Courses
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Studies in Landscape Representation II
A sequel to the course, Studies in Landscape Representation I, this course focuses on drawing as a mode of design inquiry. A series of exercises…
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Fundamentals of CAD
This course has a dual objective: it provides the conceptual framework for employing computing in or making immediate and effective use of the emerging digital…
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Fundamentals of Computer-Aided Design
A sequel to the course Fundamentals of Computer Aided Design I, this course focuses specifically on intermediate concepts of geometric modeling specific to the discipline…
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Advanced Digital Media
With modeling applications becoming more diverse, intuitive, and commonplace, there is a renewed questioning of the position of geometric modeling within the design process. Animation,…
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Advanced Drawing
DISEGNO=DISEGNO DESSEIN=DESSINIn Italian and French, drawing and design are the same word. This course concentrates on drawing as a design tool, from the initial stages…
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Theories and Practices of Contemporary Landscape Architecture 1950-2000
Practice, according to Garrett Eckbo, is \”knowing how to do something; theory is knowing why.\” This course will explore the \”know why\” of landscape architecture…
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Design Theories in Architecture
***PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR EXACT SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS***Throughout our investigation of twelve contemporary buildings this lecture course will examine the development of architecture during the…
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Designing the American City: Civic Aspirations and Urban Form
Literature and Arts B:Designing the American City: Civic Aspirations and Urban Form.This course takes an interpretive look at the American city in terms of changing…
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Media and Modernity: Architecture and the City 1920-1970
This course explores ways in which architectural knowledge was shaped, transmitted, consumed, and instrumentalized through modes of representational discourse other than architecture itself – photography,…
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Frames of Mind: Introduction to Film Theory and Film Analysis
This course will meet in Carpenter Center 402.A basic introduction to the language of film theory, aimed at developing analytic skills to interpret films. We…
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Buildings, Texts, and Contexts
This six module sequence, offered over three semesters, presents an introduction to the complex, interwoven web of conceptual issues and historical narratives in western architecture…
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Buildings, Texts, and Contexts
This six module sequence, offered over three semesters, presents an introduction to the complex, interwoven web of conceptual issues and historical narratives in western architecture…
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History of Modern Gardens and Public Landscapes: 1800 to present
4317 History of Modern Gardens and Public Landscapes: 1800 to 1938This survey lecture course presents the history of landscape design in Europe and North America…
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Urbanization in the Pacific Asian Region
The purpose of this course is to provide an overall account of the urbanization in selected cities within the rapidly developing Pacific Asian region; to…
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Cross-Cultural Encounters: Architecture, Modernity and Identity beyond the West
This course offers a theoretical framework to study the spatial, architectural and urban expressions of successive encounters between \”the west\” and the rest of the…
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Practices in Democracy (3): Design and the Challenges for Development from the Marshall Plan to Micro Credit
Summary:The course examines the impact of different models of social and economic development on architectural and urban design. It focuses on Latin America and the…
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Public and Private Development
Cities are developed by an elaborate blend of public and private actions. This was not always the case. In the past, there was a clearer…
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Strategic Planning and Local Development
Strategic Planning and Local DevelopmentThe course examines strategies for urban and regional development within the context of a globalized economy, where cities are the engines…
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Fundamentals of Landscape Technology
As the continuation of GSD6104, the course will review techniques and codes for grading such landscape interventions as terraces, stairs, ramps, walls, and landscape on…
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Building Construction
Contemporary building materials and components are introduced through an investigation of construction assemblies and details. Design concepts and their translation into construction will be examined…
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Environmental Technologies in Buildings
***NOTE***Schedule meets alternate weeks:February 12 & 13February 26 & 27March 12 & 13April 2 &3April 16 & 17April 30 & May 1FINAL EXAM TBA–do not…
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Landscape Technology
This course covers the theories, processes and tools of landscape technology as they inform the physical production of designed landscapes. The course examines the materials…
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Plants in Design I
INTRODUCTION:This course investigates plants as an essential medium of landscape design. Through lectures, readings, exercises, and field trips, the student builds a knowledge base of…
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Plants in Design II
Course Description:This course is devoted to understanding basic biological principals and horticultural practices that affect the growth of plants in the human landscape and determine…
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Siteworks
This course covers the application of landscape tools and techniques in the work of site design and planning. The course will focus on the engineering…
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Soil in Landscape Design
URBAN SOILS AND PLANTING Department of landscape ArchitectureLecture/Workshop4 unitsInstructorJames UrbanThis course will cover the fundamentals of natural and human influenced soils and the effect of…
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Advanced GIS: Actual Infrastructure for Virtual Cities
For a complete description, go tohttp://www.gsd.harvard.edu/~pbcote/gsd6329/description.htm…
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Legal Aspects of Design Practice
This course focuses on the special obligations and privileges of a design professional. We study governmental regulation, taxation, accounting, and legal organization for a design…