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Aug. 26, 2022

Enrica Dall鈥橝ra named new associate dean of planning + landscape

New associate dean merges artistry and people鈥檚 experience to build a better landscape
Dr. Enrica Dall鈥橝ra
Enrica Dall鈥橝ra has been named associate dean of planning + landscape architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape. Courtesy School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape

The (SAPL) is pleased to announce that , PhD, has assumed a five-year term as associate dean (planning + landscape architecture) effective July 1, 2022, after serving the past year as interim associate dean.

Dall鈥橝ra, an associate professor of landscape architecture, 鈥渉as been a valued member of our school since joining in 2016,鈥 says SAPL Dean John Brown.

Prior to joining SAPL, Dall鈥橝ra taught at the University of Bologna. She continues to run , an Italian landscape architecture studio with an emphasis on urban renewal, public space design and industrial site landscape rehabilitation.

Most recently, Dall鈥橝ra contributed an invited chapter about her work and approach to design in . [Italy: Journey into the landscape transformations of the Bel Paese] edited by Bianca Maria Rinaldi (Publisher Il Mulino, Bologna, Italy).

She also has a SSHRC-funded research project titled "Landscape in Motion" that pairs an artistic and phenomenological sensibility with in-depth landscape analysis. This research, co-authored with U不良研究所 professor Melanie Kloetzel, site choreographer (School of Creative and Performing Arts), intends to transform design approaches employed in urban renewal projects using spatial data and experiential activities to develop specific creative outputs.