Semester long design project, with a community engagement component at an urban or suburban site that explores the contemporary public realm at multiple scales, from the urban watershed to the …
Territorial scale issues in contemporary contexts of cities impacted by urgent environmental, economic and social circumstances are explored. Design propositions are generated at the scale of landscape infrastructure to that …
Seminar exploring topics in landscape architecture theory through direct readings, discussions & research papers. Topics vary from year to year--e.g. public space, representing temporality & process, changing conceptions of nature …
This course is for landscape architecture students. This student-driven course will engage with faculty and other students to support their design research. Students are expected to gather the appropriate resources …
This seminar examines the impact of technological revolutions on landscape design. Case studies include innovations in hydraulics and irrigation, horticulture and the plant trade, transportation and civil engineering, construction techniques, …
The course presents historical and contemporary approaches to landscape regeneration and the methods and technologies that are applied. The course may have an embedded travel. Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in …
Culminating course looking at large scale earthwork and construction methods that integrates the principles of water and land into the foundation studio, with an emphasis in landscape infrastructure, coastal, living …
Topical offerings in landscape architecture.
How we image the world directly informs how we see and act in the world. As we face the social & environmental crises of climate change,imaging of the future must …
Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor .
Exploring the craft of speculative fiction to vision possible futures, this seminar takes on the future of our discipline as a site of design. Grounded in the histories and theories …
This seminar explores the history of landscapes as sites of pleasure, sensuality, and eroticism. Cases will range from the idealized topos of the enclosed garden to the marginal spaces of …
Explore the art and craft of designing with plants with a focus on species, space and community -- both plant communities and communities of people. Through rapid design exercises creatively …
Learn to better understand plant communities by observing plants, identifying their defining characteristics, and using different drawing and painting techniques to document them. This class will explore the two seasons …
Introduction to methods and models of design practice administration: proposal, contracts, project management, collaboration and licensure.
In this course students will learn about the relationship between urban areas and the rivers, coasts, canals, lakes, lagoons, and other forms of water that support them. We'll draw from …
Involves serving as a teaching assistant for a course, with teaching assignments coordinated by the chair. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.