Benjamin C. Howland Jr. joined the faculty of UVA’s School of Architecture’s landscape architecture program in its first year, 1975, and taught until his death in 1983.
Prior to his arrival at UVA, Howland left his mark on many of the United State’s greatest national treasures, spending 30 years working as a landscape architect for the National Park Service. Esteemed for his work at sites like the White House, the Washington Monument, and Yellowstone National Park, Howland became well-known for the legacy he left behind.
Notably, Howland became acclaimed in his work and teachings through his commitment to public service, where he inspired many students to pursue careers working in the public realm. In addition, Howland championed the stewardship of the natural and cultural landscape. At his time at UVA, Howland helped lay the foundations for the department’s enviornmental ethic and its pedagogy of reading sites through on-site engagement, measurement, and recording.
To commemorate Howland’s influence in the field and in his teachings, an endowed lecture series and travel fellowship have been established in his name.
Read more:
LANDSCAPING AMERICA, UVA TODAY︎︎︎
Prior to his arrival at UVA, Howland left his mark on many of the United State’s greatest national treasures, spending 30 years working as a landscape architect for the National Park Service. Esteemed for his work at sites like the White House, the Washington Monument, and Yellowstone National Park, Howland became well-known for the legacy he left behind.
Notably, Howland became acclaimed in his work and teachings through his commitment to public service, where he inspired many students to pursue careers working in the public realm. In addition, Howland championed the stewardship of the natural and cultural landscape. At his time at UVA, Howland helped lay the foundations for the department’s enviornmental ethic and its pedagogy of reading sites through on-site engagement, measurement, and recording.
To commemorate Howland’s influence in the field and in his teachings, an endowed lecture series and travel fellowship have been established in his name.
Read more:
LANDSCAPING AMERICA, UVA TODAY︎︎︎
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UVA library’s Special Collections contain the professional and academic papers of Ben Howland, stemming from his service in the Marine Corps during World War II, as a landscape architect for the National Park Service (1952-1983), and his position as Professor of Architecture at the University of Virginia, 1975-1983.
THE HOWLAND PAPERS︎︎︎