Kirk Dimond
- Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 621-1004
- Architecture Bldg. Expansion, Rm. 310
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- kirkd@arizona.edu
Biography
Kirk Dimond, LEED AP has an Master of Science in Landscape Architecture from Penn State University and a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Utah State University. His research interests involve resilient and productive landscapes that consider and combine multiple systems to achieve more responsible and sustainable results. His primary focus is on solar energy in the landscape, especially with the relation to water and context. He teaches Site Engineering and Site Construction along with first and third year Design Studios in the Master of Landscape Architecture program.
Degrees
- M.S. Landscape Architecture
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
- The Urban Edible Schoolyard: Case Study Evaluations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- A.A.S. Horticulture
- Utah State University, Logan, Utah
- Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture
- Utah State University, Logan, Utah
- The Role of Landscape Architects in the LEED certification process
Work Experience
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2015 - Ongoing)
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania (2011 - 2015)
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania (2009 - 2011)
- Architectural Nexus (2008 - 2009)
- A&D Landscaping (2006 - 2008)
- Glover Nursery (2004 - 2006)
Awards
- NSF-funded WAFES Travel Fellowship
- National Workshop on Architectural Faculty in Environmental Sustainability Research (WAFES), Spring 2019
- Educator of the Year
- American Society of Landscape Architecture, Arizona Chapter, Spring 2018
Licensure & Certification
- LEED AP, U.S. Green Building Council (2007)
Interests
Teaching
Site EngineeringSite ConstructionLandscape Architecture Design Studio
Research
Landscape Performance, Solar Energy in the Landscape, Sustainability
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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Design Studio III
LAR 301 (Fall 2025) -
Independent Study
LAR 499 (Fall 2025) -
Special Topics in Land Arch
LAR 496A (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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Capstone Studio
LAR 498 (Spring 2025) -
Design Studio III
LAR 301 (Fall 2024) -
Design Studio III
LAR 610 (Fall 2024)
2022-23 Courses
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Design Studio II
LAR 511 (Spring 2023) -
Site Engineering
LAR 254 (Spring 2023) -
Site Engineering
LAR 554 (Spring 2023) -
Landscape Construction
LAR 255 (Fall 2022) -
Landscape Construction
LAR 555 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Design Studio II
LAR 511 (Spring 2022) -
Landscape Construction
LAR 255 (Spring 2022) -
Landscape Construction
LAR 555 (Spring 2022) -
Design Studio III
LAR 301 (Fall 2021) -
Design Studio III
LAR 610 (Fall 2021) -
Site Engineering
LAR 254 (Fall 2021) -
Site Engineering
LAR 554 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Design Studio II
LAR 202 (Spring 2021) -
Design Studio II
LAR 511 (Spring 2021) -
Independent Study
LAR 599 (Spring 2021) -
Landscape Construction
LAR 255 (Spring 2021) -
Landscape Construction
LAR 555 (Spring 2021) -
Design Studio III
LAR 610 (Fall 2020) -
Independent Study
LAR 599 (Fall 2020) -
Site Engineering
LAR 254 (Fall 2020) -
Site Engineering
LAR 554 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Design Studio II
LAR 511 (Spring 2020) -
Independent Study
LAR 599 (Spring 2020) -
Landscape Construction
LAR 555 (Spring 2020) -
Design Studio III
LAR 610 (Fall 2019) -
Independent Study
LAR 599 (Fall 2019) -
Site Engineering
LAR 554 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Design Studio II
LAR 511 (Spring 2019) -
Independent Study
LAR 599 (Spring 2019) -
Landscape Construction
LAR 555 (Spring 2019) -
Design Studio III
LAR 610 (Fall 2018) -
Independent Study
LAR 599 (Fall 2018) -
Site Engineering
LAR 554 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Design Studio II
LAR 511 (Spring 2018) -
Landscape Construction
LAR 555 (Spring 2018) -
Design Studio III
LAR 610 (Fall 2017) -
Site Engineering
LAR 554 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Design Studio II
LAR 511 (Spring 2017) -
Landscape Construction
LAR 555 (Spring 2017) -
Design Studio III
LAR 610 (Fall 2016) -
Site Engineering
LAR 554 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Design Studio II
LAR 511 (Spring 2016) -
Landscape Construction
LAR 555 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Dimond, K. (2021). A Pattern Language for Solar Photovoltaics. Landscape Journal, 39(1), 21-37.
- Pevzner, N., Ko, Y., & Dimond, K. (2021). Multifunctional Energy Landscapes for a Green New Deal. Landscape Architecture Magazine.
- Johnson, L. M., & Dimond, K. (2020). BACKFLIP - Papago Park City Boundary, Arizona (1992). Topos, 110, 110-111.
- Barron-Gafford, G. A., Pavao-Zuckerman, M. A., Minor, R. L., Sutter, L. F., Barenett-Moreno, I., Blackett, D. T., Thompson, M., Dimond, K., Gerlak, A. K., Nabhan, G. P., & Macknick, J. E. (2018). Agrivoltaics: A novel approach to co-locating food production and solar renewable energy to maximize food production, water savings, and energy generation. Nature Sustainability.
- Macknick, J. E., Nabhan, G. P., Gerlak, A. K., Dimond, K., Thompson, M., Blackett, D. T., Barenett-Moreno, I., Sutter, L. F., Minor, R. L., Pavao-Zuckerman, M. A., & Barron-Gafford, G. A. (2019). Agrivoltaics: A novel approach to co-locating food production and solar renewable energy to maximize food production, water savings, and energy generation. Nature Sustainability.
