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= JOSEPH C. BLALOCK JR. = Landscape architect + Urban Designer | Artist | Department Chair of Landscape Architecture – Ball State University

INTRODUCTION
Joe Blalock (born Joseph Charles Blalock Jr. – 1969, Spartanburg, SC) is an American landscape architect, artist, and academic. At Ball State University’s College of Architecture and Planning, Joe Blalock serves as the Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture, where he also teaches as an associate professor. He is a registered landscape architect in the state of Indiana and formerly in South Carolina and Connecticut. Blalock received his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from SUNY-ESF in 1992, and went on to achieve a Master of Urban Design from the Pratt Institute in 1995. In academia and practice, he focuses on urban design and placemaking, drawing, digital technology / communications, advanced computer modeling, animation / video and interactive environments, and contemporary practice. As department chair and member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, his efforts are primarily focused on advocating for the profession.

RESEARCH | PRESENTATIONS | AWARDS
With an interest in art, placemaking, and urban design, much of Blalock’s research is focused in these areas. Below is a list of publications and activities:

-          Landscape Architecture Marketing strategies, LandUP Conference, Chicago, IL (Invited Speaker) (July 2015)

-          Urban Landscapes, A Three Person Show, Hoosier Salon Carmel Gallery (Peer-reviewed and invited) (April 2015)

-          Hoosier Salon Annual Show, Mixed-media Drawing, Indianapolis, Indiana (Peer-reviewed) (May-August 2014)

-          Hoosier Salon Annual Traveling Show, Mixed-media Drawing, Marion and Wabash, Indiana (Peer-reviewed) (September - December 2014)

-          Design Communications Association Annual Show, Atlanta, Georgia, Drawing (Peer-reviewed) (October 2014)

-          “[1] Getting Things Done® for creative people: A methodology for maximizing creative throughput.”, (invited Speaker) Ball State University (March 2014)

-           “White River Sketches”, Solo Show of Paintings 2011

-          “Confessions of an art supply junkie or The secret to sketching and drawing”, (invited Speaker) Ball State University 2010

-          “Open Space: Art About The Land”, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, Indiana; Henry County Art Center, New Castle, Indiana; Anderson Fine Arts Center, Anderson, Indiana 2009, 2010, 2011

-          The American Grand Tour Technologies: Wiki and Google Earth integration for investigating place, Art Libraries Society of North America Annual Meeting April 2009

-          “A Survey of Historical Writings about the Removal of Seneca Village from Central Park” NCPH Annual Meeting. 2008

-          “EUROFILES 07.2 : Summer Field Study”. Lulu Press. 2007

-          “EUROFILES 06.1. Summer Field Study”. Lulu Press. 2006

PRACTICE
Outside of academia, Blalock practices as a professional landscape architect and urban designer in Muncie, Indiana for Blalock Design Studio. He has previous experience working as a landscape architect for William Renninger Associates in Greenville, South Carolina and LADA in Simsbury, CT. Projects have included commercial, residential, institutional master planning, multi-family housing, community workshops, site design, and competition design. He is an active member of the American Society of Landscape Architects.