Madis Pihlak
ASLA Associate Professor, Tenured, Appointed 1998

Education

• Master of Landscape Architecture, (MLA),University of California, Berkeley, 1983
• Master of City Planning, (MCP), University of California, Berkeley, 1980   
• Bachelor of Environmental Studies Honours Urban and Regional Planning, (BES) School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Waterloo, 1976

Teaching

• Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (51% Landscape Architecture, 49% Department of Architecture), College of Arts and Architecture, Pennsylvania State University
• Director, Stuckeman Center for Design Computing (1998- 2002) July 1998-present
• Associate Professor & Program Coordinator, with tenure, Landscape Architecture Program, Department of Natural Resource Sciences and Landscape Architecture, Teaching and Extension Appointment, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park,  May 1990- Aug 1998. Program Coordinator May 1994- Aug.1998
• Assistant Professor, tenure track, Landscape Architecture Concentration, Planning Department, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Arizona State University, August 1986-August 1990
• Assistant Professor, (not tenure track, contractually limited teaching appointment), University of Toronto, Department of Landscape Architecture, Ontario, Canada, June 1980 -June 1985

Professional Experience

• Senior Urban Designer, Scarborough Planning Department, Design Division, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, (Urban Design Guidelines) June 1985-July 1986
• Planning Officer I, Edmonton Planning Department, Land Use Planning Section, Alberta Canada, April 1976-August 1977

Articles in Professional Journals

• Pihlak, M. 2002. Revisiting Animation. Landscape Architecture Magazine. P 4,48-52. 3/2002
• Pihlak, M. 2000. Beyond Computer-Aided Drafting: True Digital Design is now within Reach. Landscape Architecture Magazine. 90 (10): 64-70, 169
• Pihlak, M. 2000. Watersheds and the Web: Web Sites for Design and Planning, Landscape Architecture Magazine. 90 (12): 39-41
• Pihlak, M. 1994. Outdoor Comfort: Hot Desert and Cold Winter Cities. P 73-94, Architecture & Comportement. Lausanne, Switzerland. n.1 1994
• Pihlak, M and J. McIntosh. 1990. True Color High Resolution Visual Simulation. Landscape Architecture. 80(7): 70–71
• Pihlak, M. 1989. Desert Gardens: Native Plant Material and A Sense of Place. Landscape Architecture. 79 (5): 69-73

Books and Book Chapters

• Book in Progress An Introduction to Digital Design: Vectorworks Landmark, 2004
• Pihlak, M., Janis Kent. An Introduction and Beyond to Minicad, Version 7.0. Digital Terrain Model Chapter, 567-590 improbability press, Beverly Hills, CA, 1998
• Pihlak, M., J. McIntosh, P. Bosselman, R Gastil 1995. Chapter Five: Computers and Simulation. In             Urban Design: Reshaping Our Cities, p 277-282. Anne Vernez-Moudon and Wayne Attoe (eds.) Urban Design Program, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.   
• McIntosh, J., M. Pihlak, 1990. The 1,000 Acre Sketch Problem, P 427- 440. In M. McCullough, W. Mitchell and Patrick Purcell (Eds.). The Electronic Design Studio, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
• Fifield, M., M. Pihlak, E. Cook, S. Southerland. 1990. Metropolitan Canals: A Regional Design Framework. College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.    
• Pihlak, M., J. McIntosh and S. Mistry. 1989. High Resolution, True-Color Visual Simulation.  p.165-169. In K. Opiela (Ed). MicroComputer Applications in Transportation II, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY.
• Pihlak, M. (Ed). 1988. The City of the 21st Century.  p. 379
• College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.                                        

Selected Professional Reports

• Cook, E, M. Pihlak. 1988. Xeriscape: A Comprehensive Approach to Landscape Water Conservation, Arizona Municipal Water User’s Association, Phoenix, AZ. p. 65
• Pihlak, M., G. Englar and T. Fabricius. 1984. Aesthetics of Transportation. 
• Ministry of Transportation and Communication, M. Pihlak, J. Englar and T. Fabricius Volume 1 and 2., Toronto, Ont. Canada, p.96 and p. 111
• Published Abstracts and Conference Proceedings
• Pihlak, M. Have We Embraced Digital Design? Landscape Review, June 2004, Christchurch, New Zealand
• Pihlak, M. Blalock J. Digital Serial Vision: Movie Making for Landscape Architects and Architects, May 1, 2001 Virtuality in
• Landscape Architecture, Anhalt University (FH) of Applied Sciences, Bernburg, Germany.  p.17-21
• Pihlak, M. ,1994. The Electronic Studio: Bells, Whistles and Cultural Change. The Eleventh International Conferences on Technology and Education, March 1994. Deciding our Future: Technological Imperatives for Education, Institute of Education, University of London, London, England, p 958-960