Study Abroad Paris Landscape Architecture Program

Program Coordinator:
Professor. R. Terry Schnadelbach

A unique partnership between the Paris Research Center and the Department of Landscape Architecture provides students with unmatched opportunities to explore landscape architecture and urban design in Paris.

Specifically designed for and run by landscape architects, the University of Florida program is well positioned to maximize exposure to historical settings and influences as well as contemporary development projects within the vibrant Paris landscape architecture community.

The full semester Landscape Architecture Studio explores rational and minimalist design methodologies supported by experienced faculty and guest French professionals in the field. Design studio work is complemented with tours in Paris and its surrounding regions, France and other European countries. The Intensive Study Abroad May Intersession program offers a two-week tour of historic and contemporary landscape architecture spaces in Paris and the nearby region.

Whether you choose to study for a week or a semester, the high-caliber academic quality of the programs paired with the unparalleled opportunities afforded by our Paris location ensure an experience that will last a lifetime.

Please contact us at paris-research@clas.ufl.edu for more information or email Dr. Schnadelbach at schbach@ufl.edu

Download the 2005-6 Landscape Architecture Brochure

Study Abroad Paris Fall Semester
Design Studio in Landscape Architecture

Fall Semester Design Studio in Landscape Architecture

With the intention of providing French landscape architectural content within American education standards of quality, the Paris Research Center offers a fall semester-length study abroad program taught by landscape architectural faculty of our program.

Credits: Students earn 9-12 credits for coursework completed.

Prerequisite: Introductory Landscape Architecture

Courses:

• Landscape Architecture Design Studio
  LAA 4952/6952, 6 credits
  The design studio is located in an idyllic garden atelier on the Reid Hall campus. For part of the semester, students collaborate with architecture students at the École d’Architecture-Bellville whose faculty includes many of France’s noted practitioners in landscape design. At the end of the fall semester, their joint work is presented to a panel of distinguished practicing French professionals and academics who serve as guest critics and jurors. The work produced through this collaboration has been truly outstanding, but best of all, has been the exchange of theories and design methodologies. This is a unique educational experience for landscape architects in Europe.
• European Topics in Landscape Architecture
  LAA 4933/6933, 3 credits
  This seminar course is centered around excursions to noted landscape architecture sites and professional offices. The seminar includes a week-long tour of Italian landscapes that covers the major urban and villa sites of Venice, Florence and Rome.
• Beginning or Intermediate French Language and Culture
  FRE 1144/LAA 6905, 3 credits
  This course, which constitutes the basic sequence in French for the development of skill in the language, is a student-centered, communicative language class that integrates the experience and impressions of students living in Paris. Emphasis is placed on the development of language proficiency and cultural awareness. The student will work on all language skills and is asked to take his or her learning outside the traditional learning environment. Class includes many outside activities.

Florence Gould Foundation Lecture Series in Landscape Architecture: In addition to the courses offered, students have the opportunity to attend guest lecturers given by distinguished scholars and professionals in Landscape Architecture and related fields. Please visit our events page for information on past speakers.

Program Fees: TBA. Includes cost of instruction, 9-12 credits, program cultural activities, one-week Italy excursion and three additional full-day excursions, MEDEX health insurance, multiple group meals and receptions, and transportation in Paris. This fee does not include round trip airfare, non-group meals, personal expenses, dental expenses, and additional personal travel.

Financial Aid and Scholarships: Available to eligible Florida resident and non-resident students. Florida Bright Futures scholarships apply to this program. Check with your financial aid office to discuss need-based assistance.

Intensive Study Abroad Paris May Intersession
Historic & Contemporary Landscape Architecture

Two Week Tour of Historic & Contemporary Landscape Architecture in Paris
LAA 4956, 3 credits
May 7-20, 2006
Professor R. Terry Schnadelbach

A three-credit, two-week tour of Paris’s landscape architecture and urban design is offered at the Paris Research Center each May. The study of Parisian parks, which are integral components of architectural developments by world famous architects and urban planners, is an enriching opportunity for urban planning and design students.

The first week of this intensive survey emphasizes the historic landscape examples that abound in and around Paris. The second week highlights contemporary open space developments featuring both public and private parks and gardens. Meetings and classes are held on-site at the Paris Research Center. Afternoons are reserved for visits of the parks that are integral components of architectural developments by world famous architects and urban planners.

Credits: Students earn 3 UF GPA credits for coursework completed.

Prerequisites: None.

Program Description: 14 activity-rich days in Paris with classes given on-site at the cultural, historical and political institutions you are studying, 13 nights in hotel with breakfast, numerous group meals, site visits, cultural activities, and transportation in Paris.

Program Fees: $1900. This fee does not include round-trip airfare, non-group meals, personal expenses, dental expenses, and additional travel.

Financial Aid and Scholarships: Available to eligible Florida resident and non-resident students. Check with your financial aid office to discuss need-based assistance.

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