Courses
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Theories and Practices of Contemporary Landscape Architecture 1950-2008
John Beardsley, Anita Berrizbeitia
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 since…
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Ecology as Urbanism; Urbanism as Ecology
In light of recent interest in the concept of ecological urbanism, this course will read projects and texts on the relation of landscape ecology to…
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Modernization in the Visual United States Environment, 1890-2035
Modernization of the United States visual environment as directed by a nobility creating new images and perceptions of such themes as wilderness, flight, privacy, clothing,…
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History of Gardens and Public Landscapes, 1600 to 1900
GSD 4317 covers the formal/cultural history and theoretical underpinnings of modern gardens and public landscapes. Beginning in early modern Europe, the course moves from English…
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Ecology, Plants and Technology II
Emily Mueller de Celis, Michael Van Valkenburgh
As the continuation of GSD 6106, this is the second in the core sequence of Ecology, Plants and Technology courses. The first module of GSD…
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Plants and Technology II
Peter Del Tredici, Gary R. Hilderbrand
GSD 6219 addresses interdependencies among technical, cultural, and professional aspects of built landscapes at an advanced level in landscape architecture. Technologies are investigated as critical…
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Urban and Surburban Ecology
Wildlife, vegetation, soil, air, water, and aquatic ecosystems, together with their human uses, are related to the distinctive, especially spatial, attributes of suburban and urban…
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Water, Aquatic Ecology, and Land-Water Linkages
This course is intended to provide students with an understanding of water and aquatic ecosystems that will: – inform their professional approaches to architecture, landscape…