Photo Credit: Katie McAuley
Specialities
Planting design, plant identification,
interior and potted plants, horticulture, urban agriculture
design implementation, construction observation,
maintenance development and management, writing, sourcing
Education
The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture
Master of Landscape Architecture
August 2012 - May 2015
Rice University
Bachelor of Arts, Art History
August 2004 - January 2009
Work
Planting Art
Landscape Designer, Consultant, Documentarian
May 2008 - Present
Ginger Geyer
Artist's Assistant
March 2016 - August 2020
Word + Carr Design Group
Landscape Designer, Horticulturist
December 2017 - December 2019
The Contemporary Austin
Horticulturist at Laguna Gloria
Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park
April 2016 - December 2017
The Contemporary Austin
Groundskeeper at Laguna Gloria
Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park
April 2016 - December 2017
The Cultural Landscape Foundation, D.C.
Intern, What’s Out There, Austin, Texas
August 2014 - June 2015
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Architecture (Visual Resources Collection)
Student Technician
August 2014 - May 2015
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Architecture (Visual Resources Collection)
Senior Student Associate
June 2014 - July 2014
Teaching
The Contemporary Austin
Art School
Faculty
Landscape Arts (Spring 2017)
Prototype: Idea to Object (Spring 2017)
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Architecture
Teaching Assistant with Associate Professor Mirka Beneš
History and Theories of Landscape Architecture I & II
August 2014 - May 2015
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Architecture (Visual Resources Collection)
Teaching Assistant
September 2013 - May 2014
Mirka Beneš (Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture)
At The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture
Research Assistant
September 2013 - May 2014
Planting Art Exhibits & Installations
2015 Spring Graduate Office, School of Architecture, UT Austin
2015 Spring Visual Resources Collection, School of Architecture, UT Austin
2015 Spring School of Architecture Dean’s Office, UT Austin
2014 Fall Visual Resources Collection, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 Fall School of Architecture Dean’s Office, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 Summer Visual Resources Collection, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 Summer in the School of Architecture Dean’s Office, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 March exhibition at The Heart o’ Texas Orchid Society Show, Austin
2014 Spring Visual Resources Collection, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 Spring in the School of Architecture Dean’s Office, The University of Texas at Austin
2013 November Visual Resources Collection, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2013 October in the Materials Lab, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2013 Fall in the School of Architecture Dean’s Office, The University of Texas at Austin
2013 April exhibition at The Heart o’ Texas Orchid Society Show, Austin
2013 March - May at the Barr Mansion, Austin
2012 April Exhibition at The Heart o’ Texas Orchid Society Show, Austin
2008 May (Untitled Outdoor Paper Installation), Rice University Campus, Houston
Photography Exhibits
2016 February - August 2016 Solo photography exhibit, Las Pozas: Edward James' Surrealist Garden
Architecture and Planning Library, Battle Hall, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 September - August 2015 solo photography exhibit Postwar Landscapes, Berlin Green Places
Architecture and Planning Library, Battle Hall, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 September - January 2015 solo photography exhibit Postwar Landscapes, Berlin Green Places
Visual Resources Collection, Sutton Hall, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
Research
Tillandsia recurvata | A Green Roof Study
Independent Research Project at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Austin, Texas
Summer 2014 - Present
Models and field research of Texas native species T. recurvata on the Wildflower Center’s south Austin property.
Data collected serves to inform ongoing research into Texas-appropriate green roof / wall design and construction.
Funded in part by the Organic Horticulture Benefits Alliance Sustainability Scholarship.
