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Prof. Zihao Zhang Named Director of the Master of Landscape Architecture Program

08. 20. 2024
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    Zihao Zhang

  • Photograph of Prof. Zhang standing in front of seated students during a lecture.

  • Prof. Zihao Zhang standing while conversing with a student during studio. Students are seated at a nearby table.

With the new academic year starting in a week, we are pleased to announce that Prof. Zihao Zhang has been named director of the Graduate Program in Landscape Architecture!

Prof. Zhang was previously interim program director and showed great potential. As director, he will initiate curricular and administrative innovations while continuing to teach, recruit new students, advance a research agenda, and more.

This coming year, the Spitzer School will conduct a new faculty search for a full-time, assistant professor in landscape architecture, with cutting-edge credentials in design, research, and practice, to begin in fall 2025. We are also excited to connect MLA students to faculty from other programs – one of the initiatives that Prof. Zhang wants to support and further develop in his directorship. This fall, Prof. Ifeoma Ebo and Prof. Laura Wainer will teach MLA courses. They bring multidisciplinary expertise across architecture, urbanism, and community-engaged practice to expand and strengthen the MLA program’s mission.

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