This course is an introduction to computing for landscape architects.
Landscape architects use computers primarily to visualize patterns in space.
We may analyze the patterns by eye or with numbers, but in both cases we want to know what these patterns mean to us as designers. Once we can visualize the way patterns change in space and over time, we can propose designs that alter or support those patterns. Computers are useful tools for the visualization and analysis of patterns, and that's why we encourage the use of digital tools in our curriculum. This course introduces software that will help you visualize patterns over time and space, which we call representation. We also introduce software to help you communicate with the public, clients, and other professionals.