Experiencing Grand Landscapes & Powerful Places
There are motives of power … at Versailles, but I’m convinced Louis XIV was just as interested in fun. Versailles was his stage set, and he was putting on one impressive show.
Taking the Office Outside
This summer honors landscape architecture student Max Frank traveled to Mozambique to design better, more affordable housing plans in Nampula. In this blog, he reflects on the challenges of the trip, what he learned from the experience and a work environment very...
Power Through Design
Thanks to an Honors College Short-Term Research Travel Grant, landscape architecture student Beau Burris took a design tour through Europe this summer, stopping in Milan, Geneva, Paris, Versailles...
Channeling ‘Tech Tangerine’ & ‘Spending’ $600K
In this latest report from our “Museum 12,” who got a behind-the-scenes look at running Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Max Frank describes a role-playing exercise designed to help students understand how museum boards operate. Channeling the...
The Guest Experience: Making It or Breaking It
In this post, “Museum” participant Max Frank dissects just what makes a satisfying customer experience at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. One thing he learned: it all starts at the entrance. Max Frank is a second-year honors landscape architecture...