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Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: University of California, Davis. Library, Dept. of Special Collections Title: Robert L. Thayer Architecture creator: Thayer, Robert L. Identifier/Call Number: D-626 Physical Description: 7.5 linear feet Date (inclusive): 1974-2000 Abstract: Robert L. Thayer is Emeritus Professor of Landscape Architecture and the founder of the Landscape Architecture Program at the University of California, Davis. His papers include personal journals, work diaries, publications, conference proceedings, lectures, research files, and correspondence related to his career in landscape architecture and sustainable design. Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite. Biography Robert L. Thayer is Emeritus Professor of Landscape Architecture and the founder of the Landscape Architecture Program at the University of California, Davis. Scope and Contents The collection includes personal journals, work diaries, publications, conference proceedings, lectures, research files, and correspondence related to Thayer's career in landscape architecture and sustainable design. Access Collection is open for research. Processing Information This collection was processed by Liz Phillips and student assistant Julie Jeon. Acquisition Gift of Robert L. Thayer, 2017. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Robert L. Thayer Architecture, D-626, Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis. Publication Rights All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Subjects and Indexing Terms Landscape architecture -- California. Sustainability Thayer, Robert L. -- Archives University of California, Davis -- Faculty -- Archives Published and Written Works 1974-2000, undated Box 1, Folder 1 Designing an Experimental Solar Community 1977 Box 1, Folder 2 The Radicalization of Common Ground: People's Park, Berkeley: An Unnatural History 1977 Box 1, Folder 3 Street Tree Retrofit: Energy Conservation in Davis, California 1983 Box 1, Folder 4 Beyond Landscape Guilt 1984 Box 1, Folder 5 Trading Tourism for High-Tech 1985 Box 1, Folder 6 Wind on the Land: Renewable Energy and Pastoral Scenery vie for Dominance in the Siting of Wind Energy Developments 1988 Box 1, Folder 7 Redesigning the Community Watershed 1989 Box 1, Folder 8 Water Drives a Sustainable New Town 1991 D-626 2
Published and Written Works 1974-2000, undated Box 1, Folder 9 The Mirage: Technology, Landscape and Illusion in Nevada 1992 Box 1, Folder 10 Increasingly Invisible Infrastructure 1995 Box 1, Folder 11 Technology, Nature, and Sustainable Landscape Planning 1995-1996 Box 1, Folder 12 Modeling the Effects of Street Trees on the Performance of Solar and Conventional House in Sacramento, California 1982-1983 Box 1, Folder 13 Trees and Solar Access Law: Two Case Studies 1986 Box 1, Folder 14 The Experience of Sustainable Landscapes 1988-1989 Box 1, Folder 15 Three Dimensions of Technology in the American Landscape 1992 Box 1, Folder 16 Landscape as an Ecologically Revealing Language 1998 Box 1, Folder 17 Landscape Planting for Energy Conservation 1981 Box 1, Folder 18 Designing and Evaluating Energy Efficient Landscape Plantings 1981 Box 1, Folder 19 Bringing Solar Design out of the Dark Ages 1978 Box 1, Folder 20 Public Response to Water-conserving Landscapes 1982 Box 1, Folder 21 Visual Ecology: Revitalizing the Aesthetics of Landscape Architecture 1976 Box 1, Folder 22 Pragmatism in Paradise: Technology and the American Landscape 1988-1990 Box 1, Folder 23 Dimensions and Dynamic Meanings of Technology in the American Landscape 1990 Box 1, Folder Altamont: Public Perceptions of a Wind Energy Landscape 1986-1987 24-25 Box 1, Folder 26 Plants, Complexity, and Pleasure in Urban and Suburban Environments 1978 Box 1, Folder 27 Solar Access and the Urban Forest 1983 Box 1, Folder 28 Measuring Street Tree Impact on Solar Performance: A Five-Climate Computer Modeling Study 1985 Box 1, Folder 29 Validation of a Natural Landscape Preference Model as a Predictor of Perceived Landscape Beauty in Photographs 1976 Box 1, Folder 30 Water-Conserving Landscape Design Undated Box 1, Folder 31 Energy Conservation Analysis for Mobile Home Communities 1982 Box 1, Folder 32 Energy Conservation Guidelines for