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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Landscape Design
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(titles of all evaluated learning experiences, organization description, and source of official student records) - Titles of all currently evaluated learning experiences in Landscape Design
Titles, descriptions, and credit recommendations for all learning experiences currently recommended for credit in Landscape Design can be found below. To locate information on additional learning experiences, which have also been recommended for college credit, use the Organization Directory Page link above for a complete list of titles for all learning experiences or use the following links to go directly to other sections. (Information on Landscape Design courses formerly recommended for college credit and retired versions of active courses will be found in the Inactive Learning Experiences section).
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Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in Landscape Design
Advanced Graphics
Construction I: Grading and Drainage
Construction II: Site Detailing
Grading (LAN 421)
Grading and Drainage
Graphics
Graphics I (LAN 311)
Graphics II (LAN 411)
Graphics for Landscape Design
Landscape Construction I: Grading and Drainage
Landscape Construction II: Site Detailing
Landscape Design I: Site Analysis and Schematic Design (LAN 401)
Landscape Design II: Design Development (LAN 402)
Landscape Design III: Planting Design (LAN 403)
Landscape Design History and Theory (LAN 301)
Landscape Design Theory
Site Detailing (LAN 422)
Descriptions and credit recommendations
Grading (LAN 421)
(Formerly Grading, Grading and Drainage; also formerly Construction I: Grading and Drainage; also formerly Landscape Construction I: Grading and Drainage)
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY; New York Institute of Technology (January 1993 - May 1998).
Length: Version 1: 16 hours (8 weeks). Version 2: 24 hours (8 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: April 1989 - May 1993.* Version 2: June 1993 - September 2004. Version 3: October 2004 - June 2008.
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: Interpret a contour plan; create contour plans; recognize problem areas as they relate to drainage and runoff; estimate the volume of runoff and cut and fill; describe the fundamentals of grading designed to control runoff. Version 3: Interpret a contour plan; create contour plans; recognize problem areas as they relate to drainage and runoff; describe the fundamentals of grading designed to control runoff.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: Contour plan development; grading for sidewalks and roads; establishing grades for surface drainage; manipulating contours on cut and fill; computation of cut and fill; aesthetics and ecological concerns.
Credit recommendation: Version 1 or 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Landscape Construction (6/83) (2/90 revalidation) (6/95 revalidation) (5/00 revalidation) (5/05 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of this course, dating from January 1979 to March 1989, has been recommended for credit as part of a course grouping titled Basic Landscape Construction. Please consult the 1990 print Directory for further information or contact National PONSI.
Graphics I (LAN 311)
(Formerly Graphics I, Graphics, or Graphics for Landscape Design)
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY; New York Institute of Technology (January 1993 - May 1998).
Length: Version 1: 21 hours (7 weeks). Version 2 or 3: 24 hours (8 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: September 1989 - December 1991.* Version 2: January 1992 - December 1994.
Version 3: January 1995 - June 2008.
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: Use drafting equipment and freehand drafting techniques to produce line drawings, simple orthographic views, paraline drawings, and simple renderings; develop lettering skills. Version 3: Use drafting equipment and freehand drafting techniques to produce line drawings, and simple renderings; develop lettering skills.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: Line weight; scaling; basic abstraction of symbols; tone; texture of lines; lettering; orthographic projection; paraline drawing. Version 3: Line weight; scaling; basic abstraction of symbols; tone; texture of lines; lettering; plan views.
Credit recommendation: Version 1, 2 or 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Graphics (6/83) (2/90 revalidation) (6/95 revalidation) (5/00 revalidation) (5/05 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of this course, titled Graphics for Landscape Design and dating from September 1983 to August 1989, has been recommended for credit as part of a course grouping titled Basic Landscape Design and Theory. Please consult the 1990 print Directory for further information or contact National PONSI.
Graphics II (LAN 411)
(Formerly Graphics II, Advanced Graphics)
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY; New York Institute of Technology (January 1993 - May 1998).
Length: 24 hours (8 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: April 1991 - December 1994. Version 2: January 1995 - December 1999.
Version 3: January 2000 - June 2008.
Objectives: Version 1, 2 or 3: Construct plan, section/elevation, paraline, and perspective views of a project in black and white and color.
Instruction: Version 1: Introduction to one and two point perspective; introduction to color rendering; lettering and drafting skills; black and white rendering. Version 2: Introduction to one and two point perspective; introduction to color rendering; lettering and drafting skills; black and white rendering; orthographic projections. Version 3: Introduction to one point perspective; introduction to color rendering; lettering and drafting skills; black and white rendering; orthographic plan and section views; orthographic paraline drawings.
