MINDFULNESS IN RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS

LANDARC 590

Exploration of special issues or problems in landscape architecture.

LANDARC 560

Explores the process of plant selection and placement in the landscape. The desired landscape will be ecologically appropriate to the setting, sustainable, functional in response to goals, and aesthetically pleasing. Acquire an awareness and understanding of the physical characteristics of plant materials and a sensitivity to their needs based on past and present. Emphasis on the recognition of the philosophy of planting design as a dynamic and changing spatial art and science, the relationship between environment and plants, application of design composition principles to plant selection and placement, and functional and utilitarian uses of plants; i.e., the opportunities and constraints for plants in the designed landscape.

LANDARC 562

With a focus on public open spaces as shared social places, emphasizes the social dimensions and connectedness of urban design and open space systems through perspectives from allied disciplines, such as landscape architecture, architecture, urban planning, real estate development, urban ecology, civil engineering, and the visual arts. Integrates human activity requirements and experiences with physical (or built) and natural site features. Builds upon technical design skills developed in prior studio work, paying close attention to form-giving, place-making, and sustainability at the site and neighborhood scale.

LANDARC 380

Plants as the basis for ecological landscape design in urban and rural settings in late summer, fall, and early winter and their role in creating beautiful, resilient, and high performing outdoor spaces that enhance human health and well-being and provide a number of global ecosystem services. Study plants in their native and designed habitats to understand the relationships between and among plants and their environment. Identify the aesthetic, structural, functional, and cultural characteristics of key Wisconsin native plants and a variety of non-invasive horticultural species as well as the composition, structure, and functions of forest, wetland, and grassland communities. Express the essence and cultural meaning of plants and plant communities through hand and digital graphics and writing.

LANDARC 940

Individual research, group discussion and workshop covering selected problems relating to the environment and landscape architecture.