Welcome

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

Sustainability Lecture Series — From Here to There: The Future of Personal Transportation

Monday, February 6, 4 to 5 p.m., Bright Hall Lounge

Information: julia.mccabe@temple.edu or stephen.panasci@temple.edu.

School of Environmental Design Undergraduate Information Session and Tour

Friday, February 10, 10 a.m., Session Begins at West Hall Lobby

Information: 267-468-8100 or ambler@temple.edu or register online. About the School of Environmental Design Information Session.

Transfer Decision Day

Wednesday, February 22, 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, February 22, 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. 

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

Greenhouse SustainRain System

Temple University’s sustainable mission took another large step further as stormwater
management specialists Complete Aquatics installed a “SustainRain” underground rain harvest system for the Ambler Campus Greenhouse, which is expected to capture thousands of gallons of rainwater each year.

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