Landscape Architecture Capstone I
Landscape Architecture Capstone I guides students in developing a comprehensive design and planning proposal for a real-world client from regional to site scale.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.38 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.23 GPA, 53.8% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.64 GPA, 82.8% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Acquire base materials and data, and prepare a GIS database
Manage project relationships with clients and other stakeholder groups
Conduct design and planning critiques of peer projects
Inventory and analyze relevant aspects of the region, community, and site (historic to present)
Analyze client goals and develop a list of preliminary program for a framework plan
Define the project goals, scope, and evaluation criteria
Produce a critical review of the literature relevant to your research topic
Produce a critical review of precedent projects relevant to your type of project and program
Produce an initial community framework plan with programmatic spatial recommendations
Produce final base materials for community and site scale design and planning
Present and defend capstone project proposal
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapLAND ARC 562
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.38 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.23 GPA, 53.8% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.64 GPA, 82.8% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).
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Topics
- Project research, site visits, literature review, precedent studies, inventory and analysis mapping, and programmatic development.
- Defining client needs, programs, goals, and objectives across regional and site scales.
- GIS database preparation and base material acquisition.
- Community framework planning with programmatic spatial recommendations.
Skills
- Developing comprehensive design and planning proposals for real-world clients at regional and site scales.
- Acquiring base materials and preparing GIS databases.
- Inventorying and analyzing regional, community, and site aspects historically and currently.
- Analyzing client goals and developing preliminary programs for framework plans.
- Managing project relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Producing critical reviews of literature and precedent projects.
- Producing initial community framework plans with spatial recommendations.
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