LA 5020

Composition and Theory II

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

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

Prerequisites minimum grade of C- in LA 5010 or permission of instructor.

Enrollment Information Enrollment limited to: Landscape Architecture graduate and professional students; others by permission of instructor.

Fees Course fee, $500. Fee amount approximate, for drafting equipment, project materials, and studio trips.

Exploratory Studies (CU-CEL, CU-SBY)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP

Learning Outcomes

• Students will become familiar with and gain confidence in the design process as a method for solving site design problems.
• Students will create conceptual designs through site inventory and analysis, site opportunities and constraints, program generation and diagramming.
• Students will be able to refine concepts to spatially-accurate, well-formed schematic designs.
• Students will develop graphic skills through both hand-rendering and computer generated techniques.

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