The seminar includes a historical overview of various healing landscapes, an examination of healing practices in various cultures, and field trips to various hospitals, hospices and out-patient facilities in the Charlottesville area. Historic Landscape Preservation Includes readings and discussions on contemporary theory and practices for preserving historic landscapes. Evaluation of these theories and practices through a close review of a few case studies. Civic Hydrology A seminar bringing together theoretical, historical, and technical perspectives on the role of water in civic life, as both a catalyst and an expressive medium. Lectures focus on case studies of exemplary engineering and ecological practices from ancient to contemporary times.
Classes combine lectures, readings, and discussions.
The Constructed Landscape A seminar exploring the constructed nature of the contemporary urban landscape from the starting point of the ground. Readings, lecture, and class discussions focus on the evolving definition and technologies of the post-industrial landscape. Focuses on the land as a shaped medium through the application of concepts and principles of land manipulation, grading, earthwork, and drainage in short exercises and a grading plan for a studio project. A study of the structure, function, and dynamics of natural systems in both built and unbuilt environments. Combines lectures, fieldwork, and case studies.