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The Campus Landscape as Laboratory

Experiential Learning, Research, Outreach, and Stewardship

A. Haven Kiers and Patsy Eubanks Owens
Landscape Journal, January 2021, 40 (2) 53-78; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.40.2.53
A. Haven Kiers
A. Haven Kiers is Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design at UC Davis. Through studies that investigate the intersection of plants, reconciliation ecology, and aesthetics, her research examines the environmental benefits, technological progress, and level of cultural acceptance of green infrastructure and sustainable design.
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Patsy Eubanks Owens
Patsy Eubanks Owens is Associate Dean for Human & Social Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences and a Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design at UC Davis. Her research interests focus on the relationships between people and the outdoor environment. Specifically, her work examines the role of the physical environment in the development, health, and well-being of youth and methods for community involvement in design decision-making.
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This case study evaluates the Landscape Lab, a design-build studio and the courtyard where it is taught, at the University of California, Davis. A qualitative methods approach was used to evaluate opportunities and challenges in implementing the design-build model. Issues emerging from prior research on experiential learning were reviewed. An analysis of the pedagogical benefits, programmatic incorporation, and university institutionalization of design-build learning experience and space was undertaken, along with a discussion placing those results in the context of the established literature. Results from the case study demonstrate the need for a design-build educational model to be integrated across multiple scales in the university environment to succeed. Specifically, findings reaffirmed previously explored pedagogical benefits and introduced novel ones, including experiencing design as an iterative process, understanding real-world applicability, developing an understanding and respect for construction and maintenance factors, and building a sense of pride and ownership. At the programmatic level, the design-build model was shown to be an effective means for integrating teaching, research, and outreach in the university setting, and it contributed to building a sense of community. Last, integrating a designbuild program at the institutional scale was determined to be a critical component of its ultimate success and longevity

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  • engaged scholarship
  • design build
  • pedagogy
  • community engagement
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