Courses
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The History of Plants and Animals in Landscape Design: Antiquity to Present
Does horticulture have a role in landscape architecture? Do wild animals have a place in urbanization? This seminar offers answers by reviewing the history…
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Fifteen Things (a secret history of Italian design)
Fifteen Things (a secret history of Italian design) Department of Architecture Seminar – 4 credits limited enrollment Tuesday 2:00 – 5:00 510 Gund HallFifteen Things…
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Historical Ground
The seminar explores the role of historical information and knowledge in making places today, but also how contemporary designers may “invent” history that nonetheless…
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Forest, Grove, Tree: Planting Urban Landscapes
Discussions about the urban forest and tree canopy, carbon sequestration, sustainability, and tree adoption programs are becoming more prevalent by the day. This lecture course…
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Proseminar in History, Theory and Urban Design
Proseminar in History, Theory and Urban Design K. Michael Hays, Timothy Hyde Department of Urban Planning and Design Seminar – 4 credits Monday 12:00 –…
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Proseminar in History, Theory and Urban Design
This research seminar addresses subjects of history, theory and human sciences related to architecture and the city for students preparing for or enrolled in doctoral…
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Designing Women
This seminar examines the evolving role of women in landscape architecture and architecture by addressing how gender affects the culturally defined notions of \”profession\” and…
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Landscape Strategies for Low-Income Settlements
There are now approximately one billion people living in non-formal squatter communities world-wide; these settlements vary dramatically in size, character, and level of political and…
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Landscape Strategies for Low-Income Settlements
John Beardsley, Flavio Janches
There are now approximately one billion people living in non-formal squatter communities world-wide; these settlements vary dramatically in size, character, and level of political and…
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Sacred Sites – Contested Sites
This seminar will explore the processes, cultural and theological, by which sites within the landscape become sacralized and the conflicts that arise as populations with…
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Sacred Sites – Contested Sites
This seminar will explore the processes, cultural and theological, by which sites within the landscape become sacralized and the conflicts that arise as populations with…
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Maps and Mapping (at FAS)
Charles Waldheim, Matthew Wilson
Maps are often the most effective way to stimulate spatial reasoning and provoke new understandings about our world\’s phenomena. This course introduces contemporary map…
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Site Ecology and Plant Communities
This course focuses on the principles of ecosystem, community, and population ecology as applied to the analysis of vegetation, wildlife, soil, water, and microclimate of…
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Site Ecology and Plant Communities
The course focuses on the principles of ecosystem, community, and population ecology as applied to the analysis of vegetation, wildlife, soil, water, and microclimate of…
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Site Ecology and Plant Communities
DESCRIPTIONThe course focuses on selected issues of landscape architecture and ecology in the context of contemporary and historic projects in the greater Boston area.PEDAGOGIC OBJECTIVES1.
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Site Ecology and Plant Communities
DESCRIPTIONThe course focuses on selected issues of landscape architecture and ecology in the context of contemporary and historic projects in the greater Boston area.PEDAGOGIC OBJECTIVES1.
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Site Ecology and Environment
This course is required for all incoming MLA1 AP students (fall 2005 and beyond), and MLA1 students returning for their second year (fall 2006 and…
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Site Ecology and Environment
This course is required for all incoming MLA1 AP students (fall 2005 and beyond), and MLA1 students returning for their second year (fall 2006 and…
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Site Ecology and Environment
This course is required for all incoming MLA1 AP students (fall 2005 and beyond), and MLA1 students returning for their second year (fall 2006 and…
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Site Ecology and Environment
This course is required for all incoming MLA1 AP students (fall 2005 and beyond), and MLA1 students returning for their second year (fall 2006 and…
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Site Ecology and Environment
This course is required for all incoming MLA1 AP students and MLA1 students returning for their second year. The course will present the principles of…
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Fundamentals of Landscape Technology
The first in the core sequence of Landscape Technology courses, this class introduces the concept of landforms and grading in design. The course will focus…
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Fundamentals of Landscape Technology
The first in the core sequence of Landscape Technology courses, this class introduces the concept of landforms and grading in design. The course will focus…
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Fundamentals of Landscape Technology
The first in the core sequence of Landscape Technology courses, this class introduces the concept of landforms and grading in design. The course will focus…
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Fundamentals of Landscape Technology
The first in the core sequence of Landscape Technology courses, this class introduces the concept of landforms and grading in design. The course will focus…
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Fundamentals of Landscape Technology
This course introduces processes and methods of site construction, land measurement, property description, surveying, grading and earthwork. Lectures, readings, and assignments undertake the representation, manipulation,…
