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Welcome to the School of Environmental Design. Our faculty, staff and students are dedicated to improving the sustainability of Philadelphia, the greater Philadelphia region, and the larger mid-Atlantic region.

 

The School of Environmental Design is an academic and research unit within the College of Liberal Arts and is located at the Ambler Campus with courses also available on the Main, Center City and Harrisburg campuses.

Our  Programs

The School of Environmental Design offers undergraduate degrees, master degrees and a range of minors and certificate programs in Community and Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture and Horticulture.  

 

The Center for Sustainable Communities engages in research to develop and promote new approaches to protect and preserve quality of life through sustainable development.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND HORTICULTURE

 

 

CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

 

 

GREEN CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

 

Faculty and Staff

 


Upcoming Events

Pi Alpha Xi Guest Lecture: Doug Tallamy — "Bringing Nature Home"

Monday, April 23, 2 p.m., Bright Hall Lounge

Information: jbare7890@gmail.com.

 

Transfer Decision Day

Wednesday, April 25, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., By Appointment Only

Information: 267-468-8100 or ambler@temple.edu. About Transfer Decision Day.

 

School of Environmental Design Graduate Degree Information Session

Wednesday, April 25, 6:30 p.m., Session Begins at Dixon Hall Lobby

Information: CRP: 267-468-8300 or MLArch: 267-468-8175 or register online. About the Graduate Degree Information Session.

 

EarthFest 2012

Friday, April 27, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Ambler Campus

www.ambler.temple.edu/earthfest. Information: 267-468-8108 or duffyj@temple.edu. About EarthFest 2012.

 

Livable Communities for Older Adults: Opportunities for the Delaware Valley

Wednesday, May 2, 2 to 4 p.m., Ambler Campus Learning Center

For information or to register, contact 267-468-8300 or e-mail CRPlanning@temple.edu.

 


Our Affiliates

 

The School of Environmental Design is a unit within the College of Liberal Arts and is located at the Temple University Ambler Campus.

 

                

 

 

 

 

News of Note

Temple University Ambler to host 10th Annual EarthFest - Friday, April 27

In 2003, Temple University Ambler administrators and faculty joined together to create a way to promote environmental stewardship on a grand scale. In so doing, they developed an outdoor, educational celebration of Earth Day that attracts thousands of visitors each year — EarthFest. EarthFest 2012, hosted by the Center for Sustainable Communities in partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, will be held on Friday, April 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine.

 

Temple wins Best in Show at Philadelphia International Flower Show

 

BTMM class explores Aloha ‘āina in depth - listen to the podcast

 

Temple University Ambler Greenhouse installs SustainRain System

 

Center City park rededication honors Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture founder John F. Collins

 

Collaboration seeds new trees in Fairmount Park - View the Video

 

New book celebrates A Century of Cultivation at Temple University Ambler

 

Center for Sustainable Communities, Community and Regional Planning Program examine Philadelphia's "greening" program

 

Dr. Lynn Mandarano honored with Outstanding Faculty Service Award

 

Temple University begins exchange program with Beijing Forestry University

 

CRP students honored with a first place award from the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Society

 

Arthur Loeben: Remembering the “patron saint” of Community and Regional Planning

 

Francisville Student Project awarded 2011 National American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Honor Award

 

Temple University Ambler renames student walkway in honor of Phil and Barbara Albright

 

 

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