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.
Classroom
Starting at $925.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0 Credits
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.
X 472 Introduction to the Landscape Design Professions and X 472.4D Design Graphics I: Drafting and Drawing of the Built Environment.
Winter 2019 Schedule
These courses meet in person and make use of an online presence to varying degrees.
21 days left. Enroll by Jan 8, 2019
Notes
Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. Materials required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 14, 2019
Course Requirements
Book:
Foundations of Landscape Architecture: Integrating Form and Space Using the Language of Site Design
by Norman Booth
©2011
Wiley
ISBN 0470635053
ISBN 978-0415246385
Schedule
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Discussion
Tue Jan 8, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension 1010 WestwoodUCLA Extension 1010 Westwood 314
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Tue Jan 15, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension 1010 WestwoodUCLA Extension 1010 Westwood 314
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Tue Jan 22, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension 1010 WestwoodUCLA Extension 1010 Westwood 314
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Tue Jan 29, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension 1010 WestwoodUCLA Extension 1010 Westwood 314
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Tue Feb 5, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension 1010 WestwoodUCLA Extension 1010 Westwood 314
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Tue Feb 12, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension 1010 WestwoodUCLA Extension 1010 Westwood 314
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Tue Feb 19, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension 1010 WestwoodUCLA Extension 1010 Westwood 314
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Tue Feb 26, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension 1010 WestwoodUCLA Extension 1010 Westwood 314
Discussion
Tue Mar 5, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension 1010 WestwoodUCLA Extension 1010 Westwood 314
Discussion
Tue Mar 12, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension 1010 WestwoodUCLA Extension 1010 Westwood 314
Discussion
Tue Mar 19, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension 1010 WestwoodUCLA Extension 1010 Westwood 314
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This course applies towards the following certificates & specializations…
What you will 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
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