Bio
Taylor Metz is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at Ball State University. He received his Master of Landscape Architecture from the R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University and he holds a Communication Studies degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota. His teaching and research interests are design pedagogy, design communication and graphic representation, representation of landscape architecture in media, educational landscapes, open space design, and residential estate planning.
Education
- Master of Landscape Architecture, R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA.
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies with Honors, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota, USA.
Major Research and Teaching Emphasis
- Design pedagogy
- Design communication and graphic representation
- Representation of landscape architecture in media
- Educational landscapes
- Schoolyard and open space design
- Residential estate planning and design
Awards & Recognitions
Recent Research and Publications
- Metz, T., Tursky, R., Deeg, L. ‘Re-Design Teaching Design’. Architecture_MPS 18, 1 (2020): 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.amps.2020v18i1.001.
- Deeg, L., Metz, T., Tursky, R. ‘Catena: Collaboration, Cohesion and Continuity in Design Thinking and Making’. Architecture_MPS 18, 1 (2020): 3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.amps.2020v18i1.003.
- Deeg, L., Metz, T., Tursky, R. (2020) ‘Surrealist Games and Exotic Names: Collaborative, iterative, and generative exercises in drawing and making’. [Paper in pre-press]. Design Communication Association Biannual Conference, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA.
Course Schedule
| Course |
No. |
Section |
Times |
Days |
Location |
| Intro Landscape Arch |
100 |
1 |
0930 - 1020 |
T R |
AB, room 100 |
| Site Design |
201 |
1 |
1300 - 1650 |
M W F |
AB, room 217 |