Mobile Home Communities 1982 Box 2, Folder 1 The Pacific Flyway Center: A Regenerative Design Concept for Wetlands Education 1998 Box 2, Folder 2 "This Road to Cold Mountain - ": Sustaining Regional Landscapes in an Age of Global Technological Culture 1995 Box 2, Folder 3 Evaluation of New Species of Drought Tolerant Plants for Highways 1981 Box 2, Folder 4 Personal Statement 1999 Box 2, Folder 5 Simulation or Sustainability? A Diverging Path for the Landscape Undated Box 2, Folder 6 Life Place: A Bioregional Approach to Land Planning, Education and Stewardship 1999 Box 2, Folder 7 Regenerating Reality: Orthogonal Dimensions in the Relationship of Technology to Nature in the Landscape 1994 Box 2, Folder 8 Solar Access Control Strategies for Vegetation in Existing and New Developments 1985-1986 Box 2, Folder 9 Water Conserving Landscapes - A Revolutionary Image 1988 Box 2, Folder 10 The Design of Water-Conserving landscapes 1989 Box 2, Folder 11 Consumer Attitude and Choice in Local Energy Development 1986-1990 Box 2, Folder 12 Pragmatism in Paradise: Technology and the American Landscape 1990 Box 2, Folder 13 Bioregional Hypothesis 1998 Box 2, Folder 14 Garden as Campsite: Personal Dreams and Pagan Rituals 1987-1990 Box 2, Folder 15 The Meaning of Gardens: Personal Dreams and Pagan Rituals 1990 Box 2, Folder 16 Foreword, in Designing Sustainable Communities: Learning from Village Homes 2000 Box 2, Folder 17 The Perils of Globalism: The Need for Sustainable Bioregions 1997 Box 2, Folder 18 Information is Information, not Matter or Energy 2000 Box 2, Folder 19 Gray World, Green Heart 1994 Box 2, Folder 20 The Aesthetics of Wind Energy in the United States: Case Studies in Public Perception Undated Box 2, Folder 21 Perceived Human-Influence on Landscapes Reduces Landscape Beauty Undated Box 2, Folder 22 Play Behavior and Space Utilization in an Elementary School Pay Yard Undated Box 2, Folder 23 Design Control and Community Development: Theory and Practice 1976 Box 2, Folder 24 Eyesore or Ideal? The Visual Ecology of Solar Architecture 1978 Box 2, Folder 25 Resource Conservation and User Preferences in Urban Parks 1976 D-626 3
Published and Written Works 1974-2000, undated Box 2, Folder 26 Environmental Psychology: Limitations and Potentials for Environmental Design 1974 Box 2, Folder 27 Predicting Use Intensity in Urban Open Space 1978-1979 Box 2, Folder 28 Hydrozoning - The Design of Water-Conserving Landscapes 1988 Box 2, Folder 29 Street Trees for Energy Conservation 1983 Box 2, Folder 30 Wind Farm Siting Conflicts in California: Implications for Energy Policy 1991 Box 2, Folder 31 Trails for All the People Undated Box 2, Folder 32 Landscape Aesthetics and Changing Technologies 1984 Box 2, Folder 33 Technophobia and Topophilia: The Dynamic Meanings of Technology in the Landscape 1989-1990, undated Box 2, Folder 34 Trees for Saving Energy: A Guide for Homeowners Undated Box 2, Folder 35 The Landscape of Information 1986 Professional Activities 1976-1999, undated Box 3, Folder 1 Alternate Energy Association 1991-1992 Box 3, Folder 2-3 The American Institute of Architects Foundation 1984-1985 Box 3, Folder 4-5 American Society of Landscape Architects 1985-1997 Box 3, Folder 6 Association of Bay Area Governments 1987 Box 3, Folder 7 Business and transportation Agency 1981 Box 3, Folder 8-9 California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo 1987 Box 3, Folder 10 California State Board of Landscape Architects 1985 Box 3, Folder 11 Center for Design Research 1987 Box 3, Folder Commission of the European Communities 1988 12-13 Box 3, Folder Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture 1986-1995 14-19 Box 4, folder 1-3 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture 1989-1995 Box 4, Folder 4 Energy Conserving Site Design Research Group 1984-1985 Box 4, Folder 5 Environmental Design Research Association 1992, undated Box 4, Folder 6 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1989 Box 4, Folder 7 International Society of Arborists 1986 Box 4, Folder 8 National Park Service 1992 Box 4, Folder Park and Recreation Administrators Institute 1976 9-10 Box 4, Folder 11 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program 1988-1990 Box 4, Folder 12 U. S. National Committee for Man and the Biosphere 1988 Box 