Public policy

A pioneering study led by landscape architecture professors William Sullivan and Bin Jiang has found that greener neighborhoods are associated with significantly fewer fatal police shootings, highlighting the powerful role of urban green spaces in promoting public safety and community well-being. A new article by Jodi Heckel in the Illinois News Bureau dives into the research and findings.

In this online lecture, O’Shea will discuss recent projects by his practice, Hinterlands, that exemplify the firm’s commitment to radically rethinking the contemporary urban realm through the medium of landscape.

Three members of our department community—faculty member Kelley Lemon, current student Ana Valderrama, and alum Sonal Mithal—have been awarded prestigious grants from the Graham Foundation.