This elective component of the program provides an essential academic and cultural complement to the core professional curriculum. A minimum of 1.0 credit must be taken from other divisions of the University. The remaining 1.0 elective credit is taken from within the faculty. Selection of electives must be approved by the Program Director. Applied problem types, at various scales, emphasize procedures and skills needed for the translation of research, site analysis, programming and conceptual ideas into physical design and three-dimensional form.
Emphasis is on the development of critical thinking, spatial literacy and design process skills.
This studio develops fundamental knowledge of landscape design principles and applications through readings, discussions, workshops and studio exercises. This studio is designed to raise and resolve issues of theory, method and application which are relevant to large, complex, and partly undefined physical development problems. Emphasis is on the examination and application of site planning processes and principles. An interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning is used to address relevant environmental, social, aesthetic and economic issues. Projects will explore current theory, precedent and applications for the preservation, design, planning, and management of both natural and constructed green areas within and adjacent to the city.