Credit recommendation: Version 1, 2 or 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Graphics (2/90) (6/95 revalidation) (5/00 revalidation) (5/05 revalidation).
1. Landscape Design I: Site Analysis and Schematic Design (LAN 401)
2. Landscape Design II: Design Development (LAN 402)
3. Landscape Design III: Planting Design (LAN 403)
(Formerly same course titles for all three courses without course numbers)
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY; New York Institute of Technology (January 1993 - May 1998).
Length: 1. 24 hours (8 weeks). 2. 24 hours (8 weeks). 3. 24 hours (8 weeks).
Dates: May 2000 - June 2008.*
Objectives: Course 1: Follow a design process to solve a small scale design problem; apply basic design principles to a specific small scale site. Course 2: Apply design process and design development to a series of small scale site problems, using a variety of landscape elements. Conceptual design, progressing through schematic design phase and culminating in a preliminary design; graphic and verbal communication skills; landscape elements; definition of outdoor spaces; exploration and evaluation of design concepts. Course 3: Use plants appropriately to define spaces, taking into account design and seasonal characteristics, and site factors; prepare planting plans.
Instruction: Course 1: Introduction to design process, including on-site assessment, program analysis, functional requirements, conceptual design alternatives, and schematic design solutions. Course 2: Conceptual design, progressing through schematic design phase and culminating in a preliminary design; graphic and verbal communication skills; landscape elements; definition of outdoor spaces; exploration and evaluation of design concepts. Course 3: Basic design elements of planting, such as form, texture, color, sequence of bloom, and planting for specific climates, topography, and other natural situations.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Landscape Design (5/00 revalidation) (5/05 revalidation). NOTE: Credit is recommended only upon satisfactory completion of all three courses. *NOTE: Earlier versions of these courses, dating from September 1989 to April 2000, have been recommended for credit separately. Please refer to the course exhibits below for further information.
Landscape Design History and Theory (LAN 301)
(Formerly Landscape Design History and Theory and Landscape Design Theory)
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY; New York Institute of Technology (January 1993 - May 1998).
Length: Version 1 or 2: 16 hours (8 weeks). Version 3: 20 hours (10 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: September 1989 - January 1995.* Version 2: February 1995 - September 2001.
Version 3: October 2001 - June 2008.
Objectives: Version 1, 2 or 3: Identify and describe basic concepts of landscape design; explain attitudes toward the landscape as they have evolved through various cultures from antiquity to the present; apply concepts of landscape design and attitudes toward landscape to an analysis of contemporary gardens or landscapes.
Instruction: Version 1: Elements and structure of nature; concepts of space, place, orientation in the landscape; Greek and Roman attitudes toward landscape and beginnings of gardens and villas; medieval gardens; Italian villas, gardens, and grottoes; French gardens; English gardens; Eastern design traditions from China and Japan; American trends. Version 2 or 3: Roman gardens; medieval gardens; Italian Renaissance gardens; French gardens (16th and 17th Century); the French formal garden; the English 18th century garden; the 19th century British garden; Eastern design traditions from China and Japan; American historical traditions and contemporary trends.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Landscape Design (6/83) (2/90 revalidation). Version 2 or 3: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Landscape Design (6/95 revalidation) (5/00 revalidation) (5/05 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of this course, dating from September 1983 to August 1989, has been recommended for credit as part of a course grouping titled Basic Landscape Design and Theory. Please consult the 1990 print Directory for further information or contact National PONSI.
Site Detailing (LAN 422)
(Formerly Site Detailing, Construction II: Site Detailing; also formerly Landscape Construction II: Site Detailing)
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY; New York Institute of Technology (January 1993 - May 1998).
Length: Version 1: 16 hours (8 weeks). Version 2: 24 hours (8 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: April 1989 - May 1993.* Version 2: June 1993 - June 2008.
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: Choose site construction methods appropriate for implementing design solutions for residential scale sites; draw site construction details appropriate for construction contract documents.
Instruction: Version 1: Construction drawings; graphic format; materials use in construction; circulation features, such as pavings, steps, and ramps; walls; fences; decks; legal issues. Version 2: Construction drawings; graphic format; materials used in construction; circulation features, such as pavings, steps, and ramps; walls; fences; decks.
Credit recommendation: Version 1 or 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Landscape Construction (6/83) (2/90 revalidation) (6/95 revalidation) (5/00 revalidation) (5/05 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of this course, dating from March 1979 to March 1989, has been recommended for credit as part of a course grouping titled Basic Landscape Construction. Please consult the 1990 print Directory for further information or contact National PONSI.
Updated 6/13/08
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