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Ecology, Plants and Technology I
Laura Solano, Matthew Urbanski
This is the first in the core sequence of Ecology, Plants and Technology courses. The first module emphasizes the identification of prominent plants in the…
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Ecology, Plants and Technology I
Laura Solano, Matthew Urbanski
This is the first in the core sequence of Ecology, Plants and Technology courses. The first module emphasizes the identification of prominent plants in the…
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Ecology, Plants and Technology I
Laura Solano, Matthew Urbanski
This is the first in the core sequence of Ecology, Plants and Technology courses. The first module emphasizes the identification of prominent plants in the…
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Ecology, Plants and Technology I
Laura Solano, Matthew Urbanski
This is the first in the core sequence of Ecology, Plants and Technology courses. The first module emphasizes the identification of prominent plants in the…
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Ecologies, Techniques, Technologies I
Michael Van Valkenburgh, Matthew Urbanski
This is the first course in the core sequence of Ecologies, Techniques and Technologies and is divided into two half-semester modules. The first module emphasizes…
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Ecologies, Techniques, Technologies I
Matthew Urbanski, Christopher Matthews
Recognizing that plants are one of the essential mediums of landscape architecture, this class seeks to introduce the student to two basic relationships; the relationship…
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Ecologies, Techniques, Technologies I
Matthew Urbanski, Christopher Matthews
Recognizing that plants are one of the essential mediums of landscape architecture, this class seeks to introduce the student to two basic relationships; the relationship…
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Ecologies, Techniques, Technologies I
Matthew Urbanski, Christopher Matthews
Recognizing that plants are one of the essential mediums of landscape architecture, this class seeks to introduce the student to two basic relationships; the relationship…
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Ecologies, Techniques, Technologies I
Matthew Urbanski, Rosetta S. Elkin
Recognizing that plants are one of the essential mediums of landscape architecture, this class seeks to introduce the student to two basic relationships; the relationship…
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Ecologies, Techniques, Technologies I
Matthew Urbanski, Rosetta S. Elkin
Recognizing that plants are one of the essential mediums of landscape architecture, this class seeks to introduce the student to two basic relationships; the relationship…
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Sustainability for Planning and Design
This survey course will establish basic environmental literacy for all the departments at the school. A series of lecturers will address key issues for planners…
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Sustainability for Planning and Design
This survey course will give a critical overview over the most pressing issues and tendencies surrounding the term Sustainability focusing on the specific role of…
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Plants, Vegetation and Microclimate
Introduction to Plants as a Design Material…
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Plants, Vegetation and Microclimate
This course emphasizes the identification of prominent plants in the natural communities of New England. It also highlights major characteristics of the vegetation, and introduces…
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Plants, Vegetation and Microclimate
This course emphasizes the identification of prominent plants in the natural communities of New England. It also highlights major characteristics of the vegetation, and introduces…
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Plants, Vegetation and Microclimate
This course emphasizes the identification of prominent plants in the natural communities of New England. It also highlights major characteristics of the vegetation, and introduces…
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Plants, Vegetation and Microclimate
This course emphasizes the identification of prominent plants in the natural communities of New England. It also highlights major characteristics of the vegetation, and introduces…
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Plants and Technology I
This course is devoted to understanding basic biological principals and horticultural practices that affect the growth of plants in the human landscape and determine the…
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Plants and Technology I
This course is devoted to understanding basic biological principals and horticultural practices that affect the growth of plants in the human landscape and determine the…
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Plants and Technology I
This course is devoted to understanding basic biological principals and horticultural practices that affect the growth of plants in the human landscape and determine the…
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Plants and Technology I
This course focuses on understanding basic biological principles and horticultural practices that influence the growth of plants and ultimately determine the success or failure of…
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Ecologies, Techniques, Technologies III: Introduction to Ecology
Richard T.T. Forman, Peter Del Tredici
The science of ecology is introduced through the lenses of local sites, urban areas, and broad landscapes and regions. Key motifs during the course include…
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Ecologies, Techniques, Technologies III: Introduction to Ecology
Richard T.T. Forman, Peter Del Tredici
Mondays, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. LecturesWednesdays, 2:00-5:00 PM. Lectures or field-study tripsOne required two-day field-study trip (In 2011, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, or Oct. 1-2)Course…
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Ecologies, Techniques, Technologies III: Introduction to Ecology
Richard T.T. Forman, Peter Del Tredici
The science of ecology is introduced through the lenses of local sites, urban areas, and broad landscapes. Key motifs during the course include basic ecological…