This module investigates the intersection of landscape history and preservation theory, and the relationship of twentieth-century environmentalism and the preservation of cultural landscapes. The module is designed to investigate the shifting values of preservation and to offer a theoretical base for preservation practice. A research paper is required. This module and the module, Historic Preservation Practice below, together satisfy the preservation requirement in the Landscape Design History Certificate Program. Projects such as site histories and surveys, National Register nominations, cultural landscape reports, preservation master plans, and treatment reports are examined.
Emphasis is on the development of professional skills and the utilization of historic information.
Guest lecturers, case studies, and a field trip are included. A research paper is required. This module and the module, Historic Landscape Preservation Theory on page 74, together satisfy the preservation requirement in the Landscape Design History Certificate Program. This seminar is a survey of the development of landscape architecture from the Renaissance to the present. The principal theme is the integral relationship between architecture and landscape design.