Human Dimensions of Design - Applied

Catalog description

Within the practice of landscape architecture, it is critical for designers to consider and integrate the human dimensions of place. Students will continue to learn to identify human dimensional issues and better understand the context of socio-cultural, sometimes controversial or emotionally charged issues in the landscape. This course will focus upon the practice of solving such issues in a contemporary context. The course will explore a variety of tools and strategies for problem solving in human dimensions of design and will teach the students that there are multiple approaches to understanding and solving complex design problems. The students will integrate theory and apply methods as they work through a series of different problems that allow them to apply design thinking to complicated socio-cultural issues. Through a series of exercises and participatory engagements, students will practice making decisions that affect community change through the perspective of design.