Max Frank

Parking Day 2019 was a great opportunity to interact with Fayetteville citizens and advocate for a more sustainable, ecologically sensitive built environment. Our demonstration project shows the transformative power of bringing biodiversity into urban areas.

Tri Cycle is so amazing. I can’t wait to come back!

Two fellow landscape architecture students and I led three boy scouts to achieve the landscape architecture merit badge. To start the day, we introduced the scouts to the field of landscape architecture through a video, books, magazines, and conversation. After the introduction, we took the scouts on a tour of our building and studio spaces, sharing an inside perspective on what it's like to study landscape architecture. Once we finished the tour, we gave the scouts their own design project. We tasked them with redesigning a small plot next to our building, and taught them about drawing conventions and graphic representation. We worked individually with the scouts to develop their designs, and had them present their drawings to the group once they were finished. Finally, we took the scouts on a plant walk, identifying key species and their significance right here on campus. While the scouts were initially quiet and nervous, they greatly opened up by the end of the day. The ability to make their own decisions during the design project hugely contributed to their confidence and comfort sharing in front of a group. Overall, it was a very rewarding experience and I wouldn't hesitate to do it again.

Tri Cycle is amazing! Can’t wait to help out again soon.