Fall 2009 Courses
Course scheduling is subject to change. Days, times, instructors, class locations, and call numbers are available on the Directory of Classes.
Fall course information begins posting to the Directory of Classes in February; Summer course information begins posting in March; Spring course information begins posting in June. For course information missing from the Directory of Classes after these general dates, please contact the department or program.
- LAND K4200x. History and Theory of Gardening and Landscape Design. 3 pts.
- LAND K4210x. Graphics and Landform Modeling. 3 pts.
- LAND K4215x. Internship. 3 pts.
- LAND K4406x. Landscape Design Studio III: Planning and Design of Landscapes. 4 pts.
LAND K4200. History and Theory of Gardening and Landscape Design. 3 pts.
Description
Not open to undergraduates.
A survey of the traditions of human intervention in the landscape from antiquity to the present, with a focus on Western practices. Study of the history of landscape design and the latest theories of landscape opens up the political, social, philosophical, and artistic aspects of the relationship between the designed landscape and culture. Discusses design as a means of cultural expression. Students are encouraged to develop a visual vocabulary of formal practice.
LAND K4210. Graphics and Landform Modeling. 3 pts.
Description
An introduction to a wide variety of drawing and graphic techniques as well as the various drawing media most popular today. Both “loose” and “tight” graphic techniques are studied. Loose techniques are relaxed, quick, free, bold, and expressive, while tight techniques include lettering, landscape plans, sections, and perspectives. Several different methods of graphic communication and the design process are discussed, including sketching, plan, section/elevation drawing, rendering, one- and two-point perspective, and axonometric drawing for layout and composition. Various drawing media are explored during class assignments. A final investigation into landform modeling completes the course.
LAND K4215. Internship. 3 pts.
Description
Designed to immerse students in a professional setting prior to graduation, supervised internships allow students either to serve as apprentices in professional landscape design firms or complete a practicum in a privately owned garden. Students are required to work in a professional setting and to make a significant commitment of time, at least 80 total hours. Depending on the nature of the project and firm to which a student is assigned, a given internship might extend over the entire summer and involve part-time work or it may be condensed into a shorter period of time and involve full-time work. Students are expected to play an active role in shaping their internships, thus enabling them to choose a project that fits into their schedules. Internships may be arranged locally or anywhere throughout the world. Any additional costs for travel, lodging, food, and incidentals are incurred by the student.
LAND K4406. Landscape Design Studio III: Planning and Design of Landscapes. 4 pts.
Description
The third of four core studio courses introduces landscape design problems of increased scope, size, and complexity. Focusing on relatively large sites, the course considers a range of social, cultural, and economic conditions that influence landscape design. Emphasis is placed on the challenges a site presents to designers, such as architectural adjacencies, topography, facilities, and human functions. The ever-changing dynamics of landscape systems and the interdependency between landscape systems and environmental, social, and economic parameters are discussed.
The studio addresses four key topics: idea formation, spatial volume, human scale and human interaction, and spatial and program synthesis. It covers the spatial design theory that links ideas to three-dimensional space as they address the question of how design concepts are realized in physical form. Explores further the techniques that transform design concepts into physical spaces that reflect human movement and inhabitation. In addition, the studio examines the relationship between landscape form and human scale, and how the placements of objects in space impact and influence human activity. Finally, it examines the relationship between a creative idea and the physical parameters of a site.
