LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Charles L. Leider Professor and Director of the Landscape Architecture Ph.D. - Oklahoma State University; MCP - Yale University; BSLA - Michigan State University Address: Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department, 360 AG Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078- 6027 Phone: 405-744-5420 email: charles.leider@okstate.edu

Teaching Activities: Areas of specialization include: History and Theory of Landscape Architecture, Preservation of Cultural Landscapes, Urban Planning, Recreation Planning and Environmental Planning.

Professional Practice: Advisor to the Landscape Architecture Student Advisor Council and Sigma Lambda Alpha

Recent Plannning and Design Projects:
Design Elements of Green Roofs
New Towns for the Langston, Coyle and St. Francis of the Woods Area
Measured Drawings of a Historic Cultural Landscape for the Council Oak Park, Tulsa, OK
Park and Greenway Plan, Durant, OK
Park Master Plans, Guyman, OK
101 Ranch Historic Interpretative Trail Master Plan
Measured Drawings of Historic Site Plan, Scottish Rite Temple, Guthrie, OK

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Michael Holmes Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture  Address: Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department, 360 AG Hall, Stillwater , OK 74078- 6027  Phone: 405-744-7333  Email: michael.holmes@okstate.edu Teaching Activities: LA 3314 - Landscape Architectural Design I . Introduction to the principles of design, problem solving, site analysis, and the correlation of aesthetic concerns with functional solutions in small-scale landscape architecture design problems and computer-aided design applications. LA 4894 Construction III . A capstone course utilizing design techniques, computer skills, construction materials, methods and applications for the landscape industry. LA 2323 - Computer-aided Design.  Principles of electronic drafting and visual communication techniques related to the landscape for two-dimensional and three-dimensional systems. LA 4424 - Landscape Architectural Design IV. Medium-scale complex landscape architectural design projects with emphasis on arrangement and design of landscape elements as they relate to functional and aesthetic qualities.

Xeriscape Garden at Edmond's Community Park. Working with Edmond, OK city staff, local professionals, and extension faculty to design a xeriscape / water conservation demonstration garden. [2006 - present]

Stillwater Trail and Bikeway Master Plan. Facilitated a community design workshop, gaining public input on issues related to a comprehensive trails and bikeways system. Currently working with city staff and citizens as a member of the Stillwater Trail Taskforce to develop a trail and bikeway master plan. [2005 - present]

Oklahoma Frontier Drug Store and Museum's Apothecary Garden. Developed a planting plan that includes over 30 medicinal tree, shrub, and perennial species. The Apothecary Garden is dedicated to the cultivation and study of medicinal plants while serving as a park and garden for the downtown Historic District of Guthrie, OK. [2005-2006]

For more information please refer to Professor Holmes' Curriculum Vitae .

Associate Professor, ASLA  Address: Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department, 360 AG Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078- 6027 Phone: 405-744-5421 email: paul.hsu@okstate.edu Recent Design Projects: Hartshorne Limestone Quarry Reclamation Design  Presidential Golf Course Redevelopment Design, Aventura, FL.  Fritz-McDougal Landscape Design

• LA 2213 - Landscape Architecture Graphic I. Basic landscape architecture graphic techniques and computer applications.
• LA 2223 - Landscape Architectural Graphic II. Advanced landscape architecture graphic techniques, 3D abstraction, perspectives, marker rendering and computer Applications.
• LA 3324 - Landscape Architectural Design II. Small scale site development projects with emphasis on residential landscape and small site design development process along with computer applications.
• LA 4514 - Landscape Architectural Design V. A large scale site development projects with emphasis on conservation, reclamation and resort development with computer applications.
• LA4990 – Japan Historic Garden and Urban Landscape Design Study Program. 3 weeks Study abroad program in Japan and Thailand.

John Ritter     Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Address: Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department, 360 AG Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078- 6027 Phone: 405-744-7382 email: john.r.ritter@okstate.edu

Teaching Activities: Professor Ritter has taught the following courses at Oklahoma State University. He is also the advisor to the Associated Landscape Contractor of America (ALCA) student club.

• LA 3884 - Landscape Architecture Construction I. Grading, stormwater management, earthwork calculations, sustainability and computer applications.
• LA 3894 - Landscape Architectural Construction II. Advanced grading, roadway alignment, site utilities, etc and computer Apps.
• LA 4414 - Landscape Architectural Design III. Medium scale site development projects with emphasis on Design process along with computer applications.
• LA 4524 - Landscape Architectural Design VI. A capstone course with a large scale development project along with computer applications.

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