mara Mintzer shares what happened when she and...

19/03/2020

If you have a girl in grades 4, 5, and 6 who would like to participate in our virtual design camp let us know. We're limiting this first camp 10-15 participants.

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