| source University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (X) |
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department Landscape Architecture (X) |
Introduction to primary concepts and methods of landscape inquiry as a means to understand experiential qualities of landscape and to guide landscape design and planning projects.
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A comparative investigation of built landscapes and hydraulic resources through history. Examines problems of water scarcity, abundance and changes in ecology, human social organization, economy, law, and cultural values related to natural water conditions and human management. Comparative case studies include the ancient Near East and modern Middle East, ancient and modern Egypt, the Roman empire, Peru, the Netherlands, South Asia, Illinois River basin, and the American West.
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Introduction to the study of ordinary American landscapes and buildings. Considers everyday places as reflections of cultural values and asks why they look and function as they do. Topics approached through historical and thematic analysis. Same as
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Survey of Hindu, Buddist, and Islamic landscapes of South Asia. Examines urban structures, building typologies, and open space types through history as influenced by concepts of the natural, sacred, political, and social. Same as
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Examines the buildings, landscapes, and societies of pre-colonial, sub-Saharan African cities from the third century BCE until the nineteenth century CE. Same as
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Study of the formation, history, and meaning of the landscape and architecture of the Islamic world. Same as
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Introduction to the fundamentals of design, including studies in two- and three-dimensional abstract and applied problems, basic elements and procedures of design, and principles of landscape composition. Open to Landscape Architecture majors only. Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in
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Site as the fundamental unit of landscape design. Involves ecological, cultural and experiential understanding of sites, and the creation of place-specific designs. Field trip required; see Class Schedule for current fees. Prerequisite:
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Introduction to landform design, drainage, stormwater management, surveying, and materials. Prerequisite:
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Principles and practices of identifying, analyzing, and recording landscape resources. Field trip required; see Class Schedule for current fees. Prerequisite:
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Introduces the impacts of cultural and social factors, such as age, gender, physical ability, economic status, ethnicity and how people interact with the environment. Reading assignments, short exercises, field trips, and evaluation of space will enable students to evaluate and potentially design more socially and ecologically responsive environments.
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Fundamentals of visual communication in the design process and presentation for landscape architecture. Includes freehand and constructed drawing, color, media, and models. Open to Landscape Architecture majors only. Prerequisite: Concurrent registration in
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Advanced principles and techniques of visual communication in landscape architectural rendering, emphasizing computer-based techniques. Open to Landscape Architecture majors only. Prerequisite: Concurrent registration in
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Independent guided study and research in a selected area of landscape architecture; for candidates for honors in landscape architecture. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. Prerequisite: Senior standing in landscape architecture, a university grade-point average of 3.0, and consent of head of department.
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Analysis of the development of landscape architecture as a result of environmental and cultural influences. Same as
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A selected overview of developments in landscape architecture in the western world from 1900 to the present. Prerequisite:
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Development of design solutions at site and master plan scale relative to community, urban and open space problems; emphasizes development of analysis and design techniques to integrate physical context of place with social context. Field trip required; see Class Schedule for current fees. Prerequisite:
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Project design at various scales utilizing problems of a wide range of complexity and subject matter; rural, community, and urban problems, housing, recreation, and natural areas; emphasizes problem analysis and generation of innovative design alternatives. Students select from several sections depending on specific interests. Prerequisite:
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Principles of site engineering including landform design, stormwater management, site surveying, circulation systems and site utility planning. Prerequisite:
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Construction methods, materials, and procedures related to the design of landscape structures; development of design details and cost estimating. Prerequisite:
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Professionally supervised field experience in design offices and public agencies intended to introduce students to practice. Students work in the department-approved firm or agency of their choice. Fifty hours of employment is required for each one hour of course credit. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 24 hours. Prerequisite: Upper division undergraduate standing or consent of instructor.
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Study of the profession of landscape architecture including an introduction to modes of practice, career evolution, organizational theory, office procedures, project management and professional ethics. Field trip required; see Class Schedule for current fees. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.
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