Instructor: Damon Arrington
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Damon Arrington is a Landscape Urbanist who focuses on crisis landscapes and their subsequent effect on the people that inhabit them, he is dedicated to exposing environmental injustice. Damon obtained a Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture from The City College of New York where he was a scholar for the J. Max Bond Center for Inclusion and Equity. His notable Landscape Architecture projects in NYC include The Hills on Governors Island, Jamaica Bay Restoration Project and park spaces for The New York Housing Authority. His work bridges science and architecture with art and community. Damon is owner of Verru Design, a landscape design firm in Brooklyn, NY which focuses on research and community as a way to generate design thought. Visit his website at verrudesign.com |
Classes by this instructor
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Intro to Landscape DesignGain an introduction to the terminology, concepts, and basic principles of landscape design through lectures and simple two-dimensional exercises. This course is recommended for students with little or no background in design who want to design for their own home more... |
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243LAN100CO | 02/26 | Mo | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Arrington | ONLINE |
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Landscape Design I: Site Analysis and Schematic DesignTurning a vision into a plan is the designer's first challenge. Analyze landscapes, formulate the requirements of a design project and then translate them into schematic design solutions. Take part in class discussions and critiques, and present projects. |
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242LAN401O | 10/02 | Mo | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Arrington | ONLINE |
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Site Materials and DetailsLearn the basic principles of constructing residential landscape features such as walks, steps, simple decks, garden structures, walls, and benches. Study landscape construction standards, techniques,and commonly used materials, and learn to draft construction details. more... |
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243LAN422O | 01/18 | Th | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Arrington | ONLINE |
243LAN422BO | 01/20 | Sa | 12:00pm-3:00pm | Arrington | ONLINE |