Design Graphics 2: Communication for Site Analysis, Conceptual and Site Design

ARCH X 472.4E

Build upon drafting, lettering, and drawing techniques learned in Design Graphics 1, advanced applications of color and presentation are applied to final projects.

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Fall
Winter
Hybrid (In-Person)
Starting at $980.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Determine and employ an appropriate reprographic process
  • Demonstrate proper use of accepted standard graphic symbols and vocabulary
  • Employ and demonstrate knowledge of the design process and the graphic skillset used in this process
  • Employ good time management skills
  • Prepare and present scaled 2D drawings, site inventory and analysis (with topography), conceptual/schematic design, site design, section/elevation/section-elevation, mapping, and inventory
  • Demonstrate the ability to select a section line from a 2D plan that demonstrates a focal point of the site design and produce a 3D sketch/vignette

About this course:

Students build upon drafting, lettering, and drawing techniques learned in Design Graphics 1. As the second class in the series, it also concentrates on the graphic conventions for site analysis, conceptual design, design process and measured plan, perspective, and section elevations as they relate to the field of landscape architecture and professional standards. All work product is developed from the Tongva Park site used in Design Graphics 1, located in Santa Monica. At the end of this course, students make an oral presentation to the instructor and visiting guests. The students present a package of work product that includes hand drafting and colored rendering of a conceptual site plan; section/elevations and perspective vignettes; and graphic package of progress drawings, including site analysis graphics, design concept studies, and a final design concept with supporting design elements.
Prerequisites
ARCH X 472 Introduction to the Landscape Design Professions and ARCH X 472.4D Design Graphics 1.

Fall 2023 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Thursday, Saturday
Future Offering (Opens July 31, 2023 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Rebecca Schwaner
393663
Fee:
$980.00
Hybrid (In-Person)format icon
Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood , Remote Classroom
Notes

No meeting November 23, 2023. 
Attendance at in-person class meetings is required. Internet Access Required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 04, 2023
Course Requirements
Book: Landscape Graphics by Grant Reid
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Thu Sep 28, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Oct 5, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Oct 12, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Oct 19, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Oct 26, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Nov 2, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Sat Nov 4, 2023
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 204 ABC
Lecture
Thu Nov 9, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Nov 16, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Nov 30, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Sat Dec 9, 2023
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 204 ABC

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