
A Framework for Coastal Ecology: Sculptural Forms as Infrastructure of Coastal Resilience and Education
Assistant Professor
Rhode Island School of Design
Emily Vogler is a landscape architect whose work negotiates ecological and urban systems, aesthetics and performance, design and research to create a more just, creative, and resilient land-use system. She is an assistant professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she teaches studio and elective courses in representation, ecological systems, and design foundations. Vogler received a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was recipient of the Ian L. McHarg Prize for Excellence in Ecological Design and an ASLA Honors Award recipient. Following graduation, she worked at Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, where she was the project designer for the winning entry of the ARC Wildlife Crossing Design Competition and the Bloomingdale Trail in Chicago. She was the 2010 National Olmsted Scholar and served on the board of the Landscape Architecture Foundation from 2011 to 2014.

