Temple University Flower Show exhibit, students and faculty, garner awards here and abroad: The “PHS Pop Up Garden,” created at 20th and Market Streets in Philadelphia last summer and designed by Temple Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Baldev Lamba, has been chosen for inclusion in the official U.S. presentation at the 13th International Venice Architecture Biennale, which was held in Venice, Italy, from August through November. Established in 1980, the Venice Architecture Biennale welcomes more than 50 participating countries and attracts 170,000 visitors. About the awards and honors.
Wednesday, January 23, 5:30 p.m., Dixon Hall Room 202
Information: Department of Community and Regional Planning at 267-468-8300 or the Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture at 267-468-8175 or register online.
Sasha Eisenman publishes new book on medicinal plants
Dr. Sasha Eisenman, Assistant Professor
of Horticulture in the Department of Landscape Architecture, has edited and
co-authored a new book highlighting the medicinal plants of Central Asia. Medicinal Plants of Central Asia: Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan is the first English-language book detailing the diversity of medicinal plants in this region.
The Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture is home to a wide selection of well-known scholars, academicians, and experts in a variety of fields of expertise, from urban design and landscape planning to wetland restoration and historical preservation.