Visiting A Landscape Architecture Site in Buenos Aires, Argentina
One of my favorite choices during university was studying landscape architecture outside my own country. I spent a semester at Lincoln University in New Zealand, learning new perspectives on my field, meeting terrific professors and classmates, and when I left, I took with me a lifelong appreciation for the people, the materials, the climate and the culture of the land I grew to love.
During our travels in Beirut, Lebanon, I enjoyed wandering the halls of the the American University of Beirut’s Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management. The students had cleared the classrooms for summer break, but evidence of their learning still lived pinned to the walls and piled on the studio desks. I loved peeking through their projects: sites and histories so different from any of my work at home.
Recently, I was browsing the American University of Sharjah’s website to learn more about their College of Architecture and found myself daydreaming about what it would be like to return to school in another part of the world. I’ve never been to the United Arab Emirates, but I’ve been curious about them ever since Jr. High world geography class.
Now and then I think yes, please! Sign me up to become a student again – even better if it could be in a corner of the world I’ve yet to explore.
