Instructor: Alfred Planco

Alfred Planco
 Alfred Planco is a simple country boy born and raised in NYC. He entered the world of Landscape Architecture through a career in teaching, urban farming, and residential gardening. A graduate of City College, Alfred is a licensed Landscape Architect as well as an ISA Certified Arborist.

Alfred has designed a plethora of public projects including the new cherry tree planting at Sunset Park, the reconstruction of Orchard Beach Pavilion, NYU Tisch Courtyard, and the tree planting masterplans for Mosholu Parkway & Crotona Park. He is currently employed at NYC Parks as the lead Landscape Architect in the Park Tree Planting Program.

In his non-existent free time, Alfred loves to get his hands dirty with native plants. Be nice to him, because he plants your trees!

Classes by this instructor


Landscape Design I: Site Analysis and Schematic Design

Turning 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.
254LAN401 04/28 Mo 6:00pm-9:00pm Planco
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Landscape Design II: Design Development

Apply basic design to site-specific problems, focusing on the process of design development. Start with a concept, then progress through the schematic phase to a preliminary design solution. Examine the relationships of landscape elements and materials to the design process.
254LAN402 04/28 Mo 10:00am-1:00pm Planco
NYBG

Landscape Design III: Planting Design

Through a series of design assignments, prepare a variety of planting plans that are practical, appropriate, and aesthetically satisfying. Explore the significance of site conditions as well as plant form, text, color, and ecological associations. Recommended courses to take prior: more...
253LAN403BO 03/18 Tu 6:15pm-9:15pm Planco
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261LAN403O 08/13 We 6:00pm-9:00pm Planco
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