Awards
& Honors
2015 University Olmsted Scholar, Landscape Architecture Foundation
2015 Nominated for the Boone Powell Family Prize in Urban Design, UT Austin School of Architecture
2015 Honor Award, Texas ASLA Student Award for Parque Chuviscar, A Metropolitan Riverfront Park
2014 UT Architecture Design Excellence Award for Parque Chuviscar, A Metropolitan Riverfront Park
2014 Honor Award, Texas ASLA Student Award for Acequia: Channels for Learning
2013 Honorable Mention, EPA Campus Rainworks Challenge for Acequia: Channels for Learning
Scholarships
2015 Spring recipient of The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Travel Scholarship (Xilitla, Mexico)
2014 Summer recipient of Organic Horticulture Benefits Alliance Sustainability Scholarship
2014 Summer recipient of The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Mebane Travel Scholarship (London, England)
2013 Summer recipient of The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Leipziger Travel Scholarship (Berlin, Germany)
Publications
Spring 2020, If These Walls Could Talk, Porcelain art works by Ginger Henry Geyer
Book design and photography
Exhibition catalog of 78 porcelain sculptures in situ at the Neill-Cochran House Museum, Austin, Texas
2017 Spring, CHLORA'S DREAM HOUSE, Porcelain Sculpture by Ginger Henry Geyer, Second Edition
Editor and Book Designer
A comprehensive catalog of 25 years of Austin artist Ginger Henry Geyer's porcelain sculpture. Created and self-published with the artist/author
2016 Fall, CHLORA'S DREAM HOUSE, Porcelain Sculpture by Ginger Henry Geyer, First Edition
Editor and Book Designer
A catalog of 25 years of Austin artist Ginger Henry Geyer's porcelain sculpture. Created and self-published with the artist/author
2014 Spring, Berlin Green Places, 60 Sites
A photographic catalog of Berlin’s green places featuring 84 parks and gardens, self-published.
The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, Architecture and Planning Library: DD 885 N54 2013
Press
World Landscape Architecture: "Lions Town, An Ecological Cemetery | Alyssa Hassell, Lauren Ko, William Niendorff." World Landscape Architecture, 6 Mar. 2016. Web. <http://worldlandscapearchitect.com/student-project-lions-town-an-ecological-cemetery-alyssa-hassell-lauren-ko-william-niendorff/#.Vt0PtnQrIy4>
Wildflower: Clippard, Lee. "Having a Ball, Researcher investigates ball moss for green roofs." Wildflower The Magazine of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Vol. 32, No. 3. Spring 2016. Print and Web. <https://news.wildflower.org/having-a-ball/>
The Daily Texan: Frederick, Eva. "Alumnus Uses Ball Moss as Green Roof Alternative - The Daily Texan." Alumnus Uses Ball Moss as Green Roof Alternative. The Daily Texan, Web. 19 Oct. 2015. <http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2015/10/19/alumnus-uses-ball-moss-as-green-roof-alternative>
The Houston Chronicle: Frederick, Eva. "Green Roofs - and a Starring Role for an Unloved Texas Plant." Houston Chronicle, Gray Matters. Houston Chronicle, Web. 19 Oct. 2015. <http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/Green-roofs-and-a-starring-role-for-an-6577999.php>
World Landscape Architecture: "Parque Chuviscar, A Metropolitan Riverfront Park | Alyssa Hassell, William Niendorff, Ningneng Xu." World Landscape Architecture, 22 Nov. 2015. Web. <http://worldlandscapearchitect.com/student-project-parque-chuviscar-a-metropolitan-riverfront-park-alyssa-hassell-william-niendorff-ningneng-xu/#more-20554>
Presentations, Workshops, & Juries
2017 March UT Architecture Juries for ULI Hines Competition with Prof. Simon Atkinson and Edna Ledesma
2016 March Talk, Las Pozas: The Garden of Edward James, Austin Art League, Group I
2015 January Living Wall talk, Materials Lab, School of Architecture, UT Austin
2014 March GSARC Research Roundup Symposium (Berlin Green Places), School of Architecture, UT Austin
2013 October Living Wall workshop, Materials Lab, School of Architecture, UT Austin
Computer Skills
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, AutoCAD, TinkerCAD, Canvas, Blackboard,
Microsoft Office, Apple Media, ArcMap, Laser Cutting, Rhino, 123D Make, Revit
Volunteerism
& Affiliations
Member, American Orchid Society
Former Member and Volunteer, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Former Docent and Volunteer, The Charles W. Moore Foundation, Austin, architecture museum and library
Planting design, plant identification,
interior and potted plants, horticulture, urban agriculture
design implementation, construction observation,
maintenance development and management, writing, sourcing
Education
The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture
Master of Landscape Architecture
August 2012 - May 2015
Rice University
Bachelor of Arts, Art History
August 2004 - January 2009
Work
Planting Art
Landscape Designer, Consultant, Documentarian
May 2008 - Present
Ginger Geyer
Artist's Assistant
March 2016 - August 2020
Word + Carr Design Group
Landscape Designer, Horticulturist
December 2017 - December 2019
The Contemporary Austin
Horticulturist at Laguna Gloria
Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park
April 2016 - December 2017
The Contemporary Austin
Groundskeeper at Laguna Gloria
Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park
April 2016 - December 2017
The Cultural Landscape Foundation, D.C.
