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LA 1420
Grounding in Landscape Architecture II

This course applies fundamentals of landscape design to small-scale site-planning projects. Work in the studio introduces students to the design process, design principles, construction materials, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1580 LA 1420   STU 501

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  • Enrollment is limited to: freshman landscape architecture majors or permission of instructor.

LA 2020
Medium of the Landscape II

Focuses on the role of materials and natural systems in design at multiple scales.  Design strategies, theory and vocabulary in landscape architecture and allied disciplines are explored within ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1581 LA 2020   STU 501

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  • Prerequisite: LA 2010 with grade of C or better.

LA 3020
Integrating Theory and Practice II

This studio builds upon prior course work with an expectation that participants can creatively manipulate the program and conditions of a site or area, with increased emphasis on contemporary technology. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1582 LA 3020   STU 501

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LA 3180
Site Assembly

Emphasizes detail design and use of landscape materials in project implementation. It explores construction materials, including specifications, cost estimates, and methods used by landscape architects ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: LA 6180

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1583 LA 3180   LEC 001

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  • Permission of instructor required.

  •  1584 LA 3180   LAB 401

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  • Permission of instructor required.

LA 3600
Pre-Industrial Cities and Towns in North America

Various American Indian civilizations as well as diverse European cultures have all exerted their influences on the organization of town and city living. The course considers how each culture has altered ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 16058 LA 3600   LEC 001

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LA 4020
Capstone Community Design Studio

Community and ecological infrastructure design studio. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1587 LA 4020   STU 502

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LA 4030
Directed Study: The Concentration

Working with their advisor, students create a written and visual document that describes the concentration intent. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LA 6030

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1588 LA 4030   DIS 201

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    • TBA

    • Aymer, V

  • Enrollment is limited to: Landscape Architecture undergrads in final year of study.

LA 4100
Computer Applications in Landscape Architecture

Designed to develop a working knowledge of various computer software applications with emphasis on Autocad. Explores other applications relative to land-use planning and the profession of landscape ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1590 LA 4100   LEC 001

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  • Enrollment is limited to: Landscape Architecture students.

LA 4120
Professional Practice

This course presents the student with an understanding of the emerging role of the professional landscape architect. The course helps students choose a type of practice and introduces the problems and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  3432 LA 4120   LEC 001

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LA 4830
Seminar in Landscape Studies

Topical lecture series and seminars with a different subject and method each time it is offered. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  3443 LA 4830   SEM 101

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LA 4920
Creating the Urban Eden: Woody Plant Selection, Design, and Landscape Establishment

This is the second half of course focusing on the winter identification, uses, and establishment of woody plants in urban and garden settings. Issues of site assessment and soil remediation are emphasized ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: PLHRT 3920, PLHRT 4920

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4321 LA 4920   LEC 001

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  • Prerequisite: passing grade in LA/PLHRT 4910. Enrollment is limited to plant sciences or landscape architecture majors or permission of instructors.

  •  4322 LA 4920   LAB 401

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LA 4970
Individual Study in Landscape Architecture

Work on special topics by individuals or small groups. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1591 LA 4970   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Students from all colleges must submit an Independent Study Form (Available online: http://cals.cornell.edu/academics/registrar/policies/#independent-study). Do not sign into section 601. You will be put in the course after submitting form online.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19011 LA 4970   IND 613

    • TBA

    • Glass, M

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LA 4980
Undergraduate Teaching

Designed to give qualified undergraduates experience through actual involvement in planning and teaching courses under the supervision of department faculty members. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1601 LA 4980   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Students from all colleges must submit an Independent Study Form (Available online: http://cals.cornell.edu/academics/registrar/policies/#independent-study). Do not sign into section 601. You will be put in the course after submitting form online.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LA 4990
Undergraduate Research

Permits outstanding undergraduates to carry out independent research in landscape architecture under academically appropriate faculty supervision. Research goals should include description, prediction, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1608 LA 4990   RSC 601

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Students from all colleges must submit an Independent Study Form (Available online: http://cals.cornell.edu/academics/registrar/policies/#independent-study). Do not sign into section 601. You will be put in the course after submitting form online.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LA 5020
Composition and Theory II

Studio course emphasizing the design process and principles ingenerating design ideas, concepts and plans.  The coruse focuses on the aestheties and functionality of site-specific design. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1613 LA 5020   STU 501

