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Land
319 Landscape Architectural Design Theory
Spring
2001 - 4 credit hours
Prerequisites:
LAND 318 and LAND 329
Instructors: Christopher D. Ellis, Ph.D.
Rm. 332 Langford Architecture Center, 845-7857, ellis@taz.tamu.edu
Office hours: Friday 1-3pm (or by appointment)
Taner R. Ozdil, MLA
Rm. 314 Langford Architecture Center, 845-1079, taner@tamu.edu
Office hours: Wednesday 11-12am (or by appointment)
Ming Han Lee, MLA
"Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood, and probably themselves will not be realized; make big plans, aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble logical diagram, once recorded, will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever growing insistency."
- Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912)
Course
Content
LAND
319 a continuation of LAND 318 and will introduce students to basic landscape
architectural design theory and fundamental principles of site design.
Design theory will be introduced through readings, a series of design
exercises, and precedent studies during the first half of the semester.
The development of this knowledge will culminate in a final
“real-world” design project during the second half of the semester.
The focus of this course is to advance a students’ ability to develop
strong design concepts and to communicate their ideas through 1) choice of
materials and forms used in design, 2) visualization expressed in models and
graphics, and 3) written and oral presentations.
General
Course Objectives
The
goal of this course is to encourage students’ individual design creativity and
to augment this with some basic design principles.
The objectives of this course are for students:
1.
to understand landscape architecture as a design process that leads to a
product.
2.
to learn how to develop and apply strong design concepts and imagery.
3.
to understand the formation of human scale space and spatial connections.
4. to understand to opportunities and constraints of using
landforms, structures, and plants in design of the landscape.
5.
to learn how to produce office quality visual, oral, and written presentations.
Expectations
and Student Responsibilities
Students
of LAND 319 are expected to spend 16 hours a week (including 8 hours in class)
at average in order to complete course assignments. Never expect that scheduled regular class time is adequate
enough to finish all the course assignments with satisfactory quality.
All students in LAND 319 are required to do the following:
1. Attend all classes. Attendance is mandatory! Absence due to health-related problems, emergency situations, or mandatory participation in university-excused activities may be excused, providing that a written proof is provided.
2.
Be adequately prepared for instructor's desk critics every time and for
class presentations.
3.
Participate class in group discussions actively. Students are strongly
encouraged to discuss or criticize each other's work both inside and outside the
class.
4.
Complete course assignments independently or make your own contribution
and submit all the assignments on time.
5.
Communicate with the instructors actively and inform the instructors of
any concerns and suggestions you have for this class in timely fashion.
Evaluation
Attendance
is mandatory for all classes and field trips. Absence due to health-related
problems, emergency situations, or mandatory participation in university-excused
activities may be excused, providing that written proof is provided.
Students must be adequately prepared for all class periods (i.e., read
all assigned materials before class, have all presentation materials prepared by
due dates, evidence of progress organized before individual desk critiques).
Assignments should be completed independently and on schedule.
Active
participation in and out of class is crucial for developing the skills taught in
this course. Students are expected
to bring a high level of energy and enthusiasm to the classroom.
While design work will be carried out at the studio desks during class
time, students are also urged to complete as much work as possible within the
studio space outside of class time. Learning
how to receive and provide constructive criticism on design concepts and
solutions is essential for the successful execution of design processes.
Much of this is learned in conversations with you classmates outside of
class. Performance will be determined as follows:
Concept Imagery board 5
%
Precedent studies average 10 %
Project 1
10 %
Project 2
10 %
Project 3
10 %
Final project 25 %
Quiz Average 20 %
Participation (attendance, preparation, participation, improvement) 10
%
Total
100 %
Note:
Late
submission of work will result in a reduction of 5% of full grade for each half
hour late.
Week
1 -
Concept development and imagery, understanding the spatial
landscape
1/17
Introduction to LAND 319
Assign Imagery boards and Readings
Assign Precedent Studies Groups
Due 1/19: Booth and
Hiss chapter 9 “Form Composition”
QUIZ on Booth and Hiss chapter 9
Concept Imagery (unmounted)
Due
1/22:
Imagery Boards (Mounted pictures or color printouts on foam-core)
Due
1/24
Booth and Hiss chapter 2 “Outdoor Rooms”
QUIZ on Booth and Hiss chapter 2
Assign Landform Models
Due
1/26
Concept
Booth
and Hiss chapters 10 “Spatial Composition”
QUIZ on Booth and Hiss chapters 10
Original
landform (existing contours) on trace
Due
1/29
Precedent studies I
Due
1/31
Preliminary Landform Designs (proposed contours) on trace
Booth chapter 1 “Landform”
QUIZ on Booth chapters 1
Due
2/2
Booth chapter 4 “Pavement”
QUIZ on Booth chapters 4
Due 2/5
Landform models, contour plan (blackline print), and 1 page concept
statement
Due 2/7 Begin
landform/structures design
Due 2/9
Concept
Structures
and Materials Imagery (not mounted)
Booth
chapters 3 “Buildings”
QUIZ on Booth chapters 3
Due 2/12
Precedent studies II
Due 2/14
Preliminary landform/structures plan and section on trace
Booth
Chapter 5 “Site Structures”
QUIZ on Booth Chapter 5
Due 2/16 Plan,
section, and perspective on trace. Imagery mounted
Week
6 -
Landforms, Structures & Plants
Due 2/19
Landform/structures plan, elevation, perspective (blackline print),
mounted imagery and 1 page concept statement
Due 2/21
Begin landform/structures/plants design
Due 2/23
Concept and supporting imagery (plants, structures, landform, materials)
Booth
chapter 2 “Plant Materials”
QUIZ on Booth chapter 2
Due 2/26
Precedent Studies III
Due 2/28
Preliminary landform/structures/plants design on trace
Due 3/2
Plan, section, perspective on trace
Due 3/5
Construction details of structure on trace
Due 3/7
Concept imagery mounted
Due 3/9
Landform/structures/plants plan, elevation, perspective, construction
detail (blackline print), mounted imagery and 1 page concept statement
***
SPRING BREAK ***
A
detailed program outlining the design schedule and due dates will be given at
the start of the project. The
following is a list of requirements that will be included in the program:
Booth
and Hiss chapter 5 “Site Measuring and Base Map Preparation” (QUIZ)
Booth
and Hiss chapter 3 “Design Process” (QUIZ)
Booth
and Hiss chapter 6 “Site Study and Design Program” (QUIZ)
Booth
and Hiss chapter 7 “Functional Diagrams” (QUIZ)
Concept
imagery and statement
Site
analysis
Pin-ups
and design critiques
Presentation
Drawings and Models
Final
presentations
Required
Text Book
Booth,
Norman K. and James E. Hiss. 1991. Residential Landscape Architecture: Design
Process for the Private Residence. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey.
Booth,
N.K. 1983. Basic Elements of
Landscape Architectural Design. Waveland Press, Inc. Prospect Heights,
Illinois.
Lyall,
S. 1991. Designing the New Landscape. Van Nostrand Reinhold. New York.
PLEASE NOTE:
All student projects are property of the Department of Landscape Architecture
and Urban Planning according to Texas A&M University policy.
Although most projects will be returned to students after they are
graded, some student projects will be kept by the department for the purpose of
accreditation review and as teaching references for future classes.
However, those projects will be made available for students to reproduce
for portfolios.
The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a
federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights
protection for persons with disabilities. Among
other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be
guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of
their disabilities. If you believe
you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Office of
Support Services for Students with Disabilities in Room 126 of Koldus Building.
The phone number is 845-1637