David Watts

Associate Professor | Landscape Architecture Department

Areas of Expertise

Children's Play Environments

Landscape Architecture

Contact Information

805.756.6437

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Biography

David Watts, an associate professor in the Landscape Architecture Department, is a registered landscape architect with more than 25 years of practice operating a design/build firm in Madison, Wisconsin. Watts was involved in planning for the re-design of the Child Development Preschool Laboratory playground on campus, and has led multiple trips to South Africa to build community playgrounds. He oversaw a team of undergraduate students who designed and built a 5,000-square-foot playground for the Ratang Bana Orphanage in Alexandria Township, South Africa. The project received an “Award of Excellence” in the community service category in the 2014 American Society of Landscape Architects.

Education

• M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Landscape Architecture
• B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Landscape Architecture

Research Interests

• Children's play environments and their impact on child development