Intern, What’s Out There, Austin, Texas
August 2014 - June 2015
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Architecture (Visual Resources Collection)
Student Technician
August 2014 - May 2015
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Architecture (Visual Resources Collection)
Senior Student Associate
June 2014 - July 2014
Teaching
The Contemporary Austin
Art School
Faculty
Landscape Arts (Spring 2017)
Prototype: Idea to Object (Spring 2017)
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Architecture
Teaching Assistant with Associate Professor Mirka Beneš
History and Theories of Landscape Architecture I & II
August 2014 - May 2015
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Architecture (Visual Resources Collection)
Teaching Assistant
September 2013 - May 2014
Mirka Beneš (Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture)
At The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture
Research Assistant
September 2013 - May 2014
Planting Art Exhibits & Installations
2015 Spring Graduate Office, School of Architecture, UT Austin
2015 Spring Visual Resources Collection, School of Architecture, UT Austin
2015 Spring School of Architecture Dean’s Office, UT Austin
2014 Fall Visual Resources Collection, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 Fall School of Architecture Dean’s Office, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 Summer Visual Resources Collection, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 Summer in the School of Architecture Dean’s Office, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 March exhibition at The Heart o’ Texas Orchid Society Show, Austin
2014 Spring Visual Resources Collection, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 Spring in the School of Architecture Dean’s Office, The University of Texas at Austin
2013 November Visual Resources Collection, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2013 October in the Materials Lab, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2013 Fall in the School of Architecture Dean’s Office, The University of Texas at Austin
2013 April exhibition at The Heart o’ Texas Orchid Society Show, Austin
2013 March - May at the Barr Mansion, Austin
2012 April Exhibition at The Heart o’ Texas Orchid Society Show, Austin
2008 May (Untitled Outdoor Paper Installation), Rice University Campus, Houston
Photography Exhibits
2016 February - August 2016 Solo photography exhibit, Las Pozas: Edward James' Surrealist Garden
Architecture and Planning Library, Battle Hall, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 September - August 2015 solo photography exhibit Postwar Landscapes, Berlin Green Places
Architecture and Planning Library, Battle Hall, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 September - January 2015 solo photography exhibit Postwar Landscapes, Berlin Green Places
Visual Resources Collection, Sutton Hall, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
Research
Tillandsia recurvata | A Green Roof Study
Independent Research Project at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Austin, Texas
Summer 2014 - Present
Models and field research of Texas native species T. recurvata on the Wildflower Center’s south Austin property.
Data collected serves to inform ongoing research into Texas-appropriate green roof / wall design and construction.
Funded in part by the Organic Horticulture Benefits Alliance Sustainability Scholarship.
