COMMUNITY DESIGN TEAMS
David Evans with students Mason Powell, Andy Quebbeman & Joshua Bayan.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, LAEP students volunteered to design and plan an array of projects for community groups, non-profit organizations and public agencies throughout Utah. The Community Design Team (CDT) projects generate modest costrecovery fees that support our student chapter of the ASLA. These funds help to provide extra-curricular social and educational programs within the department, fund student participation at the State and National ASLA conferences, and contribute to the endowment of the David Bell Scholarship Fund.
Inclusive Play Area design for Grand County in Moab, a streetscape design and city-wide drainage plan for the town of Hatch, Utah, a water-wise garden design for the U.S. Forest Service Ranger Station in Logan, a planting design for the Options for Independence non-profit in Logan, and a water-wise design template for the replacement of lawn within a 44 acre 1960’s condominium project. Professional Practice Associate Professor David Evans serves as the faculty advisor to the CDT program with help from other faculty volunteers.
CDT projects represent important servicelearning experiences that teach leadership and management skills, enrich portfolios, and provide exposure to a breadth of clientinitiated planning and design opportunities. The CDT’s are vertically integrated teams of 3-7 students. During the past academic year, some of the completed projects include an 21
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Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning
