LAR - Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture: LAR
Lower-Division Courses
LAR X01Q. Topics in Landscape Architecture.
LAR X12R. Topics in Introductory Landscape Studies.
LAR X19S. Topics in Landscape Architecture.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the School of Architecture. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Upper-Division Courses
LAR X20Q. Topics in Landscape Architecture.
LAR X29S. Topics in Landscape Architecture.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the School of Architecture. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
LAR X41R. Topics in Visual Communication.
Explore advanced topics in media and interpretation, such as freehand drawing, measured drawings, aspects of computer graphics, geographic information systems, and photography.
LAR X41R.1. Rendering and Animation for the Built Environment.
Digital visualization techniques used to model three dimensional environments and motion with digital media. Includes lectures, software demonstrations, and projects that focus on the digital translation of spatial experience, as well as the visualization techniques associated with rendering texture, character, and environment.
LAR X42K. History and Theories of Landscape Architecture I.
Overview and chronological series of in-depth studies in the history of major garden cultures and designed landscapes of the Western and Eastern worlds. Introduction to methodological approaches to the formal, social, and cultural history of gardens and landscapes, as well as to relevant theoretical frameworks for interpreting these designed landscapes and for use in conceptualizing landscapes, architecture, and urban projects in studio design.
LAR X42L. History and Theories of Landscape Architecture II.
Continuation of Landscape Architecture 342K (and Architecture 342D) through the modern period to contemporary times. Formal and cultural history of gardens, parks, and public landscapes from 1700 to about 1990. Includes comparative material from the contemporary period, 1980 to 2010.
LAR X42R. Topics in Landscape Architectural History.
LAR X42R.1. Romes Gardens and Landscapes.
LAR X42R.2. Professional Design Practice: Baroque Rome.
Explore an overview of the synthetic act of design and a strong interdisciplinary grounding in one of the key historical periods of design and in advanced research methods.
LAR X42R.4. Hybridity in Landscape and Architecture.
LAR X42R.5. Representing Landscape and Architecture, 1500-Present.
Explore the roles of visual representation in design and professional practice from Leonardo da Vinci to the digital age. Review the history of techniques, media, and conventions of representation in architecture and landscape architecture and in their intersections.
LAR X45R. Topics in Landscape Technology and Site Engineering.
Explore current techniques and issues related to landscape technology and their influence and application in the built environment.
LAR X46R. Topics in Landscape Architectural Theory.
Explore advanced topics in landscape architecture and associated disciplines to encourage critical and theoretical thinking.
LAR X46R.1. Ethics of Care.
LAR X47K. Living Systems Design I.
Examine the interconnections between geological, biological, and social systems of the designed landscape. Explore subjects such as plant ecology, plant communities, soils, and plant identification.
LAR X47L. Living Systems Design II.
Examine the design of living systems for the urban environment including soils, paving, plants and best management practices. Explore subjects such as principles and processes of planting design, ecosystems service optimization, and landscapes on structure.
LAR X47M. Living Systems Design III.
Examine emerging issues and contemporary debates related to the design and construction of living systems in the urban environment, including technical, ecological, and aesthetic considerations.
LAR X47R. Topics in Natural Systems.
Explore aspects of environmental analysis, ecological and systemic methods, landscape resilience, and applied methods particular to design of the built environment.
Graduate Courses
LAR X80C. Foundation Design Studio.
An introduction to the fundamental components of landscape architecture and graphic communication.
LAR X80Q. Topics in Landscape Architecture.
LAR X80V. Topics in Digital Technology and Fabrication.
LAR X80W. Topics in Disaster Recovery.
LAR X81. Visual Communication I.
Explore methods of survey, recording, analysis, interpretation, and representation of landscape architecture.
LAR X81D. Architectural Drawing.
Visual communication in such media as freehand drawing, modeling, photography, and measured drawings.
LAR X81R. Topics in Visual Communication.
Topics in representation and analysis, such as freehand drawing , digital drawing, digital modeling, measured drawings, computer graphics, geographic information systems, and photography.
LAR X81R.1. Rendering and Animation for the Built Environment.
Examine digital visualization techniques for modeling built environment and dynamics. Explore techniques focused on the digital translation of spatial experience, including material, character, and texture through rendering and animation.
LAR X81S. Advanced Topics in Visual Communication.
Explore advanced topics in landscape architectural representation and analysis.
LAR X81S.1. Photography and the Urban Landscape.
LAR X82. Design and Visual Studies in Landscape Architecture I.
Explore initial studies in design thinking; an introduction to design materials and methods; spatial typologies; and investigations in shaping terrain.
LAR X82T. Landscape Architecture Design Studio II.
Design problems engaging principles of site planning combining site research analysis and composition to comprehend, critique, and respond to change of the physical, biological and social context.
LAR X83. Landscape Architecture Design Studio I.
Methods of survey, recording, interpretation, and representation of landscape. An introduction to design through examination of object, space, relationship, movement, the human condition, materiality, and ecology.
