Dr. Karen Landman hosted Dr. Rudi van Etteger, [1] Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning, at Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands. Dr van Etteger presented a talk this fall to the MLA1 students in their Landscape Resource Analysis course on the Dutch Room for the River program, which is focused on the safety and spatial quality of the Dutch riverine areas, and he also participated in discussion with MLA2 Research Methods students. Dr. van Etteger also held a discussion with landscape architecture students on the future of design education, including a presentation entitled: Challenges for future landscape architects, or how to "science the ... out of this."

Image: Dr. Rudi van Etteger speaking to MLA students.