Spring 2027

Introduction to Landscape Architecture Design Studio

Introduction to landscape architecture design studio focusing on three-dimensional design problems in urban and natural environments through studio exercises.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Hanbing LiangZhenhang Cai

Summary

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Past student reviews · James Steiner

Students received brutally honest feedback on their projects, creating a demanding but supportive atmosphere.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify how humans perceive, utilize and value both interior and exterior spaces

  • Complete design processes used by landscape architects to create effective, sustainable, resilient, and human-scaled spaces and places.

  • Illustrate spatial manipulations, with an emphasis on the analysis of space, two and three-dimensional ordering principles, designing in context, and basic design theories.

  • Apply problem-solving skills and solution-generating activities on basic site design projects.

  • Apply verbal, written, and graphic communication skills commonly used by landscape architects.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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LANDARC 210 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.81 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.74 GPA, 96.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

HANBING LIANG is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JAMES STEINER is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 006Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LAB 306Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LEC 005Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LAB 305Classroom Instruction0 / 200

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · James Steiner

James Steiner fostered a collaborative studio environment and genuinely cared about the art of design.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.81 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.74 GPA, 96.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · James Steiner

Students received brutally honest feedback on their projects, creating a demanding but supportive atmosphere.

Past student reviews · James Steiner

Reviewers described the professor as funny and appreciated the amazing class experience he created.

Topics

  • Three-dimensional design in urban and natural environments
  • Design theory and philosophy
  • Spatial manipulation and ordering principles

Skills

  • Verbal, written, and graphic communication skills for design
  • Problem-solving and solution generation for site design

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Grades over time

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Catalog & offerings

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LANDARC 210 · Spring 2027

Introduction to Landscape Architecture Design Studio

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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