This course will introduce students to innovative materials and technologies in landscape architecture. The study of landscape materiality will take place in two major forms: through a survey of contemporary material technologies, and through direct experimentation with the materials. The range of materials and technologies will be broad, ranging in subjects from upcycling, to smart materials, those with the potential to transform energy found in the environment into usable forms (i.e. electricity).

Green infrastructure planning requires a systems approach to improving ecological function while providing vital ecosystem services for human populations. This course will introduce students to the concepts, theories, and applications of green infrastructure planning at multiple scales, including the site-level, neighborhood, and regional scales. Topic areas include hydrology, ecology, . transportation, and other systems. Case studies will be used to examine green infrastructure projects both domestically and internationally from a planning and policy perspective, as well as implementation.

Completes the survey begun in LANDARCH 543. Covers the Renaissance to the present.

Students will design a public landscape as part of a sustainable open space system. Site analysis, programming, and public art are emphasized in drawings, and other media.

The garden is explored here as contemporary art through the design of an individual example. Guided research and discussion sessions explore important works and design theory in the genre.

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