Final Review-Ideas

Landscape Architecture 250 with Hadley at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Definition of profession, characteristics of a profession

LA has 66 acclaimed instituions, headquarts or ASLA, and it is a legal profession.

Areas of Landscape Architecture practice

Engineering, Agriculture, Art

Designing for meaningful places; determining meaning

Creating a sense of place by placing identifyable objects within the landscape as well evoking emotion.

Design Process

1. Problem Statement

2. Site Inventory & Analysis (Site planning and identifying opportunities or limitations,)

3. Formulation of Alternative Solutions.

4. Choice of Solution

5. Implementation

6. Project Evaluation

Design Program & Behavior Settings

The design program encompasses the problem statement & program elements by accomadating activities, creating experiences, evoking emotions, and protecting the environment. Behavior settings are places where an activities occurs (picnic, baseball

Design Concept

The big underlying concept or theme of the design. (ex. Old Chicago or Roman Style)

Ideal Relationship Diagrams

Sketches; bubbles represent behavior settings and design element. explore how elements relate to one another. Draw different functions on a site.

Area Relationship Diagrams

Identify & diagram map areas for each program element. Mapped areas to only minimum size. Bubble Diagram. Explores number of possibilities.

Site Planning

Matches elements of a design and roughly sketches what elements will be included.

Detailed Landscape Design

Extension of site planning. Deals with space creation vs. use area allocation. Specifies shapes, sizes and materials.

Design Communication; illustrative & construction documents

Create illustrative design sketches and diagrams to keep the design simple for the everyday client. Construction documents include details like measurements and how to build the design. Not colorful.

Design Elements & Design Principles

Elements: line, form, color, pattern/texture, sound, light/shadow, mass.

Basic Unites that make up composition

Principles: scale, proportion, balance, rhythm, unity/harmony, contrast, hierarchy.

Princles are how design elements are organized

Limitations of human vision and human vision field of view

Limitations: 3-10' conversational range, 40' facial expressions, 80' recognizing a face, 450' actionable space

The human field of view can only see 30 deg. up and 90 deg left and right

Plant use in the landscape; criteria for plant selection; characteristics

Plants are used in landscape to soften hardscapes. They are used to provide shade, wind barriers, walls, color, habitat, and block buildings. The plants should be selected by size, color and environment.

Universal Design and principles

Universal Design is allowing every type of person; race, age, handicap, gender, height, etc. to access and use a space.

Principles:

Equitable use

Flexibility in use

Ease of use

Tolerance for error

Low physical effor

Appropriate size & space

Covert and Over Socializing

Covert is including areas for "people watching"

Overt is creating areas for people to socialize and gather.

Strategies for designing successful public place

Universal design, including both covert and overt areas, giving the space a sense of place, correctly use the design process.

Sustainable Design

To keep the design in existence for today's need and also future generations. Ensure that the design is holistic, regenerative and can evolve to predictable and chaotic changes. It should also be diverse.

Rules for sustainable design

Capable to recycle waste

Holistic

Regenerative Processes

Evolve

Diversity

Resiliency

Redudancy

Sense of Place and Regional Design

Use regional characteristics like a creek or pond to create a sense of place. Include various gardnes in residential areas to incorporate a sense of place.

Natural Landscaping

Establishment of Native communities with a simplified array of species.

Natural Landscaping design process

1. Define Problem

2. Ideate

3. Implement

4. Evaluate

Approaches to natural landscaping

Artistic understanding, Ecological understanding, Nature inspirations.

Regional Design

Allowing communities to evolve while meeting local objectives through preferred development practices.

E-Ways

connections with humans and the landscape. E-ways are paths (usually railroads) which connect different landscape sites together through a particular region (same regional design). Prevents sites from being damaged. Tourism fuels E-ways.

Campus planning- UW campus master plan process

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Goals of campus master plan

1. spectacular setting

2. experience of place

3. connections

4. Create edge & boundaries

5. Regional community

6. Transportation improvements.

Results and Recommendations of plan

To create different districts throughout the campus and to try and keep as much green space as possible.

Urban Design

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Ancient Greek City

Had a certain size to things and was usually on the human scale. Higher places were usually sacred. Created the first grid iron street system.

Ancient Roman City

Grand Scale of buildings and places. Incorporated arches and were the fist to use cement. Created major and minor streets. Great engineers.

Medieval City

Castles were first constructed then cities were built around them. They had winding, curvy streets. Churches were usually in towns and dominated them. People had private gardens.

Kevin Lynch's Image of a city

City contains paths, districts, edges, landmarks, and nodes. The elements connect with the city and create it a unifying place.

New Urbanism

Alternative form of neighborhood and community development that works at a number of scales.

