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Concept development focuses on developing an ability to use drawings to model and manipulate visual information throughout the various stages of design evolution. Learn intensive drawing and design thinking.
The final design class culminates in a self-directed project that demonstrates compentency in site selection, analysis, programing a site, conceptualizing a design, and rendering a final conceptual design proposal booklet.
This seminar takes a student into the research an analysis of their final project idea. Students explore sites, programs, and submit a final capstone proposal and presentation.
Prepare in AutoCAD a bid-ready set of final construction documents.
Learn construction principles and practice from site design to schematic design, design development to final construction, plus documentation drawings and how to create a technical specifications bid package.
Studies the basic materials and methods used in landscape architecture site construction with an emphasis on sustainable materials, construction practices, and detailing with materials.
This course focuses on irrigation system design, specifications and construction. Instruction emphasizes water conservation and techniques of efficient and appropriate application. Various systems and techniques are explored, as well as concepts for system modernization, reclamation and water management.
Using graphic conventions and calculations, grading and drainage techniques used in every landscape architecture project are applied to grade a complex site while considering public health, safety, and welfare.
A quick dive into landscape theory, history, design principles, and understanding scale and drawing. Students apply these lessons in a final project resulting in scaled drawings and models.
Applying site inventory and analysis with a site program, students create their design process and concept development using real sites in interesting urban and semi-urban environments. Use of computer modeling programs is highly encouraged.
Learn how to analyze a site and create a program design that responds to the site and surroundings.
Explore form and the importance of scale in landscape architectural design. These skills and insights are applied culminating in a study of a small, site-scale school garden.
This studio course develops the student's ability to solve complex design problems, including issues of client analysis, space planning, and selection of interior components.
This seminar and studio course explores the ideas, imagination, and inspirations behind developing design concepts.
This class explores the open spaces between drawing and painting, representation and abstraction, proper art materials and improper art materials. By using traditional materials (such as acrylic,…
Learn about how our Interior Design certificate prepares you to enter the Master of Interior Architecture program from Cal Poly Pomona, our partner in preparing you for an exciting career and reaching your personal and professional goals.
Encouraging students to see in new ways, this studio-based course focuses on translating visual representation into abstraction.
Explore both contemporary and traditional approaches to portraiture by looking at the head in relation to the full body
Use pastel to learn and practice foundational concepts in color theory, form and composition
Learn the fundamentals of figure painting working directly from models
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