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  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

LA 5090
Master of Professional Studies Project

Problem-solving project entailing either fieldwork and/or library work. The aim of the project is to give students supervised experience in dealing intellectually and analytically with a professional problem ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6 Credits Graded

  •  3215 LA 5090   IND 602

  •  
    • TBA

    • Davis, B

  • Please sign in to the appropriate faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6 Credits Graded

  •  3216 LA 5090   IND 603

  •  
    • TBA

    • Cerra, J

  • Please sign in to the appropriate faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6 Credits Graded

  •  3217 LA 5090   IND 604

  •  
    • TBA

    • Gleason, K

  • Please sign in to the appropriate faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6 Credits Graded

  •  3218 LA 5090   IND 605

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    • TBA

    • Horrigan, P

  • Please sign in to the appropriate faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6 Credits Graded

  •  3219 LA 5090   IND 606

  •  
    • TBA

    • Trowbridge, P

  • Please sign in to the appropriate faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6 Credits Graded

  •  3220 LA 5090   IND 607

  •  
    • TBA

    • Horrigan, P

  • Please sign in to the appropriate faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6 Credits Graded

  •  3221 LA 5090   IND 608

  •  
    • TBA

    • Baugher, S

  • Please sign in to the appropriate faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6 Credits Graded

  •  3222 LA 5090   IND 609

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    • TBA

    • Miller, M

  • Please sign in to the appropriate faculty section.

LA 5450
The Parks and Fora of Imperial Rome

Advanced seminar seeking an interdisciplinary group of students in classics, art history, archaeology, landscape architecture, horticulture, and architecture to bring their knowledge of Latin, Greek, Italian, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3641 LA 5450   LEC 001

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LA 5900
Theoretical Foundations

This seminar is intended to provide Landscape Architecture Students (as well as Architecture, Planning students) with knowledge of the most relevant histories, theories and critical discourses related ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3646 LA 5900   SEM 101

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LA 5970
Graduate Individual Study in Landscape Architecture

Work on special topics by individuals or small groups. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2692 LA 5970   IND 601

  •  
    • TBA

    • Trowbridge, P

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Undergraduates, enroll in LA 4970. Please sign into your faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2696 LA 5970   IND 602

  •  
    • TBA

    • Baird, C

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Undergraduates, enroll in LA 4970. Please sign into your faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2697 LA 5970   IND 603

  •  
    • TBA

    • Vanucchi, J

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Undergraduates, enroll in LA 4970. Please sign into your faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2698 LA 5970   IND 604

  •  
    • TBA

    • Davis, B

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Undergraduates, enroll in LA 4970. Please sign into your faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2699 LA 5970   IND 605

  •  
    • TBA

    • Cerra, J

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Undergraduates, enroll in LA 4970. Please sign into your faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18896 LA 5970   IND 606

  •  
    • TBA

    • Baugher, S

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2700 LA 5970   IND 607

  •  
    • TBA

    • Gleason, K

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Undergraduates, enroll in LA 4970. Please sign into your faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2701 LA 5970   IND 608

  •  
    • TBA

    • Aymer, V

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Undergraduates, enroll in LA 4970. Please sign into your faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2702 LA 5970   IND 609

  •  
    • TBA

    • Glass, M

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Undergraduates, enroll in LA 4970. Please sign into your faculty section.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2857 LA 5970   IND 610

  •  
    • TBA

    • Lystra, M

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Undergraduates, enroll in LA 4970. Please sign into your faculty section.

LA 5980
Graduate Teaching

Designed to give qualified students experience through involvement in planning and teaching courses under the supervision of faculty members. The experience may include leading discussion sections, preparing, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  1614 LA 5980   IND 601

  •  
    • TBA

    • Gleason, K

  • Permission of instructor is required.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  2734 LA 5980   IND 602

  •  
    • TBA

    • Cerra, J

  • Permission of instructor is required.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  2887 LA 5980   IND 603

  •  
    • TBA

    • Trowbridge, P

  • Permission of instructor is required.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  2910 LA 5980   IND 604

  •  
    • TBA

    • Vanucchi, J

  • Permission of instructor is required.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3450 LA 5980   IND 605

  •  
    • TBA

    • Goula, M

  • Permission of instructor is required.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3451 LA 5980   IND 606

  •  
    • TBA

    • Davis, B

  • Permission of instructor is required.

