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Landscape Architecture 212 with Reeves at California State University - Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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What was considered the greatest real estate deal ever in the United States? Why was this important?

Louisiana Purchase doubled US

Which significant historic city is in a state of “arrested decay”?

Bodi

Who are the three main people that have influenced Professor Emeritus Roger Osbaldeston, aka “God”

McCarg Helprin Kiley

What is the design concept behind the design of Disneyland and How is it expressed?

Happiest place on earth; scaling

Who is Roberto Burle Marx and why is he important in design history?

Define the style of Roberto Burle Marx.

wave copacabana, museum of modern art; exotic plants

Who is the pioneer of modernism in Brazil? Brazilian Modern Master?

Marx

What is a Xaxim? Who used them in his designs?

Layered plants on a pole; Marx

Who is Luis Barragan and what is significant about his design style? How does his heritage/belief system influence his designs?

Grew up on a ranch he is known for serenity, light and religious influences

Who is mexico's modern master?

Marragan

Who is Isamu Noguchi? What California Landscape did he design? What is the concept

behind this California design and how is it expressed?

Designed California Scenario and it expresses water transport of California

How was the uniqueness of California designs expressed at the California? What is the significance of the layout of the missions?

Courtyards, fountains (water resources), protection from the elements and outsiders, cloister, agriculture and ranching, etc

What is a cloister garden? Why is it used in the California Missions?

space used for meditation, player and is enclosed

The Santa Barbara Courthouse an example of which design style?

california Mission

Who designed Val Verde and Casa del Herrero in Montecito?

Lockwood de Forest

Balboa Park was designed to celebrate what significant event in history?

Panama Expo

Who was the plants woman who was responsible for the planting in and around Balboa Park?

Kate Sessions

What is the major design difference between the architectural design of Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco and the Panama California Exposition in San Diego?

Panama Pacific in San Fran= Classical

Panama Ca Exposition in San Diego= represents California

Who designed Sea Ranch in California?

Landscape Architect Lawrence Halprin and

Architect Charles Moore

What is significant about some of the design features of Sea Ranch? What are some of the main goals in the designed master-plan of Sea Ranch (design intent)?

Houses to blend into nature, no cars, designed around the costal access

Landscape Architect George Hargreaves is known for several projects throughout the USA and the world. Please list them and what is their significance?

Sydney Olympics, Guadalupe River Corridor in San Jose

What is the Homestead Act and what is its significance not only for the American Population but also the physical layout of the country?

citizens given 160 acres of land to improve on and in 5 years become owner spread people across the country

What does “Parkitecture” mean and how it is expressed design? Give an example of Parkitecture.

built into the landscape; old faithful

What is the name of the first National Park in the United States and what is it famous for?f

yellowstone; scenic beauty

What is the goal of the National Park Service?

dont disturb nature, protect, rehabilitate, restore, and reconstruct

Who is the first person to lead the National Park Service?

steven matter

Who is the founder of the Sierra Club?

John Muir

What is a scenic corridor?

PCH, Blue Bridge Pkwy; Conserves views

Who is Stanley Abbott and what is his contribution to the Blue Ridge Parkway Design?

double S bridges, preserve cultural identity, curves

Pacific Coast Highway (Hwy One) design intent?

preserve scenic views

Why was the Bureau of Reclamation created? What was its’ goal?

promote/ build dams reservoirs and economic development

The Army Corps of Engineers played a significant role in the use of new technologies. What are those technologies that are used today?

thermal imagery and land satellites

How is the importance of our American Heritage expressed in the Confluence Project designed in collaboration with Maya Lin?

pictures along the route that lewis and clark took to remind us of the original landscape

About this deck

By: sam beaird
Created: 2011-06-07
Size: 36 flashcards
Views: 26

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