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“In an age where environmental lip service is common, the Conway
School of Landscape Design is one of the few educational institutions
that truly prepares students for an ecology-based landscape design
practice.”
Larry Weaner
Founder, Larry Weaner Landscape Associates
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Fast Facts
- School founded: 1972
- Program: Ten months (September through June)
of applied study in an integrated format; core courses related directly
to residential and community projects.
- Emphasis: Ecologically and socially
sustainable design of the land, integrated communication skills,
individual educational goals, learning through real projects.
- Size: 19 graduate students.
- Faculty: Three core faculty, one adjunct,
five master teachers, and over fifty guest workshop leaders, lecturers and other guests each
year.
- Degree: Master of Arts in Landscape Design,
authorized by the Massachusetts Council of Higher Education.
- Accreditation: New England Association of
Schools and Colleges, Inc.
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Location: Rural western Massachusetts near the
academic, cultural, and natural resources of the Five College Consortium
and the Connecticut River Valley. See travel
directions.
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Campus: 34.5 acres of wooded hilltop located
one-half mile east of Conway town center.
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Facility: 5600 square feet with four
wood-stoves and passive solar design, spacious design studios with
individual drafting stations, library, classroom, design/print area, and
kitchen
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