Kate Cholakis
Faculty (Ecological Design and Planning), RLA
- Role
- Faculty, Landscape Design & Planning at The Conway School Graduate Program In Sustainable Planning And Design
- Location
- Northampton, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kate Cholakis
Landscape architect (licensed in the state of Maine) and faculty within the Conway School\'s graduate program in ecological landscape planning and design. Committed to an interdisciplinary, participatory design process. Experience in the private and public sectors of landscape design and planning, and in research and higher education. Specific areas of interest include cultural landscape history, green infrastructure, environmental behavior, and ecological planting design.Sample Lecture Topics- Ecological Design: Historical Context and Current Projects- History of Landscape Architecture- Cultural Landscape Analysis- Stormwater Management History, Regulations, and Contemporary Approaches- Green Infrastructure Approaches to Stormwater Management- Aesthetic Norms and Ecological Landscape Design- Ecological Planting Design Fundamentals
Experience
Faculty, Landscape Design & Planning
The Conway School Graduate Program In Sustainable Planning And Design
Aug 2015 — Present · Northampton, MA, US
Core Faculty in the Conway School\'s graduate program in ecological landscape design and planning. Courses include three design studios (site design, municipal/regional planning, and large-scale site planning), site analysis and engineering, and a weekly visiting speaker series. All projects are conducted for real, contracted clients. Student work can be viewed online: https://issuu.com/conwaydesign
Education
Smith College
Bachelor of Arts, Architecture & Urbanism, Landscape Studies
2006 — 2010
Penn State University
Master of Science - MS, Landscape Architecture
The Conway School: Graduate Program in Sustainable Planning and Design
Master of Arts in Sustainable Landscape Design and Planning
2010 — 2011
Skills
- Copy Editing
- Urban Design
- Nonprofits
- Hand Drafting
- Garden Design
- Ecology
- Sustainable Design
- Project Planning
- Stormwater Management
- Historic Preservation
- Environmental Awareness
- Parks
- Land Use Planning
- Native Plants
- Garden
- Green Infrastructure
- Site Planning
- Presentations
- Comprehensive Planning
- Tree Planting
- Ecological Restoration
- Planting Plans
- Autocad
- Landscape Architecture
- Community Outreach
- Landscaping
- Sustainable Development
- Plant Identification
- Urban Planning
- Gardening
- Gis
- Sketchup
- Non-Profits
- Arcgis
- Landscape Design
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Graphic Design
- Site Plans
- Landscape Planning
- Wetlands
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