- Dimond, K. (2017). Integration of Landscape Performance into Site Engineering Curriculum. Landscape Research Record.
- Dimond, K., & Web, A. (2017). Sustainable Roof Selection: Environmental and Contextual factors to be considered in choosing a vegetated roof or rooftop solar photovoltaic system.. Sustainable Cities and Society, 35, 241-249. doi:10.1016/j.scs.2017.08.015
Proceedings Publications
- Dimond, K. (2019, May). Context and Embellishments for a Solar Photovoltaic Pattern Language. In Proceedings of Sustainable Urban Environments: The 50th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association.
- Dimond, K., & Johnson, A. (2018, May). Singular use landscapes: A critique of metropolitan solar farms. In Architecture_MPS, 38-48.
- Van Wieren, R., Ragsdale, J., & Dimond, K. (2018, March). Assessing learning landscape performance. In Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, 11, 64-73.
- Dimond, K. (2017, June). Schoolyard solar gardens: Solar PV systems in public elementary school landscapes in Tucson, Arizona. In EDRA48.
- Dimond, K. (2017, May). Integration of Landscape Performance into Site Engineering Curriculum. In CELA.
Presentations
- Dimond, K., & Cottrell-Crawford, P. (2021, March). Measuring urban integration of solar photovoltaic systems: A criteria tree tested by case study design evaluations. CELA Annual Conference. Virtual: Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture.
- Pevsner, N., Ko, Y., & Dimond, K. (2021, March). Resilient and Multifunctional Energy Landscapes for a Green New Deal. CELA Annual Conference. Virtual: The Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture.
- Dimond, K. (2020, December). Energy Integrated Urban Environments. APRU Cities and Landscapes Conference. Virtual: Association of Pacific Rim Universities/ The University of Auckland.
- Wagner, T., Cottrell-Crawford, P., Wilkening, E. B., Keith, L., Iroz-Elardo, N., & Dimond, K. (2020, April 5). Thermal Comparisons of Microclimates of Photovoltaic Arrays and Green Infrastructure in Schools and Parks. EDRA51. Tempe, AZ: Environmental Design Research Association.
- Barron-Gafford, G. A., Pavao-Zuckerman, M., Minor, R. L., Barnett-Moreno, I., Dimond, K., Gerlak, A. K., Murphy, P., Thompson, M. S., Winkler, C., Marston, S., & Macknick, J. (2019, August). Agrivoltaics in drylands: Co-location has food, water, and renewable energy benefits. 2019 ESA Annual Meeting. Louisville, KY: Eoclogical Society of America (ESA).
- Cottrell-Crawford, P., Palomo, I., Nguyen, T., Wagner, T., & Dimond, K. (2019, January 24). Framing the Transition. Rio-Reimagined Competition Winners Slide Slam. Phoenix AZ: AIA Phoenix Metro.
- Dimond, K. (2019, August). Case Study: Tucson Unified School District Distributed Solar. APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Conference. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Association of Pacific Rim Universities, University of New South Wales.
- Dimond, K. (2019, May). Context and Embellishments for a Solar Photovoltaic Pattern Language. EDRA50. Brooklyn, NY.
- Dimond, K. (2019, September). Urban Renewable Energy Working Group. APRU Sustainable Cities & Landscapes. Sydney, Australia: Association of Pacific Rim Universities and University of New South Wales.
- Dimond, K., Barron-Gafford, G. A., & Livingston, M. (2019, March). Maker Space for Environmental Monitoring. CELA 2019. Sacramento, CA.
- Wilkening, E. B., Dimond, K., Iroz-Elardo, N., & Keith, L. (2019, November 11). Heat mitigation through green infrastructure (Invited). Water Resource Research Center – Brownbag. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona, Water Resource Research Center (WRRC).
- Barron-Gafford, G. A., Minor, R. L., Jojola, J., Barnett-Moreno, I., Martinez, C., Thompson, M., Gerlak, A. K., Nabhan, G. P., Dimond, K., Pavao-Zuckerman, M., & Macknick, J. (2018, December). Dryland Agrivoltacs: A novel approach to collocating food production and solar renewable energy to maximize food production, water savings, and energy generation. AGU Fall Meeting. Washington D.C.: American Geophysical Union.
- Dimond, K. (2018, February). Singular use landscapes: A critique of metropolitan solar farms. Architecture Media Politics Society. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona, School of Architecture and AMPS.
- VanWieren, R., Dimond, K., & Ragsdale, J. (2018, March). Assessing learning landscape performance. CELA 2018. Blacksburg, Virginia: Virginia Tech, and Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture.
- Dimond, K. (2017, May 31-June 3). Schoolyard solar gardens: The growing use of solar PV systems in public elementary schools in Tucson, Arizona. EDRA48. Madison, Wicsonsin: Environmental Design Research Association.
- Dimond, K. (2017, May). Integration of Landscape Performance into Site Engineering curriculum. Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference 2017. Beijing, China: CELA.
- Dimond, K., & Webb, A. (2017, April). Landscape Performance: Acceptable deviation for accessibility in topographic disparity. CAPLA Spring Research Symposium. Tucson, Arizona: College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture.
- Dimond, K. (2016, March). Green Roofs or Solar Panels?. Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference. Salt Lake City, UT.
Poster Presentations
- Modrek, A., Ida, A., Dimond, K., & Dickinson, S. R. (2021). Classification of Natural Plant Physiology, Behavior and Morphology to Inform an Adaptive Architecture. The Architectural Research Centers Consortium, ARCC, Performative Environments.
