Landscape Design 1: Site Design Basics

ARCH X 471.1A

Explore form and the importance of scale in landscape architectural design. These skills and insights are applied culminating in a study of a small, site-scale school garden.

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What you can learn.

Build upon drawing, seeing, and measuring skills
Create an informed design idea
Study and analyze a site
Develop a design process
Graphically and orally present designs

About this course:

This course explores basic design elements, principles, and issues relevant to landscape architecture. Projects emphasize abstract 3D space and form; the basics of site design: conceptual design, imagery, and symbolism; and basic issues of proportion, scale, and composition.

Suggested Prerequisites

It is advisable that you complete the following (or equivalent) since they are prerequisites for Landscape Design 1: Site Design Basics.

ARCH X 472 Introduction to the Landscape Design Professions and ARCH X 472.4D Design Graphics I: Drafting and Drawing of the Built Environment.

Winter 2020 Schedule

Available Format(s):

Classroom

These courses meet in person and make use of an online presence to varying degrees.

Available

January 9, 2020 - March 19, 2020

Thursday 7:00PM - 10:00PM

Location: UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood

Instructor: Steven Chavez

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Fee:

$925.00

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Notes

Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline

No refunds after January 15, 2020

Course Requirements

Book: Foundations of Landscape Architecture: Integrating Form and Space Using the Language of Site Design by Norman Booth

ISBN 0470635053

Book: Form and Fabric in Landscape Architecture: A Visual Introduction

ISBN 978-0415246385

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Thu Jan 9, 2020

7:00PM - 10:00PM