LA 5771 - Landscape Awareness and Assessment (3)

Establishing awareness and skills related to reading and interpreting the landscape around us: what is under, on and above the ground, and its implications for design. Introduction to and evaluation of methods of landscape documentation, inventory, analysis, and assessment tools and their connection to the design process. A series of field trips are required to provide opportunities to critically assess the California landscape as a product of human intervention, cultural expression and natural systems and resilience.

Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once