Spring 1999 Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Professor Mark Lindhult Computers and The New England Greenway Introduction Computers have become an increasingly important tool for landscape architects over the past decade. After years of resisting the computer or relegating it to purely analytical, business, or technical calculations, designers are now using computers in innovative ways to communicate design ideas. It is now possible to develop sophisticated and realistic simulations of designs long before they are actually constructed.
Computer graphics can be alluring images for designers, clients and the general public.
Another area which is changing the way in which landscape architects communicate and gather information is the World Wide Web. This rapidly expanding sphere of information is going to impact the profession in profound ways in the coming decade. Each student will be responsible for setting up their own web page for the presentation of assignments. A related area is that of multimedia and hypermedia. These methods are closely related to the way information is presented and accessed on the web.