Course Description
The design of housing and mixed-use projects which focus on the issues of community and privacy at a variety of scales from single family dwellings to new towns.
Athena Title
Land Arch Design Studio IV
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in LAND 3040S
Prerequisite
LAND 3030 or LAND 3030S
Corequisite
LAND 3340
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course will reinforce skills learned in prerequisite studio courses, which may include, but are not limited to the following: design fundamentals, design process, graphic and written communication, site inventory and analysis, illustrative analog and digital graphics, construction detailing; construction documents, site engineering and stormwater management, plant selection, and planting design. Students will develop an understanding of the terminology used in and processes involved in land development for residential communities. Students will develop an understanding of the contents and purposes of local subdivision and zoning ordinances and codes. Students will formulate programs, objectives, and design solutions for residential communities of various scales and densities.
Topical Outline
Infill Housing Project Library Grading and Erosion Control Plan Site Inventory, Analysis, Land Use Masterplan Golf Course Community Conservation Design Subdivision Masterplan Neotraditional Community Horizontal Road Layout and Alignment Vertical road alignment
Syllabus