Mr. Peter Redditt Summerlin
Title
- Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Contact Information
ps111@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-3668
LA Facility Suite C103
Overview
Education
- Louisiana State University/A&M , Master of Landscape Arch (MLA), Landscape Architecture
- Mississippi State University , Bachelor of Landscape Arch (BLA), Landscape Architecture
Research Interests
Professor Peter Summerlin is committed to advancing the integration of contemporary technology into landscape architecture design processes. He has collaborated with the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) and ASLA to conduct national surveys on software technology use within the design workflow. His current research explores emerging technologies such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and virtual reality (VR) and their potential applications in contemporary design practice. His work has been published in journals including Digital Landscape Architecture, Landscape Journal, and Landscape Research Record, among others. Additionally, through his CDC-funded research, he examines the impact of the built environment on health and safety in the rural South, with a particular focus on rural park systems—how they are developed, maintained, and how they compare to urban and more affluent park systems.
Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Bowers, N., Franovich, A., Thompson, D., Summerlin, P. 2024. JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI FOOD SECURITY EFFORTS: UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT AND FUTURE FOODSCAPE. Landscape Research Record Download |
| 2024 | Summerlin, P., George, B. 2024. THE DIGITAL PALETTE: A SURVEY OF CURRENT SOFTWARE INTEGRATION IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CURRICULA. Landscape Research Record Download |
| 2022 | Yu, Y., Summerlin, P., Gallo, W. C. 2022. Planning for Preservation: A Conceptual Model for Protecting Tiger Habitat and Indigenous People. Landscape Research Record |
| 2022 | George, B., Fernandez, J., Summerlin, P. R. 2022. The Impact of Virtual Reality on Student Design Decisions: Assessing Density and Proximity When Designing in Virtual Reality Versus Traditional Analog Processes. Landscape Journal |
| 2022 | Baniasadi, S., Gallo, W. C., Herrmann, H., Summerlin, P., Baniasadi, S. 2022. THE POTENTIAL OF 3D CONCRETE PRINTING IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN PROCESS. Landscape Research Record Journal Download |
| 2019 | George, B. H., Summerlin, P. R. 2019. Teaching and Learning Software in Landscape Architecture: A Survey of Software Use Amongst Faculty and Students. Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture |
| 2019 | Summerlin, P. R., George, B. 2019. Get with the Program: Software and Technology Trends in Landscape Architecture. Landscape Architecture Magazine |
| 2018 | Chen, H., Gallo, W. C., Summerlin, P. R. 2018. Social Innovation Education Fulfill Community Service Responsibility: Analysis on the Design/Build Series Courses of the Department of Landscape Architecture, Mississippi State University. Zhauangshi Journal 304(08):120-123. |
| 2018 | Seymour, M. W., Summerlin, P. R. 2018. Evidence and Deception: A Historic Photo-Analysis Method for Landscape Studies. Landscape Journal 36(2):91-109. |
| 2017 | Summerlin, P. R., George, B. H., Fulford, C. T. 2017. Which software are you teaching? A Survey of Design Software Usage in Landscape Architecture Curriculum. The International Journal of Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design 11(4):1-11. |
Extension Publications
| Year | Publications |
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Graduate Students
Awards & Honors
- Faculty Member of the Year
Students of Department of Landscape Architecture - MSASLA Award of Honor: Analysis and Planning
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - MSASLA Award of Honor: General Design
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - MSASLA Award of Honor: General Design
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - MSASLA Award of Honor: General Design
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - ASLA Award of Honor: Communications
American Society of Landscape Architects - MSASLA Award of Honor: Communications
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - Keep America Beautiful: State and Local Affiliate Innovation Award
Keep America Beautiful - Mississippi ASLA Honor Award: Community Service
Mississippi - American Society of Landscape Architects - MSU Community-Engaged Research Honorable Mention, "LivingRoom at Leland School Park"
MSU Center for Community-Engaged Learning - Faculty Advisor for ASLA Award of Honor for "Belzoni Community Garden" Design Project
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - Faculty Advisor for ASLA Award of Honor for "Sunflower Park" Design Project
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - Honorable Mention - Community-Engaged Service
MSU Center for Community-Engaged Learning - ACSA Collaborative Practice Award
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture - MSU Community-Engaged Research Winner, "AIM for CHangE"
MSU Center for Community-Engaged Learning - Faculty Advisor for ASLA Award of Honor for "Amrabad Tiger Reserve" Design Project
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - Faculty Advisor for ASLA Award of Honor for "Connecting Lonoke" Design Project
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - ASLA Award of Excellence: Student Collaboration
American Society of Landscape Architects - Honorable Mention - Community-Engaged Service
MSU Center for Community-Engaged Learning - Design Merit Award
Mississippi AIA - Sustainability Award
Mississippi AIA and US Green Building Council - Faculty Advisor for ASLA Award of Honor for "Belzoni City Park" Design Project
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - Faculty Member of the Year
Students of Department of Landscape Architecture - Top 10 Paper for 2018, Journal of Zhuangshi
Journal of Zhuangshi - Alumni Association Early Career Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award
Mississippi State University Alumni Association - Faculty Advisor for "Return to Nature" Design Research Project, 1st Place Award in the Arts and Humanities Category at the Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium
Shackouls Honor College at Mississippi State University - Faculty Advisor for ASLA Award of Merit for "Wolf River Watershed - Friendly Flooding Intervention" Design Project
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - Faculty Member of the Year
Students of Department of Landscape Architecture - Faculty Advisor for "GIS Modeling: Identifying Stormwater Solutions" Design Research Project, 1st Place Award in the Arts and Humanities Category at the Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium
Shackouls Honor College at Mississippi State University - Superior Faculty Award
Regions Bank - DAFVM, Mississippi State University - Faculty Advisor for ASLA Award of Merit for "No Love for Nonconnah" Design Project
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - Faculty Member of the Year
Students of Department of Landscape Architecture - Most Outstanding Faculty Member
Faculty of the Department of Landscape Architecture - Faculty Advisor for "No Love for Nonconnah" Design Research Project, 3rd Place Award in the Arts and Humanities Category at the Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium
Shackouls Honor College at Mississippi State University - Excellence in Teaching Award, Lower Division-Undergraduate Teaching
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Mississippi State University - Excellence in Teaching Award, Teacher of the Year
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Mississippi State University - Faculty Advisor for ASLA Award of Honor for "MSU Landscape Architecture Courtyard" Design Project
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - Faculty Advisor for ASLA Award of Merit for "MSU Golf Course Storm Shelter Plaza" Design Project
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - Faculty Advisor for ASLA Award of Merit for "Urban Forest Revitalization" Design Project
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - Faculty Member of the Year
Students of Department of Landscape Architecture - Mississippi ASLA Honor Award: Public Design
Mississippi - American Society of Landscape Architects - Faculty Advisor for ASLA Award of Merit for "Harrison Creek Restoration" Design Project
Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - Faculty Advisor for ASLA Award of Merit for "Sustainable Stormwater Exploration" Design Project
Tennessee Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
