Urban Plants

Catalog description

TThis course investigates plants as the quintessential material of urban landscape architecture. By building skills and knowledge drawn from the expertise of botanists, professional gardeners, and horticulturalists, the course connects plant knowledge with the workings of the larger urban ecosystem, including urban design, policy, civic infrastructure, funding, phasing, and maintenance. Students will develop analytic drawings that explore the multifaceted ways in which plants and humans connect in the urban ecosystem.