Course Description
Analysis of plant elements and form. Emphasis on plant function in the landscape composition. Basic problems in planting design of small scale areas with emphasis on orientation, arrangement, and human needs. Course will include one project that involves inventory and analysis.
Athena Title
Land Arch Design Studio III
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in LAND 3030
Non-Traditional Format
Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. Student engagement in the service-learning component will be up to 25% of overall instruction time.
Prerequisite
LAND 2020
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
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 storm water management, plant selection, and planting design. Students will identify and choose appropriate plants and other standard landscape materials for varied aesthetic and functional situations in the landscape. Students will inventory existing site conditions and apply site analysis information to conceptual landscape designs. Student will specify appropriate plant selections and prepare a cost estimate using American nursery and landscape industry standards.
Topical Outline
Design Space Site; Elevation and Slope Soil Erosion Circulation, Utilities and Perceptual (noise, odors, lighting) Ecological Composite Site Suitability Site Suitability in Progress Presentation Site Suitability Final Presentation Survey - Intro to Equipment and Process Survey - North Quad Elevations Survey - Topographic Points Survey Data Review Intro to Final Project Final Project Final Project Presentation
Syllabus