LAR X84. Topics in Horticulture and Plants in Design.
Study of habitat, site and technical conditions, and characteristics of plant typologies and their application to landscape practice.
LAR X85. Topics in Natural Systems.
Elective seminars in aspects of environmental analysis, ecological and systemic approaches, sustainable development, and applied methods of geographic information systems.
LAR X85.1. Introduction to Urban Ecology.
LAR X85.2. Environmental Impact Assessment.
LAR X85K. Technology Workshop I.
Introduces the principles, processes, and practices of site manipulation, description, and construction techniques. Includes systems of measurement, grading, earthwork, site circulation, and site drainage, and examines the representation, application, and integration of site-related operations.
LAR X85L. Technology Workshop II.
Materials and methods of landscape construction, advanced site work techniques, and theories for material selection and application within the design process. Examines the representation, application, and integration of detail and design intent.
LAR X85M. Design Methods.
Examines methods of analysis and composition for landscape architecture and urban design. Readings, lectures, and discussions are applied to on-site assignments. Subjects include spatial, social, and ecological factors and their interactions.
LAR X86. Professional Practice.
Ethical, legal, economic, and administrative processes and responsibilities of the landscape architect practitioner.
LAR X87. Landscape Ecology.
Introduction to foundational concepts in landscape ecology, with emphasis on structure, function, and change of ecological systems. Addresses design and planning in relation to biological and cultural resources.
LAR X87K. Living Systems Design I.
Examine the inter-connections between geological, biological, and social systems of the designed landscape. Cover subjects such as plant ecology, plant communities, soils, and plant identification.
LAR X87L. Living Systems Design II.
Examine the design of living systems for the urban environment including soils, paving, plants and best management practices. Explore subjects such as principles and processes of planting design, ecosystems service optimization, and landscapes on structure.
LAR X87M. Living Systems Design III.
Examine emerging issues and contemporary debates related to the design and construction of living systems in the urban environment, including technical, ecological, and aesthetic considerations.
LAR X88. Topics in Landscape Architecture History and Theory.
Seminars on advanced topics in history and theory, including analysis, readings, and critique of significant positions, practice, and discourse.
LAR X88.1. Design Logics: Projection and Proportion in Architecture.
LAR X88.10. Representing Landscape and Architecture, 1500-Present.
Explore the roles of visual representation in design and professional practice from Leonardo da Vinci to the digital age. Review the history of techniques, media, and conventions of representation in architecture and landscape architecture and in their intersections.
LAR X88.2. Futures and Cities.
LAR X88.3. Romes Gardens and Landscapes.
LAR X88.4. Professional Design Practice: Baroque Rome.
LAR X88.5. Ethics of Care.
LAR X88.6. Hybridity in Landscape and Architecture.
LAR X88.7. Building Information Modeling and Representation.
LAR X88.8. Spatial Stories.
LAR X88.9. Twenty-Second-Century Materials.
LAR X88K. History and Theories of Landscape Architecture I.
Landscape architecture in formal, social, and cultural terms in the Western and Eastern worlds. Covers the development of ideas and principles related to context, designer, and text.
LAR X88L. History and Theories of Landscape Architecture II.
Landscape architecture from 1700 to the present, with a focus on design language, theoretical frameworks, and the critical components of contemporary landscape design and thought.
LAR X89. Research in Landscape Architecture.
Investigation of subjects in landscape architecture selected by the student with approval of the Graduate Studies Committee.
LAR X94T. Landscape Architecture Design Studio III.
Design problems that engage issues, theories, and methods central to the planning and design of large landscape architectural projects, including the landscape's role in urban form and city-making.
LAR X95. Landscape Architecture Design Studio IV.
Explore comprehensive synthesis of the core professional courses emphasizing the resolution and implementation of multiple interrelated objectives resulting in the technical resolution of a landscape architectural project.
LAR X95D. Frank Lloyd Wright: Design, Method, Theory.
Comprehensive study of Frank Lloyd Wright's life and work with emphasis on the analyses of his concepts of organic architecture, design methods, and theories.
LAR X95G. The American Home: Identity, Process, and Marketing.
An examination of how American housing is conceived, developed, and marketed, as well as relationships between home buyers and builders.
LAR X95J. Originality & Tradition in Baroque Rome: Borromini.
Explores the synthetic act of design and notions of originality and tradition in the arts of Baroque Rome by studying Francesco Borromini and his work through the lenses of professional design practice, the arts, contemporary Galilean science, and papal society.
LAR X96E. Advanced Design Studio.
Explore particular concepts in landscape, often in collaboration with the architecture and community and regional planning disciplines.
LAR X97. Master's Design Study in Landscape Architecture-Preparation.
Investigation of subjects in landscape architecture selected by the student in preparation for Landscape Architecture 697K.
LAR X97K. Master's Design Study in Landscape Architecture.
Produce an independent design project in which investigation, design process, and critical evaluation are formulated. Implement a theoretical and research base, provide a comprehensive exploration of a landscape design topic, and offer insight for advancing the discipline.