Practicing design professionals will be making a series of presentations during the spring 2008 semester as part of the College of Architecture, Planning and Design lecture series.

While the presentations are part of the required professional practice course, interested design students and faculty are welcome to attend.

These lectures will begin at 8:05 a.m. and be located in Foerster Auditorium (63 Seaton Hall).

The March 13 lecture will be entitled “Landscape Architecture Practice:  Big Muddy Workshop” and presented by John Royster, BLA 1984. Royster is a principal at Big Muddy Workshop in Omaha.

The Big Muddy Workshop, Inc. is a landscape architecture and interpretive planning firm serving select clients in the Missouri River region.

The name celebrates the Missouri River, which was and still is a primary influence on the ecology, culture and commerce of the region. The name also expresses a hands-on approach during the design process and the construction administration phase. Founded in July of 1990 in response to the ground swell of public support for the protection of remaining significant natural areas, restoration of disturbed lands, and enlightened land development methods, the Workshop provides clients with the technical, analytical and creative skills necessary to accomplish these goals. The Big Muddy Workshop, Inc. creates sustainable designs that conserve natural landscapes, preserve cultural landscapes, and enhance the built environment within the region.

The firm’s landscape architectural projects include new & historic city and regional parks, nature centers, arboreta, trail systems, ecological restoration sites and campuses.

The firm also plans and designs wayfinding systems and interpretive exhibits.