{"id":21,"date":"2021-02-15T06:48:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T11:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2025-07-15T13:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:33:14","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring 2025 Exhibition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The SEEDS of the LANDSCAPE&#8230;The ROOTS of the TREES&#8230;<br><\/strong>Spring 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This exhibition celebrates the outstanding work of our faculty, showcasing their teaching, scholarship, and professional practice in landscape architecture. Each faculty member dedicates their expertise in the field and offers teaching and learning opportunities in the Master of Landscape Architecture program, providing students with extraordinary academic and lifelong experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our mission is to inspire and guide design students in their scholarship and application of landscape architecture through design solutions focused on social and environmental factors impacting communities across multiple scales and global territories. We invite you to explore this exhibition and learn more about who we are, and we look forward to engaging with you as we envision spaces for all.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-top:max(60%,326px);height:0;width:100%\"><iframe allow=\"clipboard-write\" sandbox=\"allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"position:absolute;border:none;width:100%;height:100%;left:0;right:0;top:0;bottom:0;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?d=spring_2025_landscape_architecture_faculty_exhibit&#038;hideIssuuLogo=true&#038;pageLayout=singlePage&#038;u=designislife\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Research Areas <\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n             <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.coastaldynamicsdesignlab.com\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-27690\"\n            alt=\"nc-state-coastal-dynamics-design-lab\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/cddl.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\"><strong>Coastal Dynamics Design Lab<\/strong><\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The mission of the Coastal Dynamics Design Lab (CDDL) is to organize and lead trans-disciplinary research and design teams to address critical ecological and community development challenges in vulnerable coastal regions, with a concentrated focus on the Mid-Atlantic seaboard.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/about\/community-growth-initiative\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"310\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-27672\"\n            alt=\"Gathering of college of design students\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/06\/initiative-for-community-growth.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/06\/initiative-for-community-growth.jpg 511w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/06\/initiative-for-community-growth-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Pappas Real Estate Development Program<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The mission of the Pappas Real Estate Development Program is to educate students and professionals in the art, science, and application of building resilient communities, placemaking and sustainable land use. We accomplish this through practicum-based academics, sponsored research, and real-world application.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Learn more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/naturalearning.org\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1498\" height=\"843\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-23363\"\n            alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/NLI-Team-Photo-Web-2019.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/NLI-Team-Photo-Web-2019.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/NLI-Team-Photo-Web-2019-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/NLI-Team-Photo-Web-2019-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/NLI-Team-Photo-Web-2019-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1498px) 100vw, 1498px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Natural Learning Initiative<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Increasing numbers of children are growing up with insufficient contact with the natural world. To counteract this trend, the Natural Learning Initiative offers evidence-based design assistance, professional development, and information resources to advance experience of the natural environment in the daily lives of all children.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/research\/experience-design-lab\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-23362\"\n            alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/moogfest6.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/moogfest6.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/moogfest6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/moogfest6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/moogfest6-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Experience Design Lab<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The Experience Design Lab, a cross-disciplinary community, explores virtual and augmented experiences as a cultural practice. The Lab takes a human-centered approach, empowering artists, designers, humanists, scientists, and engineers to delve into the evolution of our society through direct engagement with technology.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"465\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-23365\"\n            alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/earth_observation-841-cropped_and_resized-825x465-1.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/earth_observation-841-cropped_and_resized-825x465-1.jpg 825w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/earth_observation-841-cropped_and_resized-825x465-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/earth_observation-841-cropped_and_resized-825x465-1-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\"><strong>Center for Geospatial Analytics<\/strong><\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">At the Center for Geospatial Analytics, we develop and apply cutting-edge, data-driven modeling and visualization tools to solve grand challenges. We work alongside top researchers, policy experts and leaders in the industry to apply geospatial analytics to a host of problems \u2014 from preparing for floods to controlling the spread of invasive species.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-cta\">\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\"><strong>Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Cluster<\/strong><\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">More information coming soon.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring 2025 Exhibition The SEEDS of the LANDSCAPE&#8230;The ROOTS of the TREES&#8230;Spring 2025 This exhibition celebrates the outstanding work of our faculty, showcasing their teaching, scholarship, and professional practice in landscape architecture. 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