Studio projects Class projects. Since 1982, I have directed outreach projects in 49 studios. These projects range from landscape design concepts for the Memorial Union west terrace and Iowa State Center plaza to master plans for United Methodist family camps and Iowa Lakeside Lab at Lake Okoboji. The class completed an inventory and suitability study to select sites for the proposed Loess Hills National Park.
Students benefit by getting practice working in a client relationship.
They also benefit by dealing with complex social, economic, and ecological issues raised through discussions with clients. Policy on studio outreach. While I was interim chair of the LA department in 1992, our Practitioners' Advisory Council wanted to address the issue of unfair competition between studio outreach projects and professional practice. Though most practitioners were entirely supportive of studio outreach projects because of their educational value, several PAC members wanted to make sure that students would not usurp potential projects and income of private practitioners. On the positive side, the policy encouraged practitioners to be involved in student outreach, not only because of its role in professional pro bono responsibilities, but because of the potential for client contacts.