LA 246: Materials and Methods in Landscape Architecture
Fall Term, 4 credits, Landscape Architecture majors only.
Properties of hardscape materials, their methods of detailing and specification. Introduction to masonry, wood and site furnishings. Design of pavements, walls, steps, ramps and other common site elements. Standards and methods of detailing and notation are presented in small-format exercises.

Studio exercises focus on understanding the nature of materials and their application in landscape design.

LA 476: Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture
Fall Term, 2 credits, Landscape Architecture majors only.
A study of the principles and practice of landscape architecture in private and public offices. The course covers project acquisition, office management, and project implementation procedures. LA 476 also employs a role-playing simulation exercise entitled The Virtual Office, to provide students with first-hand experiences of competitive office management.

LA 266: An Introduction to the Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
Spring Term, 2 credits, Open to all students.
Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the most compelling figures of the twentieth century. He was a visionary and an architectural genius. From a very early age he believed he was destined to reshape the world. Yet he was often shunned by the architectural establishment. Wright designed over eight hundred buildings, including the Guggenheim Museum, the Johnson Wax Building, Fallingwater, Unity Temple and Taliesin.

This course will follow two parallel tracks. We will explore his most significant works of architecture, linking them to concurrent stylistic and cultural contexts in America. We will also delve into the design tenets and theories that guided his mind and his hand in the creation of his architecture.

The two significant words in the course title are "introduction" and "architecture". This course will serve as an introductory springboard to your lifelong pursuit of understanding the genius of Frank Lloyd Wright. It will provide the student with entry into the complex world of his architecture. This course will focus on that architecture and will not dwell on his personal life...the tragedies and the foibles that marked his life and career.