Introduction to the Landscape Design Professions

ARCH X 472

A quick dive into landscape theory, history, design principles, and understanding scale and drawing. Students apply these lessons in a final project resulting in scaled drawings and models.

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Fall
Summer
Remote
Starting at $980.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0
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What you can learn.

  • Acquire a brief historical overview of landscape architectural design history as an introductory basis for discussion and a site design opportunity
  • Learn the language of plan, section, and elevation, using drawings to express design ideas
  • Develop skills and confidence to express three-dimensional ideas as two-dimensional drawings and in model format
  • See examples of award-winning landscape architectural work to become familiar with the breadth and richness of the profession

About this course:

This introductory course covers the history, scope, types, and scale of landscape design professions; licensure; professional societies; and current issues. Terminology, construction concepts, basic graphic skills, and model-making are also introduced.

Summer 2023 Schedule

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Wednesday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT
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Instructor: Steve Lang
392214
Fee:
$980.00
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Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after July 04, 2023
Course Requirements
Book: Landscape Graphics: Plan, Section and Perpsective Drawing of Landscape Spaces by Grant W. Reid
ISBN 978-0823073337
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Wed Jun 28, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Jul 5, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Jul 12, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Jul 19, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Jul 26, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Aug 2, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Aug 9, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Aug 16, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Aug 23, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Aug 30, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Sep 6, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Fall 2023 Schedule

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Wednesday, Saturday
Future Offering (Opens July 31, 2023 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Steve Lang
393658
Fee:
$980.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
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No meeting November 22, 2023. 
Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 03, 2023
Course Requirements
Book: Landscape Graphics: Plan, Section and Perpsective Drawing of Landscape Spaces
ISBN 978-0823073337
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Date
Time
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Wed Sep 27, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Oct 4, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Oct 11, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Oct 18, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Oct 25, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Nov 1, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Nov 8, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Nov 15, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Nov 29, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Dec 6, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Sat Dec 9, 2023
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
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Wed Dec 13, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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This course applies towards the following certificates & specializations…

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