Course Description
Students will develop a critical understanding of sustainability in design and will become familiar with various sustainable design practices and issues. Concepts and skills associated with resource self-sufficiency, to include performance of designed sites, impacts on the existing communities, and citizen participation.
Athena Title
Sustainability in Design
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in LAND 4095S
Prerequisite
LAND 4060 or LAND 4060S
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
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 identify local conditions and concerns/ideals directly through field research and analysis. Students will demonstrate the ability to identify unique sustainability challenges specific to local and international project sites through verbal and written means. Students will apply proper problem-solving design approaches to real world sustainability projects. Students will demonstrate proficiency in graphic and verbal communication through providing professional service to communities.
Topical Outline
Topic 1 Sustainable Neighborhood Unit Topic 2 Neighborhood Scale Inventory and Site Analysis Topic 3 Site Design: One Site at a Time
Syllabus