Volume 4, Issue 2 | August 2021

In Memoriam: Don Brinkerhoff

Don Brinkerhoff ('52, ornamental horticulture) — the first landscape designer inducted into the American Gaming Association's Hall of Fame for his 1995 redesign of the world-famous Las Vegas Boulevard, and for designing 17 of the city's casino resorts — died July 16. He was 90 years old. Brinkerhoff's remarkable life and career in landscape architecture spanned the professional and academic realms. He was CEO of Lifescapes International Inc., a premier landscape architecture firm he co-founded with his wife, Barbara. He and his team worked on more than 1,000 projects worldwide — from master-planned communities and model home complexes, to parks and golf resorts. More than 30 resorts and casinos around the world are attributed to him. A Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, he was the first landscape architect inducted into the California Building Industry Hall of Fame. Brinkerhoff was also responsible for introducing the terms "hardscape" and "softscape" into the discipline's lexicon.

After establishing the Lifescapes International Scholarship in his home department, Brinkerhoff followed up in 2011 with the Don Brinkerhoff Landscape Architecture Scholarship, the largest scholarship awarded in the College of Environmental Design. Each year it provides $10,000 to a second- or third-year landscape architecture student with a demonstrated need and ability as a self-starter, a leader and a team player. It was his way of paying it forward: when he was a struggling student, landscape architecture department chair Howard Boltz helped him secure a $1,000 Sears Roebuck Company scholarship — roughly $10,000 in today's dollars. The scholarship allowed Brinkerhoff to finish his senior year. The rest was history.

A Transformative Legacy: Don Brinkerhoff Landscape Architecture Scholarship Don Brinkerhoff continued making annual donations to his second scholarship after its 2011 launch. In lieu of flowers, his family instead requests contributions to the program. Donations can be made online or by mail. Please makes checks payable to Cal Poly Pomona Philanthropic Foundation (Memo line: Don Brinkerhoff Landscape Architecture Scholarship) and mail to:   Cal Poly Pomona Development Department PO Box 3121 Pomona, CA 91769 For questions, contact Jenkins Shannon at (909) 869-5128 or jshannon@cpp.edu.

cal poly pomona updates A majority of classes in Fall 2021 are hybrid, enabling the maximum flexibility of either face-to-face or remote instruction depending on health conditions. Some campus offices and services have modified business hours. While on campus, masks or cloth face coverings are required to be worn indoors (over the nose and mouth) with few exceptions. While not required outdoors, it is best practice to wear one when attending crowded events or in settings where physical distancing cannot be maintained. CSU COVID-19 vaccination requirement. Cal Poly Pomona will require students, faculty, staff and non-represented employees (student workers, confidential staff and MPPs) to upload their vaccination record into the MyHealthPortal by Aug. 16. After this date, those coming to campus who are not fully vaccinated or have not verified their vaccination record will be required to be tested for COVID-19 at least weekly. Sept. 30 is the deadline for students and non-represented employees to verify their vaccination record OR to request medical or religious exemptions. Students seeking a medical exemption should contact health@cpp.edu. Employees seeking a medical exemption should contact ADA Coordinator Manny Mantilla at ADAcoordinator@cpp.edu or call (909) 869-4095. Students and employees seeking exemptions due to religious belief, practice or observance should contact officeofequity@cpp.edu or call (909) 869-4646. Coming to campus? Students, faculty and staff must first complete this checklist before coming to campus for work, in-person classes, and/or other business and activities. env updates The College of Environmental Design is following Cal Poly Pomona's roadmap for phased campus reopening. ENV faculty and staff are returning to campus for hybrid work schedules starting Aug. 2. Guests are encouraged to make appointments in advance before visiting offices. 2021 ENV Fall Conference for faculty and staff is on Tuesday, Aug. 17. This year's proceedings will be virtual. Invitations will be sent this week. Business hours for ENV department and services are being finalized as of this writing. Students should look for more detailed information in their email. Looking for a safe study space? Select lounges at the Bronco Student Center (Bldg. 35) are now available as study spaces for students. The University Library is also open for the summer session as a "by reservation" study space through Aug. 18 (Monday-Friday). During this period, it will continue to provide virtual services and physical materials at the Bronco Lockers. Join the Herd Sweepstakes. Students who upload their COVID-19 vaccination record before Aug. 27 will be entered to win $50 in Bronco Bucks. CSU Fully Online allows students to concurrently take one online course at another CSU campus at no additional tuition cost. Follow ENV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Vimeo (@cppenv). ENV Student Success Advising Center is on Instagram (@cpp_envadvising). The Department of Urban and Regional Planning is now on Instagram (@cpp_urp).

interdepartmental | stay in the know

The Cal Poly Pomona entry Laneway Housing (Courtesy of Toronto Affordable Housing Competition)

ARCHITECTURE Lecturer Giovanni Fruttaldo and fifth-year undergraduate students Kimberly Carlisle and Noah Lemus won 2nd Place in the Toronto Affordable Housing Competition. The contest is part of the Bee Breeders’ Affordable Housing competition series tackling the global housing crisis. The Cal Poly Pomona team's entry, Laneway Housing, seeks to address the needs of a multigenerational community by grafting new building blocks into the existing under-utilized laneways of Toronto's neighborhoods. "Although laneway housing is currently a popular area of exploration, this project proposes both a bold design and an implementable planning solution," noted the jury. Read the team's interview here.

