Introduction to Landscape Architecture

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What is landscape architecture? This undergraduate, liberal arts course introduces the foundations of this multi-faceted profession to students with no prior background in landscape architecture or the design professions. The course includes lectures and class discussions about fundamental topics of landscape architecture addressing: the social, cultural, and design theories of landscape architecture; the history of important designed landscapes in New York City; and types of professional public and private practice as well as their histories. These lectures will be paired with simple studio exercises that introduce students to measuring, mapping, and sculpting terrain. Students will write summaries to assigned readings, learn to make drawings (plan, section, perspective, and collages), and even fabricate small 3-D study models.