Landscape construction and design are inseparable. Students investigate construction process, horizontal and vertical control of space, site detailing and materials, and construction drawings. Learn visual characteristics, nomenclature, cultural considerations, design applications. Visit outstanding examples of existing gardens. Relationship of plants to the built environment.
Class meets first eight weeks of semester.
Includes case studies on general and specific projects. Students develop personal theory of landscape design. An investigation into landscape as cultural interpretation of nature and the representation of landscape as garden in Asia, Islamic, and Pre-Columbian American civilizations. Preparation for landscape project and land management project. Emphasis on bioengineering techniques for site design.