LAAR 530 - Landscape Architecture Design Studio III

Ten hours.
6 Credits

This course addresses more complex creative conceptual ideas that are based on the intrinsic nature of sites, the interface between architectural structure and landscape features, the use of increased functional programs for site organization and human habitation, the layering of information from various sources to analyze sites and produce drawings, and the integration of natural and manmade systems within the urban environment. Projects in this design studio begin to introduce the student to real-world projects within urban com-munities in the Baltimore area and region. The interplay of natural systems, architectural massing, urban infrastructure, and socio-political conditions test the students growing knowledge of design process with sites of increased scale. The student assessment is also based on an overlay of past courses relative to grading and drainage, three-dimensional computer and other graphic skills.

Prerequisite(s) LAAR 520, or permission of instructor or Department Chair.