American Society of Landscape Architects
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ASLA 2005 Jot D. Carpenter Medal


 
 

Robert S. "Doc" Reich, PhD, FASLA

The Jot D. Carpenter Teaching Medal is awarded to an individual who has made a sustained and significant contribution to landscape architecture education.

Robert S. “Doc” Reich, PhD, FASLA, has inspired generations of practitioners through his teaching. He led the landscape architecture program at Louisiana State University from its inception in 1946 until retiring in 1983 and remains professor emeritus. He holds LSU’s highest teaching honor, Alumni Professor, and in 1992 received ASLA’s highest honor, the ASLA Medal. Several years ago, the Louisiana chapter of ASLA produced a film about Dr. Reich’s life. In it, when asked what he thought was his biggest contribution to the profession, he replied “developing a corps of disciples, who go out with the same philosophy and do great things…a lot greater than I’ve done.”

Read the nomination letter from Chad Danos, ASLA, and support letters from Sadik C. Artunc, FASLA, Charles Fryling, Jr., ASLA, and L. Azeo Torre, FASLA.

Professor Reich at work:



Dr. Reich in Bruge, Belgium
Photo: Louisiana chapter, ASLA



Dr. Reich in Lucerne, Switzerland
Photo: Louisiana chapter, ASLA



Dr. Reich commenting on the film "A Voice From Landscape Architecture: The Life and Work of Dr. Robert S. Reich, FASLA"
Photo: Louisiana chapter, ASLA



Dr. Reich at the groundbreaking of LSU's Doc Reich Courtyard
Photo: Louisiana chapter, ASLA



Dr. Reich developing design concepts during the LC/ASLA Centennial Celebration Design Charrette
Photo: Louisiana chapter, ASLA



Dr. Reich developing design concepts during the LC/ASLA Centennial Celebration Design Charrette
Photo: Louisiana chapter, ASLA

 


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