ART Precious Chibueze ('22, visual communication design) is the recipient of the Black Faculty and Staff Association Community E-Board Community Service Scholarship. Her award was celebrated in the PolyCentric article, "Why We Give and How It Helps," about Black Philanthropy Month. The $1,500 scholarship will support her studies in her senior year, Chibueze said. "I continue to express my gratitude to the Black Faculty and Staff Association," she said. "Throughout my academic career, I have always had limited financial resources to pay for schooling, which drove my decision to enroll at a community college before attending a four-year university. This scholarship will help me overcome one of the biggest barriers that stands in the way of my graduation from Cal Poly Pomona — anticipated for the Spring of 2022. In addition to providing financial support, this award motivates me to keep going to the finish line."

URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING Associate Professor Alvaro Huerta published two essays in July: "How to Boost Economic Equity by Supporting the Informal Economy" (Planning Magazine, July 1), and "How Los Angeles can govern street vending with the respect it deserves" (Zocalo Publis Square, July 14) Huerta was appointed to the inaugural cohort of Harvard Divinity School's Religion and Public Life Fellows, part of HDS' Religious Literacy and the Professions Initiative. He will spend his fall sabbatical conducting research and Spring 2022 mentoring HDS graduates remotely while resuming his teaching at Cal Poly Pomona.

REGENERATIVE STUDIES Alexa Buss ('22, master's in regenerative studies) conducted two projects as part of her summer internship with the CSU Council of Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology (COAST). One focuses on the growing presence of tropical species in estuaries as sea surface temperature increases; and the other on enterococcus bacteria levels stemming from decades of pollution in the Tijuana River Valley. "It has been a very interesting and extremely eye-opening experience to say the least," Buss said. "My time in the CSU COAST internship program has been extremely rewarding and I would highly recommend it to other regenerative studies students." CSU COAST places interns with a host institution to work alongside professionals on current scientific research, policy and resource management projects. Buss' internship host is the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (TRNERR), where she tracked long-term trends in enterococcus levels in relation to raw sewage found in the Tijuana River Valley.

Enterococcus levels at various locations in San Diego in relation to the Tijuana River flow, 2017 v. 2021. Buss produced graphs for the 2017-2021 period, intended to help with the policymaking process to reduce the number of beach closures in San Diego. (Courtesy of Alexa Buss)

img | stories in pictures

CONSERVATION CORPS AT THE LYLE CENTER | A crew from the Pomona chapter of the California Conservation Corps returned to Cal Poly Pomona this week to construct the wall of an outdoor classroom at the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies. The project site is on the east side of Building 209, connecting it to the Village Green growing space where fresh produce will soon be grown for the ASI Poly Pantry. The new outdoor classroom is planned for use in Fall 2021.

opportunities | your professional development

FELLOWSHIP | Randall Lewis Lyle Center Fellowship - Apply by Aug. 10 The Lyle Center Randall Lewis Fellowship Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021. Fellows are each awarded a $2,400 stipend. The program is open to all Cal Poly Pomona undergraduate and graduate students. The Fall 2021 Fellowship cycle runs from Aug. 23 – Dec. 10. Fellows will be involved in regular maintenance and food production activities at the Center, assisting with the renovation of the vegetable garden area to grow food for the ASI Poly Pantry. Applications are due on Tuesday, Aug. 10 at 5 p.m. (PT). Find the online application and more information about the program at www.cpp.edu/lyle. SCHOLARSHIP | PlaceWorks - Apply by Sept. 13 PlaceWorks has a new scholarship program for undergraduate and graduate students from historically underserved backgrounds pursuing degrees in architecture, landscape architecture, planning, urban design, and related fields. Recipients will each receive a $5,000 award, and are eligible for internships at PlaceWorks. Applicants must identify as Native American or Alaska Native; Asian; Black or African American; Hispanic or Latino; or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. They must also be California residents enrolled full-time at an accredited program. Applications are due on Monday, Sept. 13. NOW HIRING | Part-Time Positions for Students - Cal Poly Pomona Foundation Find part-time positions at the Kellogg West Hotel Conference Center and Hotel, CenterPointe, Farm Store, and research assistant opportunities. View all open positions here.

alumni | designing the future

Wen "Larry" Qun ('01, master's in architecture) was a keynote speaker last month in the 751xPractice Talk APT Design Forum organized by the architecture and interior design studio he founded, Beijing-based aoe architects. Qun has served as design director at several global architectural firms, including Aedas and Woods Bagot. The recipient of multiple international awards, Qun was involved in a series of landmark building projects, among them: the Sino-Italian cultural exchange city living room; Chongqing Sunac Bay, Jinan Water Development information Town Industrial Exhibition Center; Chongqing Sunac No. 1 Yard; Chongqing Shanxiao Demonstration area sales office; Sunac Guobin No. 1 Yard; Heze Guangzhou Road No. 1 Yard; Chengdu Xipai Huanhuaxi Urban Complex; and the China International Travel Servixe Haikou Demonstration Area. Drawings by Adrian Tenney ('21, master's in landscape architecture) of Eagle Rock Elementary School appeared in a July 29 article written by Assistant Professor Claire Latané ('06, master's in landscape architecture) for the nonprofit K-12 environmental literacy organization Ten Strands. The article discussed designing schools for public health, equity and climate resilience.

ON THE GRID is produced by the College of Environmental Design (ENV) at Cal Poly Pomona. Masthead design by Maribel Ruiz ('22, architecture). Send your news, announcements and upcoming events to env@cpp.edu.

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