LA 7020

Advanced Design Studio

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

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 course is to test the student's theoretical, methodological, technical, and representational competency and ability to engage with a range of scales and issues. Through intensive studio work, seminar sessions, independent research, and site visits, students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to develop sound and creative solutions to environmental design problems.

Prerequisites minimum grade of C- in LA 7010 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 shall work collectively with other disciplines.
• Ability to assess the landscape in Urban Areas as related to Community Design.
• Students shall work graphically at a variety of scales.
• Students shall develop solutions to community projects with contemporary graphic tools.
• Students will integrate writing, visual representation, and oral presentation skills.

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