Benjamin George

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

Assistant Professor | ASLA

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Office Hours: 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Go toOffice Location: FAV 238
DialPhone: 435-797-0561
SendEmail: benjamin.george@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Instructional Technology & Learning Sciences, (Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning), Utah State University, 2014 Dissertation

IDENTIFICATION OF THE CONSTRAINTS AND BARRIERS TO THE ADOPTION OF DISTRIBUTED DESIGN EDUCATION

Other, Landscape Architecture, Utah State University, 2009

Indoor Outdoor Relationships at the Residential Scale

Other, Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast, 2006

BS, Political Science, (Conflict Resolution), Utah State University, 2005

Biography

Hold a doctorate in Instructional Technology & Learning Sciences, and a Masters in Landscape Architecture.

Teaching Interests

Landscape History, Distributed design educaiton, Ibero-Moorish Landscape History, Design pedagogy, Plant Identification and Uses

Research Interests

Online design pedagogy, design pedagogy, history pedagogy, Moorish gardens, Portuguese gardens, Collaborative Technology, Social Media

Awards

Award of Excellence, 2017

American Society of Landscape Architects

Certificate of Excellence, 2016

Utah Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

Graduate Student Teaching Award of Merit, 2013

North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture

Robins Award for Graduate Instructor of the Year, 2013

Utah State University

2012 College of Agriculture Graduate Student Teacher of the Year, 2012

College of Agriculture

Publications - Abstracts

Hughes, A., George, B., Sleipness, O., Ramineni, S., (2016). Hidden History: Using digital tools to discover the historical landscape around us. Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference 2016
Sleipness, O.R, George, B., (2015). Beyond the Sagebrush Rebellion: Envisioning the Role of Landscape Architects in Alternative Futures of Land Ownership in the Intermountain West. Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture

Publications - Books & Book Chapters

Book Chapters

George, B., Walker, A.E, (2017). Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, volume 40: A. Social learning in a distributed environment: Lessons learned from online design education. Springer *

* Has not been peer reviewed

Publications - Fact Sheets

* Has not been peer reviewed

Publications - Curriculum

* Has not been peer reviewed

Publications - Journal Articles

Academic Journal

George, B., Shelton, B., Walker, A.E, (2017). Barriers to the adoption of online design education within North American collegiate landscape architecture programs. Landscape Review
Sleipness, O., George, B., (2017). Impacts of Immersive Virtual Reality on Three-Dimensional Design Processes: Opportunities and Constraints for Landscape Architecture Studio Pedagogy. Landscape Research Record, Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture 6
George, B., Bussiere, S., (2016). Factors impacting students’ decisions to stay or leave the design studio. Landscape Research Record, 3:1
George, B., (2016). Distributed site analysis utilizing drones and 360 degree video. Digital Landscape Architecture, 1, 92-99.
Sleipness, O., George, B., Hughes, A., Remineni, S., (2016). Hidden dimensions: Illuminating landscape history through mobile apps. . Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 1, 273-280.
George, B., Shelton, B.E, Walker, A.E, Barriers to the adoption of online design education within collegiate landscape architecture programs. Landscape Review
George, B., (2014). An Analysis of the Spatial Structure of the National Palace of Queluz. Landscape Research Record, 1:1

Professional Journal

* Has not been peer reviewed

Publications - Literary Journal

* Has not been peer reviewed

Publications - MultiMedia

* Has not been peer reviewed

Publications - Technical Reports

Other Reports

George, B., (2015). Identifying critical environmental factors for plant selection: A whitepaper for The Plantium. The Plantium *

* Has not been peer reviewed

Publications - Translations & Transcripts

Publications - Other

* Has not been peer reviewed

Scheduled Teaching

LAEP 6400, 6900 - Geodesign Studio: Advanced Geographic Information and Tools, Spring 2019

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2019

LAEP 6230 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2019

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Spring 2019

LAEP 6960 - Masters Project, Spring 2019

LAEP 4900 - Special Problems, Spring 2019

LAEP 4350 - Travel Course, Spring 2019

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Spring 2019

LAEP 2400 - 3D Representation, Fall 2018

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Fall 2018

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Fall 2018

USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2018

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Fall 2018

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Summer 2018

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Summer 2018

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Summer 2018

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2018

LAEP 6230 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2018

HONR 4900 - Honors Thesis/Capstone, Spring 2018

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Spring 2018

LAEP 6900 - Special Problems, Spring 2018

LAEP 4350 - Travel Course, Spring 2018

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Spring 2018

LAEP 2400 - 3D Representation, Fall 2017

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Fall 2017

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Fall 2017

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Fall 2017

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Summer 2017

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Summer 2017

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Summer 2017

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2017

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2017

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Spring 2017

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Spring 2017

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Spring 2017

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Spring 2017

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Fall 2016

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Fall 2016

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Fall 2016

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Fall 2016

USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2016

USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2016

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Fall 2016

PSC 2620 - Woody Trees and Shrubs, Fall 2016

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Summer 2016

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Summer 2016

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Summer 2016

LAEP 2300, 6230 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2016

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Spring 2016

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Spring 2016

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Fall 2015

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Fall 2015

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Fall 2015

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Summer 2015

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Summer 2015

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Summer 2015

LAEP 2300,6230 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2015

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Spring 2015

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Spring 2015

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Fall 2014

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Fall 2014

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Fall 2014

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Summer 2014

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Summer 2014

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Summer 2014

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2014

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2014

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Spring 2014

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Spring 2014

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Spring 2014

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Spring 2014

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Fall 2013

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Fall 2013

USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2013

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Fall 2013

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Summer 2013

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Summer 2013

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Summer 2013

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2013

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2013

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Spring 2013

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Spring 2013

PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape, Spring 2013

PSC 2620 - Woody Trees and Shrubs, Spring 2013

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Fall 2012

PSC 2620 - Woody Trees and Shrubs, Fall 2012

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Summer 2012

PSC 2620 - Woody Trees and Shrubs, Summer 2012

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2012

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2012

LAEP 6230 - History of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2012

LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Fall 2011

PSC 2620 - Woody Trees and Shrubs, Fall 2011

Creative Works - Exhibitions

Creative Works - Other

The Digital Library of Landscape Architecture History, Other, Digital Library
Exploratory Physiocartographies of Place and Time, Art - Exhibition, Group, - 2013

Graduate Students Mentored

Brandon Blauer, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, September 2017

Drew Hill, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, September 2017

Tonya Randall, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, January 2017