LA DAYS
Join Us for LA Days
Join us for an exploration of contemporary landscape architecture practice during LA DAYS, the annual spring lecture series hosted by Colorado State University’s Landscape Architecture Program and the CSU Student Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Discover insights from five renowned professionals into designing and nurturing built and natural environments. From gardens and streetscapes to city parks and urban design, learn how landscape architects strengthen communities and improve human and environmental health.
All lectures are held at 6 p.m. in Natural Resources 113 or Behavioral Science Building A101.
Schedule
April 4
Dan Runzel
Associate and Project Manager, Design Workshop
April 4 | 6 p.m. | Natural Resources 113
An alumni of CSU, Dan Runzel’s passion for landscape architecture and planning stems from his influential life experiences in major cityscapes and the outdoors. Whether it is through analysis, drawing or detailing, Dan sees the beauty in all phases of a project.
Nora Jacobs
Planner and Designer, Design Workshop
April 4 | 6 p.m. | Natural Resources 113
Nora’s passion for landscape architecture stems from a love of maps, ecological restoration, and all things play. Growing up with a family farm galvanized a strong connection to the land and a fascination with the way the spaces we inhabit shape us. Nora appreciates her work across different regions of the country and gaining familiarity with a new place through it’s landscape. She enjoys exploring different art mediums through design and loves collaboration across disciplines.
April 11
Chip Sullivan
Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, University of California Berkely
April 11 | 6 p.m. | Natural Resources 113
Chip Sullivan is a landscape architect and artist who maintains a lifelong commitment to the exploration of the garden as a sustainable environment. He devotes his career to promoting landscape architecture as an art form. Chip has expounded on the meaning and perception of landscape through innovative forms of pedagogy, representational techniques, and writing.
April 16
Kona Gray
Principal of EDSA, President-elect of American Society of Landscape Architects
April 16 | 6 p.m. | Behavioral Sciences Building A101
Strong leadership and a sense of purpose are part of Kona Gray’s DNA. With experience in 30+ countries, his global management sense has positively shaped the outcomes of many award-winning assignments. He successfully integrates creativity and regional resources into functional environments that invigorate the imagination.
April 23
Jim Burnett
President, Office of James Burnett
April 23 | 6 p.m. | Behavioral Sciences Building A101
From the beginning of his professional practice, Jim Burnett has been keenly interested in landscapes and the power of nature to profoundly change the way we experience the world. Jim was instrumental in using landscapes to heighten the healthcare industry’s awareness of its critical importance in patient comfort and rehabilitation. He has also designed some of the most recognizable and acclaimed urban parks in the last 20 years.
April 30
Shane Coen
Founder and CEO, Coen+Partners
April 30 | 6 p.m. | Behavioral Sciences Building A101
Shane loves the moment an idea is formed. It may come from research, past experience, visiting spaces or instinct. It may come while you are playing or working, while you are alone or collaborating. It may come from your client, anyone on a team, or even a friend. It is in that moment that Shane feels the magic of design. The rigorous and iterative process that follows after the idea is formed is what he describes as the science of design. This unique individual and collaborative process has inspired Shane for the past 30 years.
