{"id":65389,"date":"2007-05-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/warwick-resident-to-launch-landscape-architecture-career-in-nyc-following-uri-graduation\/"},"modified":"2007-05-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-08T00:00:00","slug":"warwick-resident-to-launch-landscape-architecture-career-in-nyc-following-uri-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2007\/05\/warwick-resident-to-launch-landscape-architecture-career-in-nyc-following-uri-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Warwick resident to launch landscape architecture career in NYC following URI graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 8, 2007 \u2013 Warwick resident Rayna Coletta had a passion for art in high school while also enjoying botany and gardening. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cWhen it came time to pick a college major, I decided to combine the two and major in landscape architecture,\u201d she said. \u201cI didn\u2019t really know what I was getting myself into, but I really liked it.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAs she prepares to graduate from the University of Rhode Island on May 20, Coletta looks forward to a job in New York City and occasional trips abroad.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cLandscape design is a great way to express yourself,\u201d explained the 21-year-old graduate of Pilgrim High School. \u201cWe first learned about graphics, and then I took construction classes. I like to see the metamorphosis of an idea and how it ends up completely different from when you started.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tColetta\u2019s landscape architecture coursework included major projects examining complex issues in collaboration with local communities and state agencies. She spent a semester assessing how to revitalize a two-mile stretch of Route 1 through North Kingstown, including recommendations for roadway improvements, bike paths, wildlife habitat, and historic features. She organized workshops for community residents to seek their input about the need for more shopping or residential areas and for their assessment of roadway problems.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThis semester we did a huge project at the Woonasquatucket River in Providence studying storm water management, low impact development practices, historic mills and access to the river in an industrial area,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cThere are a lot of misconceptions about landscape architecture,\u201d Coletta added. \u201cIt\u2019s not just designing gardens, though that\u2019s part of it. It\u2019s a very in-depth discipline that works closely with environmental managers, traffic engineers, architects and all sorts of others.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nColetta\u2019s favorite aspect of landscape design involves plants.

\n\u201cYou need to know the best plants for a site,\u201d said the URI student. \u201cAre they drought tolerant or salt tolerant, for instance. The more you know about plants, the better your designs can be. Plants are the artist\u2019s palette in landscape design.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nAfter graduation, Coletta will begin work at R.F. Landscape Architecture, a small firm in New York City that works mostly on high-end residential projects. With family and friends living nearby, Coletta said \u201ceverything is fitting into place. I\u2019m very excited about it.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nSome day Coletta hopes to work as a landscape architect in Europe, where she has traveled several times during spring breaks and hopes to continue visiting regularly.

\n\u201cAfter that, I\u2019d like to move someplace else entirely. I have a strong desire to see different places. Eventually I\u2019ll settle somewhere, but not until after I\u2019ve been a nomad for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nURI News Bureau photo by Michael Salerno Photography<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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