MLA Thesis Presentations

As a requirement for the Master of Landscape Architecture degree, each MLA student must pursue, under the supervision of a committee, an in-depth work that is of relevance to the field of landscape architecture. Upon completion, the student must present his or her work to the faculty and other students to demostrate the project themes and synthesis of ideas.

May 2, 2008	Thesis Presentation	Lucy Cross- “Vineyard Stories: A Design for the River, Napa, CA”
May 2, 2008	Thesis Presentation	Harsh Goel- “The Urban and Resident Landscapes in the Heritage Corridor of River Yamuna, Agra, India”
May 2, 2008	Thesis Presentation	Jihyung Jung- “Riparian Landscape Design at Allerton Park”
April 29, 2008	Thesis Presentation	Julie Sajtar- “The Bloomingdale Line- Emptiness and the Slow Horizon”
April 28, 2008	Thesis Presentation	Ellen Hartman- “Savior City”
April 11, 2008	Thesis Presentation	Dan Archibald, “Preserving the Early Landscape Heritage of Nauvoo, Illinois”
April 11, 2008	Thesis Presentation	Jay LeChien- “A Heritage Bike Trail: From Eads Bridge to Cahokia Mounds Along National Road”
January 24, 2008	Thesis Presentation	Sarmistha Mandal- “Conservation Plan for South Ridge, New Delhi, India”
November 9, 2007	Dissertation Presentation	Sangjun Kang- “Location-Allocation of Best Management Practices for Stormwater Management”
October 26, 2007	Thesis Presentation	Mark Decker- “Emiquon: process, form and change in environmental design”
October 1, 2007	Thesis Presentaion	Nanguo Yuan- “Wetland Design with Dual Scales in Cowles Bay, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore”
September 26, 2007	Thesis Presentation	Qian Wang-“Pilsen's Bright Future: sustainable neighborhood design”
April 30, 2007	Thesis Presentation	Iris Lin- “Ecolodge: Design of an Ecotourism Destination at Heron Pond/Little Black Slough”
April 20, 2007	Thesis Presentation	Alexander George- “Slices: A Journey Through the Southern California Landscape”
March 30, 2007	Thesis Presentation	Tian Wan- “Revitalizations of Existing Streetscape in China: A case study of Wencui Street in Shenyang”
November 16, 2006	Thesis Presentation	Emily Hamilton- “Design of an Urban Wetland Ecosystem: Reconsidering the Context of East St. Louis”
April 13, 2006	Thesis Presentation	Kathy McQuiggan- “Greening the Lanscape: Developing a LEED Rating System for existing sites”
April 13, 2006	Thesis Presentation	Ruth Stafford- “Guidelines for Designing and Building Sustainable Landscapes: A model LEED Rating System for new site development”
April 13, 2006	Thesis Presentation	Rebekah Wagner- “A Study of Institutions and the Implementation of Sustainability in the Campus Landscape”
February 22, 2006	Thesis Presentation	Jeong Park- “Lincoln Park Revitalization Plan”
April 19, 2005	Thesis Presentation	Wisa Kompayak- “Riverfront Heritage: A Morphotypology Study of Chaophrya River, Bangkok, Thailand”
April 18, 2005	Thesis Presentation	Jennifer Strauss- “Green Roofs: Perceptions and Barriers”
April 7, 2005	Thesis Presentation	Jing Dong- “A New Water Town Design Study in Zhejia Road Bridge Area of Suzhou Creek in Shangai, China”
March 29, 2005	Thesis Presentation	Lu Sun- “Vertical Neighborhood: Architecture and Landscape Architecture Responses”
January 2, 2005	Thesis Presentation	Binaifer Variava- “Sustainable Campus Landscape: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign”