LN120 LANDSCAPE GRAPHICS
Sample syllabus submitted by Professor Reader, Fall 2005 

COURSE DESCRIPTION 

The purpose of the course is to develop in the students the necessary drafting and drawing skills to produce legible and artistic landscape plans. This is accomplished by progressing from simple line drawings in class through small, medium and large scale residential designs.

COURSE OUTCOMES

By the end of the semester, the students will have been exposed to the following: 

• Pencil lettering and shading techniques

• Use of architectural and engineering scales, triangles, French curves, circle templates

• Use of correct drawing papers and pencils

• Three view drawings

• Simple residential design

• Complex residential design at ¼”, 1/8” and 10 scale

• Section drawings

• Depiction of hardscape materials

• Drawing of all forms of plant material from groundcover through shrubs and trees

• Walls, steps, grade changes

• Correct drawing of tangents and curves

• Color rendering

GRADING 

Students turn in six to eight projects during the semester.  One week projects receive one grade, two week projects two-three grades and the final four week receives six grades.  Grades are given on line quality, work involved, and overall presentation.  Design is taught all semester but no grade is given in design until the last project.  Design depends a great deal on talent and a beginning student should not be penalized.  Projects are not graded on a curve.  Projects turned in late are not penalized.  Quizzes not taken or projects not turned in are given a 0.  If a student turns in all projects by the end of the semester and has reasonably good class attendance, the lowest grade given will be a C.

COURSE OUTLINE 

CLASS 1         List of drawing equipment required.  Lettering and shading techniques. 

CLASS 2         Three view drawing, use of triangles.  Design in class.  Draw at home. 

CLASS 3         Small residential design involving use of scales and drawing hardscape and landscape. 

CLASS 4         Larger scale residential design involving hardscape and landscape. 

CLASS 5         Desk crits 

CLASS 6         Rear yard design project with pond and grade change and required section drawing. 

CLASS 7         Desk crits 

CLASS 8         Courtyard design with emphasis on paving design. 

CLASS 9         Desk crits 

CLASS 10       Rear yard design – combination of curved and straight lines required. 

CLASS 11       Issue Final Project – real architecture – locate on site.

CLASS 12       Desk crits 

CLASS 13       Desk crits 

CLASS 14       Presentation and Critique 

CLASS 15       Final Exam.  Four hour design and rendering problem.

LN120 Syllabus.F05.doc

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