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At URI, landscape architecture is a launchpad for innovation—where cutting-edge technology meets bold design to build smarter, more resilient communities. We tackle today’s biggest challenges head-on, from climate change and coastal resilience to sustainable urban growth and environmental justice.
You’ll work with real clients on real projects, using the latest tools in GIS, 3D modeling, data analysis, and digital fabrication to create landscapes that are not only beautiful but smart, adaptive, and sustainable. Graduating from URI means you’re ready to lead the next generation of landscape architects—innovating with technology and creativity to shape a healthier planet and vibrant communities.
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New! Accelerated On-line Graduate Certificate in Community Planning - The Community Planning Graduate Certificate is a fully-online program designed to equip you with core competencies in sustainable community planning. This certificate can be stacked with another in order to earn the Master of Public Administration, Master of Environmental Management, and additional URI Online programs.
CELS Fellowship Recipients provide design support to the Flower District - Two LAR students received fellowship funding during the summer of 2025 to assist in translating community input and operational needs into a conceptual and functional site design for the Flower District's flower recycling and composting program, including the development of a welcoming and inclusive community green space.
In-person Graduate Certificate in Community Planning - The URI Graduate Certificate in Community Planning provides advanced instruction and training in community planning and development to address contemporary planning challenges at different geographical levels in the United States. 
URI capstone class designs coastal resiliency solutions for Jamestown’s Mackerel Cove - In Spring of 2025, 19 aspiring landscape architects from the University of Rhode Island spent their senior capstone class researching and brain-storming to come up with landscape solutions to protect Mackerel Cove Beach and the surrounding area in Jamestown from sea-level rise and storm flooding.