4, Folder 13 UC Davis Design and Landscape Architecture Faculty 1981 Box 4, Folder 14 University of Minnesota 1980-1988 Box 4, Folder 15 Universitywide Energy Research Group 1987 Box 4, Folder 16 Yolo Basin Foundation 1991 Box 4, Folder 17 Modern Landscape Architecture Re-Evaluated 1989 Box 4, Folder 18 Putah-Cache Bioregion Project Undated Box 4, folder 19 ParcBIT Masterplan 1994 Box 4, Folder 20 Northwood Conceptual Community and Open Space Plan 1993 Box 4, Folder 21 Willow Creek: Application for a Housing Allocation 1987 Box 4, Folder 22 South Davis Neighborhood Design Project: Conceptual Development Proposal for a South Davis Neighborhood 1987 Box 4, Folder 23 Zond file 1983-1989 Box 4, Folder 24 Water vs. Fire in Rural California Landscape Management 1988 Box 4, Folder 25 Stebbins Cold Canyon Research Project 1988 Box 4, Folder 26 stormwater project with Ferguson 1987-1989 Box 4, Folder 27 Urban Forestry lecture 1989 Box 4, Folder 28 Portland Solar Access Project: Solar Friendly Trees 1983-1987 Box 4, Folder 29 Dames & Moore correspondence 1989 Box 5, Folder 1-2 Portland Solar Access Project 1983-1985 Box 5, Folder 3-4 Nance Canyon Project 1990 Box 5, Folder 5 Third International Symposium on Asia Pacific Architecture 1999 Box 5, Folder 6 Village Homes lecture at Cal Poly Pomona 1986 Box 5, Folder 7 I-80 corridor study 1988-1989 D-626 4
Professional Activities 1976-1999, undated Box 5, Folder 8 Landscape Ecology 1987 Box 5, Folder 9 Meanings of the Garden conference Undated Box 5, Folder 10 Merit Awards 1981-1983 Box 5, Folder 11 Agora correspondence 1986 Box 5, Folder 12 University of California, Davis 1979 Box 5, Folder 13 Academic papers and presentations Undated Scope and Contents Text in Chinese Publicity and Research Files 1980-1999, undated Box 5, Folder Landscape Architecture 1981-1997 14-17 Box 5, Folder 18 Landscape Journal 1987-1995 Box 5, Folder 19 Independent Energy 1990 Box 5, Folder 20 Cool Energy 1992 Box 5, Folder 21 Wind Energy Comes of Age 1995 Box 5, Folder 22 Relating Architecture to Landscape 1999 Box 5, Folder 23 Ecourbanism 1999 Box 5, Folder 24 Publications and Creative Work Undated Box 5, Folder 25 A Personal Responsibility 1992 Box 6, Folder 1 Village Homes Analysis 1990-1995, undated Box 6, Folder 2 Wind research files 1987-1988, undated Box 6, Folder 3 Sher v. Leiderman case study 1985-1986 Box 6, Folder 4 Putah Creek Undated Box 6, Folder 5 Sustainable transportation research Undated Box 6, Folder 6 Energy and Buildings research papers 1988-1989 Box 6, Folder 7 Urban forestry at U. C. Davis 1991 Box 6, Folder 8 John Naisbitt: mega-trends 2000 Undated Box 6, Folder 9 Solax 1983 Box 6, Folder 10 Research findings and recommendations: wind energy research 1984-1991 Box 6, Folder 11 Research Review: Trees and Solar Performance Undated Box 6, Folder 12 People's Park file Undated Box 6, Folder 13 Water research files 1980 Box 6, Folder 14 Misc. research files 1986-1990 Teaching 1985-1999, undated Box 6, Folder 15 Landscape Architecture 183: Yolo Biodiversity Network Conceptual Plan 1992 Box 6, Folder 16 Landscape Architecture 203: The Bioregional Hypothesis 1998 Box 6, Folder 17 Landscape Architecture 203: The Bioregional Hypothesis 1998 Box 6, Folder 18 Landscape Architecture 250: Technology, Nature, and Landscape 1995 Box 6, Folder 19 Tech & Evolution of Sustainable Landscapes lecture 1991 Box 6, Folder 20 Putah-Cache Country tour 1999 Box 6, Folder 21 How to Design Cost-Effective Stormwater Detention Facilities 1988 Box 6, Folder 22 Landscape Architecture Research Lecture 1987 Box 6, Folder 23 Teaching misc. 1985, undated VHS & Floppy Disks 1988, undated Box 6, Folder 24 Technology, Culture, and the Sustainable Landscape Undated Box 6, Folder 25 The Theory and Practice of Sustainable Design in Landscape Architecture Undated Box 6, Folder 26 Wind Farm Siting Conflicts Undated Box 6, Folder 27 The Experience of Sustainable Landscapes 1988 Journals 1974-1999 Box 6, Folder 28-31 Box 7, Folder 1-13 Journals 1974-1992 Journals 1993-2002 D-626 5
Journals 1974-1999 Box 8, folder 1-6 Box 8, Folder 7 Journals 2003-2008, undated Unsorted Materials 1995 undated Scope and Contents Includes blank publication order forms, loose portions of publications, and poem titled "If You Can't Find the Truth Right Where You Are..." D-626 6