Awards
& Honors
2015 University Olmsted Scholar, Landscape Architecture Foundation
2015 Nominated for the Boone Powell Family Prize in Urban Design, UT Austin School of Architecture
2015 Honor Award, Texas ASLA Student Award for Parque Chuviscar, A Metropolitan Riverfront Park
2014 UT Architecture Design Excellence Award for Parque Chuviscar, A Metropolitan Riverfront Park
2014 Honor Award, Texas ASLA Student Award for Acequia: Channels for Learning
2013 Honorable Mention, EPA Campus Rainworks Challenge for Acequia: Channels for Learning
Scholarships
2015 Spring recipient of The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Travel Scholarship (Xilitla, Mexico)
2014 Summer recipient of Organic Horticulture Benefits Alliance Sustainability Scholarship
2014 Summer recipient of The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Mebane Travel Scholarship (London, England)
2013 Summer recipient of The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Leipziger Travel Scholarship (Berlin, Germany)
Publications
Spring 2020, If These Walls Could Talk, Porcelain art works by Ginger Henry Geyer
Book design and photography
Exhibition catalog of 78 porcelain sculptures in situ at the Neill-Cochran House Museum, Austin, Texas
2017 Spring, CHLORA'S DREAM HOUSE, Porcelain Sculpture by Ginger Henry Geyer, Second Edition
Editor and Book Designer
A comprehensive catalog of 25 years of Austin artist Ginger Henry Geyer's porcelain sculpture. Created and self-published with the artist/author
2016 Fall, CHLORA'S DREAM HOUSE, Porcelain Sculpture by Ginger Henry Geyer, First Edition
Editor and Book Designer
A catalog of 25 years of Austin artist Ginger Henry Geyer's porcelain sculpture. Created and self-published with the artist/author
2014 Spring, Berlin Green Places, 60 Sites
A photographic catalog of Berlin’s green places featuring 84 parks and gardens, self-published.
The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, Architecture and Planning Library: DD 885 N54 2013
Press
World Landscape Architecture: "Lions Town, An Ecological Cemetery | Alyssa Hassell, Lauren Ko, William Niendorff." World Landscape Architecture, 6 Mar. 2016. Web. <http://worldlandscapearchitect.com/student-project-lions-town-an-ecological-cemetery-alyssa-hassell-lauren-ko-william-niendorff/#.Vt0PtnQrIy4>
Wildflower: Clippard, Lee. "Having a Ball, Researcher investigates ball moss for green roofs." Wildflower The Magazine of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Vol. 32, No. 3. Spring 2016. Print and Web. <https://news.wildflower.org/having-a-ball/>
The Daily Texan: Frederick, Eva. "Alumnus Uses Ball Moss as Green Roof Alternative - The Daily Texan." Alumnus Uses Ball Moss as Green Roof Alternative. The Daily Texan, Web. 19 Oct. 2015. <http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2015/10/19/alumnus-uses-ball-moss-as-green-roof-alternative>
The Houston Chronicle: Frederick, Eva. "Green Roofs - and a Starring Role for an Unloved Texas Plant." Houston Chronicle, Gray Matters. Houston Chronicle, Web. 19 Oct. 2015. <http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/Green-roofs-and-a-starring-role-for-an-6577999.php>
World Landscape Architecture: "Parque Chuviscar, A Metropolitan Riverfront Park | Alyssa Hassell, William Niendorff, Ningneng Xu." World Landscape Architecture, 22 Nov. 2015. Web. <http://worldlandscapearchitect.com/student-project-parque-chuviscar-a-metropolitan-riverfront-park-alyssa-hassell-william-niendorff-ningneng-xu/#more-20554>
Presentations, Workshops, & Juries
2017 March UT Architecture Juries for ULI Hines Competition with Prof. Simon Atkinson and Edna Ledesma
2016 March Talk, Las Pozas: The Garden of Edward James, Austin Art League, Group I
2015 January Living Wall talk, Materials Lab, School of Architecture, UT Austin
2014 March GSARC Research Roundup Symposium (Berlin Green Places), School of Architecture, UT Austin
2013 October Living Wall workshop, Materials Lab, School of Architecture, UT Austin
Computer Skills
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, AutoCAD, TinkerCAD, Canvas, Blackboard,
Microsoft Office, Apple Media, ArcMap, Laser Cutting, Rhino, 123D Make, Revit
Volunteerism
& Affiliations
Member, American Orchid Society
Former Member and Volunteer, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Former Docent and Volunteer, The Charles W. Moore Foundation, Austin, architecture museum and library