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Professor and Department Chair
Email: wagre@uri.edu
Telephone: 401-874-2142
Education
B.A. 1972 State University of New York at Albany
M.L.A. 1981 Cornell University
Professional Background & Research Interests
Professor Green joined URI in 1992 following 11 years of professional practice in the Boston area. Sustainable design is the focus of much of his work. He teaches studios on issues related to sustainable communities, sustainable homesteads, and green materials and technologies. He has also been active in the master planning process employed by URI and sits on the URI Technical Advisory Committee
Particular areas of interest include:
1. Service-Learning Design Studios
2. Sustainable Communities and Sustainable Design
3. Herbaceous Perennials
In our Service-Learning Community Design Studios, senior landscape architecture students work with communities and non-profit organizations to address real-world issues. Students collect information, analyze sites, run public workshops, prepare master plans and make presentations in a variety of public settings. A few efforts have included work for the Washington County Regional Planning Council, the Towns of Charlestown, Exeter, North Kingstown and Richmond and also work for the College of the Environment and Life Sciences, URI.
Sustainable Communities and Sustainable Design - Landscape architecture students in the LAR Design III studio begin the semester with an exercise to design a sustainable homestead. The objective is to learn about sustainable practices and materials and apply them to a selected site. Students consider alternative energy supplies and building systems, wastewater treatment and stormwater management systems and examine issues associated with food production, transportation and native plant communities. Subsequent projects grow in size and complexity however; the emphasis remains on creating sustainable environments.
Herbaceous perennials -The need continues to be able to use and promote herbaceous materials that are suitable for the region, require less care and fewer chemical inputs, are of a non-invasive nature, and possess valuable aesthetic qualities. Daylilies, Hostas and other perennial plants are evaluated for these purposes.
Selected Service Learning Projects:
Route 1 Corridor Study – Design Guidelines and Site Improvements for a 24 mile highway in Washington County, RI. Client: Washington County Regional Planning Council, 2006. Students collected and analyzed existing highway information with the goal designing corridor enhancements and making site specific recommendations reflecting sustainable design practices and a sense of place.
Peckham Farm Master Plans – Alternative Master Plans for 100+ acre parcel at URI. 2005. Client: College of the Environment and Life Sciences. URI Students analyzed the existing site and uses, ran a public work and developed 3 master plans making recommendations on how to create an academic and research facility that could contribute to the community while maintaining its ecological systems.
Shannock Center – Sustainable Community Improvements, Richmond, RI. 2004. Client: Planners of Charlestown and Richmond and the Consortium for Community Development. Students developed master plans for a rural industrial village. After presenting analysis plans and images and running a public workshop, students designed village and trail improvements intended to connect outlying areas to a restored village center and provide access to the river and existing trails.
Davisville Neighborhood Improvements Project, North Kingstown, RI. 2003. Client: North Kingstown Planner and Consortium for Community Development. Driven by the Concerned Citizens of Davisville, landscape architecture students assessed existing conditions, ran workshops, and developed master concepts illustrating a vision for a unique neighborhood wanting safe connections to its schools and playgrounds, its old millpond and Route 1 commercial area.
Selected Publications:
Thompson, Robert and William A. Green. 2005. “Sustainability in Higher Education”. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education: Vol.6 No. 1. Bradford, U.K.: Emerald Group Publishing Limited,
Thompson and William A. Green. 2004. “Pursuing Sustainability from the Middle: The Experience at the University of Rhode Island”. The Declaration, University Leaders for Sustainable Development: Washington, D.C.
Green, William A. 2003. “Hoping For More, Settling For Less: Struggling To Create Sustainable Neighborhoods in New England”. Landscapes on the Edge – Proceedings of the Annual IFLA Congress. Calgary, Canada.
Cameron, Mark, Ann Forsyth, William Green, Henry Lu, Patricia McGirr, Patsy Eubanks Owens and Ronald Stoltz. “Learning Through Service: The Community Design Studio”. College Teaching. Washington, DC. Heldref Publications. 2001.
Selected Presentations:
Rhode Island Historic Preservation Conference, Invited Moderator for panel “Something Green, Something Old: Sustainable Historic Landscapes – Pawtucket, RI 2006.
RI Rural Development Council Annual Forum – “Celebrating Rural Villages” - Panel on Development, Kingston, RI. 2006
CSLA/CELA Conference “Community Design Studios as Genre Change Engines”, Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada. 2006.
CELA Annual Meeting “Reconstructing Place in the 21st Century, A Design / Leadership Challenge for Landscape Architects”, Athens GA. 2005.
New England Regional APA Conference, Hartford, CT. “Connections in Community Design Studios”, with Arthur Eddy, 2003
Selected Professional Projects:
Rhode Island Holocaust Memorial – Design and oversight for a memorial to the Holocaust. The project is planned to be located at Memorial Park in Providence. Project approvals. 2003 - 2006
College of Nursing Atrium Design, University of Rhode Island. Work included design of an outdoor space for meditation and the display sculpture. New Pavement, Benches, Lighting, Sculpture and Plantings. Constructed 2001.
