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Grading & Drainage

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Through discussion, fieldwork, and homework, students will identify landforms and watersheds, calculate slopes, and manipulate contours to create garden rooms, and control water flow. Learn how to communicate design ideas to contractors and evaluate the opportunities and constraints of a project site.

Schedule:

Every week on Thursday, starting on 03/11/27 and ending on 05/20/27 (excluding 03/25/27)

Times:

06:15pm-09:15pm EST

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Instructor:

Annie Phaosawasdi Annie Phaosawasdi

Annie Phaosawasdi
Associate Principal

Annie Phaosawasdi is an Associate Principal at Hargreaves Jones (formerly Hargreaves Associates) and a registered landscape architect with over 10 years of experience. She has served as Project Manager and Project Landscape Architect for significant projects, including Zaryadye Park, a 32-acre park in Moscow, Russia, and University of California Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive; Penn's Landing Redevelopment; and Jamaica Bay Parkland Visions Plan, an Ecological Visions Plan for the 10,000-acre parkland on New York harbor. She is currently the project manager for the Central Access Philadelphia Project, which will cross I-95 and Columbus Boulevard to connect with the banks of the Delaware River.

Annie is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at The City College of New York (CUNY), Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, where she teaches Design Studio, Research Workshop and Design Seminar. She also serves as the ASLA-NY Chapter President and has created and spearheaded multiple programs promoting diversity and inclusion in the profession, through outreach and mentorship programs.

Annie holds an MLA from Harvard's Graduate School of Design and a BLA from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

Christopher Martinovic
Christopher Martinovic

Christopher Martinovic

Christopher Martinovic is a landscape designer at Hargreaves Jones, where he contributes to the design and documentation of complex public and institutional landscapes. Throughout his career, he has been involved in projects across all phases of design, supporting teams through the development of detailed drawings, 3D models, and visualizations that provide deeper insight into the experiential and ecological dimensions of landscape systems. His experience spans a diverse range of project types, including waterfronts, parks, schools, government facilities, and private gardens, preparing him to navigate various site conditions and design challenges.

Christopher holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from The City College of New York and a BS in Geography from SUNY Oneonta. His background combines landscape architecture with geospatial analysis and environmental research, including work related to climate resilience, urban landscape restoration, and historical preservation.

Location:

NYBG, Watson Room 305
2900 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458

Session Number:

273LAN428B

Price:

Price Non-Member : $1,003.00
Member : $927.00

Prerequisite(s):

Landscape Measurement
Landscape Design I--Site Analysis and Schematic Design
Graphics II: Hand Rendering

By signing up for this course, you acknowledge that you have successfully completed the necessary prerequisite(s).

Additional Sessions Available

January 27, 2027 to April 7, 2027 | 09:30am-12:30pm | NYBG | Phaosawasdi, Moreno-Long