Dr. Lolly Tai
General Information
Occupation: Landscape Architect
Birth City: Taiwan
Resident City: Philadelphia
Resident State/Province: Pennsylvania
Resident Country: United States
Sources: Temple University Ambler CSC Experts List (http://www.ambler.temple.edu/csc/experts/tai.htm) ; Personal Response
Specialties
Subject: Sustainable Landscape Design
Subject: Computer Application in Design
Subject: Service Learning
Jobs
Employer: Robert Lamb Hart, Architects Planners and Landscape Architects
Title: Landscape Architect
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: 1979
End Date: 1988
Notes: Involved with more than 50 major projects along the Coastal States
Employer: Clemson University
Title: Professor of Landscape Architecture
City: Clemson
State: South Carolina
Country: United States
Start Date: 1988
End Date: 2002
Notes: First Landscape Architecture faculty hired in their new program.
Employer: Governor's School of South Carolina at the College of Charleston
Title: Teacher
City: Charleston
State: South Carolina
Country: United States
Start Date: 1991
End Date: 1998
Notes: Taught for 8 consecutive summers and conducted a Maymester course abroad at Myerscough College in the United Kingdom
Employer: Temple University Ambler (TUA)
Title: Department Chair and Professor
City: Ambler
State: Pennsylvania
Country: United States
Start Date: 2002
Notes: present
Employer: Lolly Tai, Landscape Architect
Title: Landscape Architect
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Country: United States
Start Date: 1988
Notes: Owner of Firm
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Presidents Award of Excellence
Description: Communication: Landscape Architecture Documentary and Educational Videos (by the South Carolina Chapter of the ASLA)
Date Received: 2002
Notes: The Tri-State American Society of Landscape Architects
Name: Merit Award
Description: Design: StillWater Community
Date Received: 2002
Notes: The Tri-State American Society of Landscape Architects
Name: Merit Award
Description: Design: the Cadet Life Garden in the South Carolina Botanical Garden
Date Received: 2002
Notes: Given by the Tri-State American Society of Landscape Architects
Name: Merit Award
Description: Communication: Tree Conservation and Home Site Development Guide
Date Received: 2002
Notes: Tri-State American Society of Landscape Architects
Name: Merit Award
Description: Research: Assessing the Impact of Computer Use on Landscape Architecture Professional Practice
Date Received: 2001
Notes: South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
Name: Merit Award
Description: Communication: Landscape Design for Energy Efficiency
Date Received: 2001
Notes: South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
Name: Honor Award
Description: Outstanding Protection of Natural Resources: Ramsey Creek Preserve, Westminster, SC
Date Received: 1999
Notes: South Carolina Department of Land Resources
Name: Honorable Mention
Description: Planning and Design: StillWater Community, Seneca, SC
Date Received: 1998
Notes: South Carolina Department of Land Resources
Name: Merit Award
Description: Design: Xeriscape Interpretive Garden, Hilton Head Island, SC
Date Received: 1996
Notes: National Landscape Association
Name: Honor Award
Description: Design: Xeriscape Interpretive Garden, Hilton Head, SC
Date Received: 1995
Notes: South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
Name: Honorable Mention
Description: Design: Xeriscape Interpretive Garden, Hilton Head Island, SC
Date Received: 1994
Notes: South Carolina Department of Land Resources
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
No projects on record
Education
Institution: Cornell University
Degree: Bachelors of Science in Landscape Architecture
Start Date: 1973
End Date: 1977
Institution: Harvard University
Degree: Masters in Landscape Architecture
Start Date: 1977
End Date: 1979
Institution: Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh College of Art
Degree: Ph. D.
Start Date: 1997
End Date: 2001
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
Organization: American Society of Landscape Architects
Role: Member of Continuing Education Committee
Start Date: 1986
Organization: American Society of Landscape Architects
Role: President. South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (SCASLA)
Start Date: 1998
End Date: 1999
Organization: American Society of Landscape Architects
Role: Secretary, South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
Start Date: 1997
End Date: 1998
Organization: American Society of Landscape Architects
Role: Executive Committee Member. South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Start Date: 1992
End Date: 1999
Publications By
Title: "Building to Learn"
Co-author: B. Lamba
Publication: Landscape Architecture
Volume: 93
Issue: 3 (March 2003)
Page: 50-55,86-87
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Title: "Assessing the Impact of Computer Use on Landscape Architecture Professional Practice: Efficiency, Effectiveness and Design Creativity"
Publication: LA Journal (In Press)
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Title: "Chasing the Computer Revolution"
Publication: Landscape Architecture
Volume: 92
Issue: 5 (May 2002)
Page: 58-61, 102-103
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Title: "Linking Universities and K-12 Through Design of Outdoor Learning Environments"
Co-author: M. Haque
Publication: Selected Papers from the 13th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning
Page: 65-74
City: Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Florida Community College, Jacksonville
State: Florida
Country: United States
Publications About
Title: Sustainable Landscape Design
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Title: Computer Application in Design
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Title: Service Learning
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