Landscape Design I: Site Analysis and Schematic Design

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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. Extensive out-of-class design homework required.

Required Text
Residential Landscape Architecture, 5th Edition
Booth and Hiss
Prentice Hall
ISBN-13 978-0136126973

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Schedule:	Every week on Monday, starting on 04/28/25 and ending on 06/23/25 (excluding 05/26/25)
Times:	06:00pm-09:00pm EDT
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Monday, April 28, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, May 5, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, May 12, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, May 19, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, June 2, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, June 9, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, June 16, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, June 23, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Monday, April 28, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, May 5, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, May 12, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, May 19, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, June 2, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, June 9, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, June 16, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm Monday, June 23, 2025 06:00pm 09:00pm
Instructor:	Alfred Planco Alfred Planco Alfred Planco RLA 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!
Location:	NYBG, Watson Room 312 2900 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number:	254LAN401
Price:	Price Member (Incl. Materials) : $603.00 Non-Member (Incl. Materials) : $670.00
Prerequisite(s):	Landscape Design History Graphics I

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