LA 6020
Integrating Theory and Practice II

This studio builds on prior course work with an expectation that participants can creatively manipulate the program and conditions of a site, with increased emphasis on contemporary technology and 'best' ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1615 LA 6020   STU 501

  •  

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

LA 6030
Directed Study: The Concentration

Working with their advisor, students create a written and visual paper that documents the concentration intent. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LA 4030

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1589 LA 6030   DIS 201

  •  
    • TBA

    • Aymer, V

  • Enrollment limited to: Landscape Architecture graduate students in final year of study.

LA 6180
Site Assembly

Emphasizes detail design and use of landscape materials in project implementation. It explores materials, including specifications, cost estimates, and methods used by landscape architects in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: LA 3180

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1585 LA 6180   LEC 001

  •  

  • Permission of instructor is required.

  •  1586 LA 6180   LAB 401

  •  

LA 6660
Pre-Industrial Cities and Towns in North America

Various American Indian civilizations as well as diverse European cultures have all exerted their influences on the organization of town and city living. The course considers how each culture has altered ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 16061 LA 6660   LEC 001

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LA 6940
Special Topics in Landscape Architecture

Topical subjects in landscape architectural design, theory, history, or technology. Includes group study of topics not considered in other courses. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Activating Drawing, Communicating Site

  • 18440 LA 6940   LEC 001

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: AutoCad for Site Construction

  • 17368 LA 6940   LEC 007

  •  
    • T

    • Aymer, V

LA 7020
Advanced Design Studio

This advanced design studio provides students in the final year of the graduate program in Landscape Architecture with the opportunity to work on complex, real-time projects. The overarching goal of this ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1616 LA 7020   STU 501

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LA 8900
Master's Thesis in Landscape Architecture

Independent research, under faculty guidance leading to the development of a comprehensive and defensible design or study related to the field of landscape architecture. Work is expected to be completed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  1617 LA 8900   RSC 701

  •  
    • TBA

    • Baugher, S

  • Independent research, under faculty guidance leading to the development of a comprehensive and defensible design or study related to the field of landscape architecture. Work is expected to be completed in final semester of residency.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  2771 LA 8900   RSC 702

  •  
    • TBA

    • Trowbridge, P

  • Independent research, under faculty guidance leading to the development of a comprehensive and defensible design or study related to the field of landscape architecture. Work is expected to be completed in final semester of residency.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  2858 LA 8900   RSC 703

  •  
    • TBA

    • Goula, M

  • Independent research, under faculty guidance leading to the development of a comprehensive and defensible design or study related to the field of landscape architecture. Work is expected to be completed in final semester of residency.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  2859 LA 8900   RSC 704

  •  
    • TBA

    • Vanucchi, J

  • Independent research, under faculty guidance leading to the development of a comprehensive and defensible design or study related to the field of landscape architecture. Work is expected to be completed in final semester of residency.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  2860 LA 8900   RSC 705

  •  
    • TBA

    • Davis, B

  • Independent research, under faculty guidance leading to the development of a comprehensive and defensible design or study related to the field of landscape architecture. Work is expected to be completed in final semester of residency.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  2861 LA 8900   RSC 706

  •  
    • TBA

    • Cerra, J

  • Independent research, under faculty guidance leading to the development of a comprehensive and defensible design or study related to the field of landscape architecture. Work is expected to be completed in final semester of residency.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  2862 LA 8900   RSC 707

  •  
    • TBA

    • Gleason, K

  • Independent research, under faculty guidance leading to the development of a comprehensive and defensible design or study related to the field of landscape architecture. Work is expected to be completed in final semester of residency.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  2863 LA 8900   RSC 708

  •  
    • TBA

    • Aymer, V

  • Independent research, under faculty guidance leading to the development of a comprehensive and defensible design or study related to the field of landscape architecture. Work is expected to be completed in final semester of residency.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  2867 LA 8900   RSC 709

  •  
    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Independent research, under faculty guidance leading to the development of a comprehensive and defensible design or study related to the field of landscape architecture. Work is expected to be completed in final semester of residency.