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First Year | Second Year | Third Year | Fourth Year |
  LARC 141 | LARC 221 | LARC 240 | LARC 263
     
LARC 141 introduces students to the fundamentals of basic design focusing on creative problem solving associated with landscape architecture. See LARC 141 public course web for more examples or contact Shenglin Chang or Sonja Duempelmann. top
  John Lightle's Martin Luther King Memorial project
  Mila Antova's Chi Chi Memorial project
  Kenya Thompson 's "Landscape of My Heart" project
  See LARC 141 public course web for more examples.  
LARC 221 includes the development and application of computing skills as used by the landscape architecture profession. This Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) course develops computer drafting using a variety of software programs. It also introduces students to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping technologies. Contact Arlie Ison or David Myers for more information on this course. top
  AutoCADD detail assignment project by Chris Hornstein
  Digitally rendered plan of studio Sculture Garden project by Peter Staley
  ArcGIS map exercise by Elizabeth Zimmerman
LARC 240 is the exploration of graphic presentation techniques and original concept development for landscape architecture planning and design. Contact Raffaella Giannetto for more information on this course. top
  Kevin Gaughin: Sculpture Garden
  Kevin Gaughin: Sculpture Garden
     

LARC 263 is a survey of landscape architecture history from the ancient Western civilizations to the twentieth century with consideration of parallel developments in the Eastern World, European Africa and the Americas. Contact Raffaella Giannetto for more information on this course. top

    This course includes a number of exercies and exams. A Site Descrition Paper and a Site Context Paper are just two of the componets.
  Example One: Parc Andre Citroen - Site Desciption Paper, Context Paper  
    Example Two: Parc de leVillette - Site Desciption Paper, Context Paper

 


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