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William A. Green
Professor and Department Chair
Email: wagre@uri.edu
Telephone: 401-874-2142
Education
B.A. 1972 State University of New York at Albany
M.L.A. 1981 Cornell University
Professional Background & Research Interests
Professor Green joined URI in 1992 following 11 years of professional practice in the Boston area. Sustainable design is the focus of much of his work. He teaches studios on issues related to sustainable communities, sustainable homesteads, and green materials and technologies. He has also been active in the master planning process employed by URI and sits on the URI Technical Advisory Committee
Particular areas of interest include:
1. Service-Learning Design Studios
2. Sustainable Communities and Sustainable Design
3. Herbaceous Perennials
In our Service-Learning Community Design Studios, senior landscape architecture students work with communities and non-profit organizations to address real-world issues. Students collect information, analyze sites, run public workshops, prepare master plans and make presentations in a variety of public settings. A few efforts have included work for the Washington County Regional Planning Council, the Towns of Charlestown, Exeter, North Kingstown and Richmond and also work for the College of the Environment and Life Sciences, URI.
Sustainable Communities and Sustainable Design - Landscape architecture students in the LAR Design III studio begin the semester with an exercise to design a sustainable homestead. The objective is to learn about sustainable practices and materials and apply them to a selected site. Students consider alternative energy supplies and building systems, wastewater treatment and stormwater management systems and examine issues associated with food production, transportation and native plant communities. Subsequent projects grow in size and complexity however; the emphasis remains on creating sustainable environments.
Herbaceous perennials -The need continues to be able to use and promote herbaceous materials that are suitable for the region, require less care and fewer chemical inputs, are of a non-invasive nature, and possess valuable aesthetic qualities. Daylilies, Hostas and other perennial plants are evaluated for these purposes.
Selected Service Learning Projects:
Route 1 Corridor Study – Design Guidelines and Site Improvements for a 24 mile highway in Washington County, RI. Client: Washington County Regional Planning Council, 2006. Students collected and analyzed existing highway information with the goal designing corridor enhancements and making site specific recommendations reflecting sustainable design practices and a sense of place.
Peckham Farm Master Plans – Alternative Master Plans for 100+ acre parcel at URI. 2005. Client: College of the Environment and Life Sciences. URI Students analyzed the existing site and uses, ran a public work and developed 3 master plans making recommendations on how to create an academic and research facility that could contribute to the community while maintaining its ecological systems.
Shannock Center – Sustainable Community Improvements, Richmond, RI. 2004. Client: Planners of Charlestown and Richmond and the Consortium for Community Development. Students developed master plans for a rural industrial village. After presenting analysis plans and images and running a public workshop, students designed village and trail improvements intended to connect outlying areas to a restored village center and provide access to the river and existing trails.
Davisville Neighborhood Improvements Project, North Kingstown, RI. 2003. Client: North Kingstown Planner and Consortium for Community Development. Driven by the Concerned Citizens of Davisville, landscape architecture students assessed existing conditions, ran workshops, and developed master concepts illustrating a vision for a unique neighborhood wanting safe connections to its schools and playgrounds, its old millpond and Route 1 commercial area.
Selected Publications:
Thompson, Robert and William A. Green. 2005. “Sustainability in Higher Education”. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education: Vol.6 No. 1. Bradford, U.K.: Emerald Group Publishing Limited,
Thompson and William A. Green. 2004. “Pursuing Sustainability from the Middle: The Experience at the University of Rhode Island”. The Declaration, University Leaders for Sustainable Development: Washington, D.C.
Green, William A. 2003. “Hoping For More, Settling For Less: Struggling To Create Sustainable Neighborhoods in New England”. Landscapes on the Edge – Proceedings of the Annual IFLA Congress. Calgary, Canada.
Cameron, Mark, Ann Forsyth, William Green, Henry Lu, Patricia McGirr, Patsy Eubanks Owens and Ronald Stoltz. “Learning Through Service: The Community Design Studio”. College Teaching. Washington, DC. Heldref Publications. 2001.
Selected Presentations:
Rhode Island Historic Preservation Conference, Invited Moderator for panel “Something Green, Something Old: Sustainable Historic Landscapes – Pawtucket, RI 2006.
RI Rural Development Council Annual Forum – “Celebrating Rural Villages” - Panel on Development, Kingston, RI. 2006
CSLA/CELA Conference “Community Design Studios as Genre Change Engines”, Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada. 2006.
CELA Annual Meeting “Reconstructing Place in the 21st Century, A Design / Leadership Challenge for Landscape Architects”, Athens GA. 2005.
New England Regional APA Conference, Hartford, CT. “Connections in Community Design Studios”, with Arthur Eddy, 2003
Selected Professional Projects:
Rhode Island Holocaust Memorial – Design and oversight for a memorial to the Holocaust. The project is planned to be located at Memorial Park in Providence. Project approvals. 2003 - 2006
College of Nursing Atrium Design, University of Rhode Island. Work included design of an outdoor space for meditation and the display sculpture. New Pavement, Benches, Lighting, Sculpture and Plantings. Constructed 2001.
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