Purpose of New Urbanism

Is to create a new neighborhood that is different from TND or traditional neighborhood developements which rely on autos, have increased infastructure, barries to social interaction, and low density.

Principles of New Urbanism

Shift focus from the automobile to the pedestrain. Has mixed land uses, grid st. patterns, open spaces, sense of community, and architectural character.

Aboreatea and Public Gardens

Aboreateas are displaying plants for people's enjoyment. Aboreateas specialize in placement of trees and shrubs. They create places for people to relax and educate.

Organizational concepts for Aboreateas

Botanical Gardens- grouped with same family of plants

Aesthetic Gardens- look good

Horticulture- ecologically friendly

Specialty- specific purpose

Zoo Design

Garden or park where wild animals are kept for exhibition

3 Periods of zoos

Animals Behind bars- didnt think of animals as living. No concern for health.

zoos as art galleries- created 3-D sculpture and art. Some concern

zoos as place for conservation & education-Concern for mental & physical, real life habitats.

Organizational concepts for zoos

North American Prarie

South American Rainforest

African Savannah

Based on Geography

Golf Course Design Process

1. meets with client

2. visits site

3. study topographic maps.

4. create concept plans

5. walk concepts in field

6. prepare design plans

7. Assist with construction bid.

Do evaluation and check design to make sure it works

Golf Course Design with LA

The architect must always stay engaged and take many miniscul details into account. Must know which grasses to grow, irrigation systems.

Memorials & Monuments

M and M are intended to serve as a reminder to current people for the past event or person

Memorials & Monuments Natural vs. Manmade

Natural objects include things like rocks and trees which can serve as memories or be a part of a larger memorial. Manmade memories include structures like the Washington Memorial.

Mem. and Monum. object vs. space

The Washington D.C. memorial park is the space and the certain memorials inside like the Washington Memorial or Lincoln Memorial are the objects.

Miller Park Design Process

The design process included meeting with various surrounding businesses and restuarants to get their impact on how the new park should be built. They also had to talk to DNR for the bike path. Deal with emergency routes.

Ball Park considerations in design

Wanted the parking to be efficient. They wanted the design to be eco-friendly while keeping a smart design for the surrounding businesses. They had to consider constraints like river and I-94 to deal with.

Ball Park Innovations

Retractable Roof, 1st level sky boxes, open concourse design to watch the game, and 1st level sports bar.

Millenium Park

Has the cloud gate and is designed with unique new things. Has the crown fountain that is actually glass brick. Pritzker Pavillion. Incorporates a garden that resembles old chicago with dark colors and new chicago with lighter colors.

Milwaukee Riverwalk

Created to increase Milwaukee river access. Sits a little below street level. Home to the famous Gertie Duck and many other pieces of art.

Chinese Scholar Gardens

spriritual influences. extension of the home. blurs the concept of indoor and outdoor rooms. inspired by Fengshui and Buddhism. Many different colored plants, trees, has mini landscapes.

Italian Renaissance Gardens

Influenced by Greek and Roman design. Has a wall surrounding the garden. Symmetry with mathematical proportions. Different terrace levels. Contains sculptures and water fountains. Parterres or ornamental hedges and water was a central theme.

French Renaissance Gardens

Influenced by Italian design. Distinct Edge with radiating axis. Terracing is drawn out and large. Grand Scale and use of fountains. Most water is still with parterres ornate with flowers

English Renaissance Gardens

Edges become blurred. Terrain is both drawn out and steep. Contains symmetry and parterres.

English Garden Schools

Influenced by romantiscm. Created the ha-ha walls to seperate sheep. connected shrubs with imperialism. Use of space not a concern.

Andrew Jackson Downing

1st american architect. Influenced by romantiscm. believed harmony was the most important design principle. All designs should fit the usefullness of purpose.

Frederick Law Olmstead

Thought LA as a fine art. Thought Unity was the most important. Landscapes affect a person psychologically. Site design and landscapes are connected.

Jens Jensen

created the democracy and council rings. specialized in creating different sun windows and playing with light and shadow. used native plants in design

Thomas Church

First architect to use modernism. his lines curved and were elongated. he wanted a use of space. finding new ways to design.

Lawrence Halprin

Social Role of design. Adaptation to natural systems. Revolutionized concern with public use of a space. human scale was important

Isamu Noguchi

created and mass produced furniture. Worked a lot with biomorphic shapes. Integration of art and landscape was important

Peter Walker

Influenced by Sasaki. Knowledge of history and needs. conceptual and material processes. attention to detail

Martha Schwartz

Leading modernism/ post mod. movement. inspired by pop-art. known for her wit and humor. makes everyday objects unusal.

About this deck

By: Kevin Munasinghe
Created: 2010-12-17
Size: 64 flashcards
Views: 44

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