ALE 2371 B (CRN: 93978)

Agr, Lndscp & Envir: SL:Landscape Design Studio (B)

3 credit hours

About ALE 2371 B

Introduces students to the practice and profession of landscape design through studio-based learning. Through a series of design exercises, field experiences, and a real-world final project, students engage the landscape design process from site inventory and analysis to conceptual design, schematic planning, and supporting drawings. Students learn drafting and illustration techniques for design communication, with an emphasis on hand-drawn methods. Prerequisites: Minimum Sophomore standing; ALE 2370, ALE 2560, ARTS 1010, CDAE 1160, or Instructor permission. Co-requisite: ALE 2370.

Notes

Pre/Co-requisites: PSS/ALE 2370. Prereqs enforced by the system: PSS/ALE 2370, PSS/ALE 2560,ARTS 1010, or CDAE 1160; Min sophomore standing. ALE 2370 may be taken concurrently, but students will need to request an override. Open to Degree and PACE students

Section Description

Landscape Design is a studio course that introduces students to the principles of landscape design. Through discussions, field trips, studio exercises/critiques, and real-world design projects, students will be introduced to a fundamental design vocabulary, the design process, and graphic communication strategies.

Students will:
1.Understand that landscape design/landscape architecture is an art based upon science, specifically the science of ecology
3.Recognize the way landscape designers use core elements such as topography, plants, and circulation to create designs
4.Learn to use effective graphic communication to represent their design thinking
5.Develop an understanding that design is an iterative process, requiring patience, time, and critical thinking

Section Expectation

Students are expected to attend class for all designated periods and participate in studio activities and critiques. This course focuses on the fundamentals of landscape design and developing hand drawing and drafting skills. Students are required to purchase basic drafting supplies, including tracing paper, drawing pens/pencils, drafting tape, triangle and circle templates, and an engineer’s scale. All students must have at least one landscape graphics book for reference. Students will also be asked to buy and use a sketchbook to share their work and responses to specific sketchbook prompts. This class will also involve iterative design work including smaller presentations of draft landscape designs during “desk critiques” as well as larger formal presentations as final “reviews” of designs. In a typical semester, students work on two different studio projects. Some assignments will be completed in small groups, but the majority of assignments are individual.

Evaluation

(Percentages subject to change based on scope of different projects)
Class Participation: 10%
Final Sketchbook: 20%
Landscape Design Exercises: 40%
Final Design Project: 30%
Total: 100%

Important Dates

Note: These dates may change before registration begins.

Courses may be cancelled due to low enrollment. Show your interest by enrolling.

Last Day to Add
Last Day to Drop
Last Day to Withdraw with 50% Refund
Last Day to Withdraw with 25% Refund
Last Day to Withdraw

Resources

Other Sections

Remind Me Form

Remind yourself about ALE 2371 B.

We'll send you a reminder before Fall 2026 registration begins.