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3.00 Credits
Arboretum Staff. A continuation of LARP 755. Students research, design, complete and present a project as part of their work. For more information contact Jan McFarlan at the Arboretum, 215-247-5777, ext. 156. (This course is an internship that meets on Thursday afternoons during the Spring term.)
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3.00 Credits
Faculty. These elective courses explore relevant topics in ecological design and new technologies as they relate to contemporary landscape architecture. The course explores topics such as ecology, sustainability, habitat restoration, hydrology, green roof and green architecture technology, soil technology, and other techniques pertinent to the construction of ecologically dynamic, functioning landscapes. The teaching faculty are leading practitioners and researchers in the field. These courses are open to all interested PennDesign students. Recent topics have been: Large-Scale Land Reclamation Projects (spring 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005) instructor: William Young, (spring 2004) instructor: James Ludwig; Restoration Ecology (fall 2006, 2004), instructor: David Robertson; Sustainable Landscape Design for Watershed Protection (fall 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002), instructor: Katrin Scholz- Barth; and Ecological Restoration in the Urban Context (spring 2002, 2001), instructor: Deborah Marton.
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Hunt. This advanced seminar explores central issues in the history and theory of landscape architecture from the Renaissance to the present day. The focus will be upon the cultural context of built works, their relation to conceptual writings (contemporary with the designs as well as modern) and the dialogue between modern professional practice and historical example and method. These courses fulfill the Landscape Architecture Theory III requirement and are open to all interested students in the PennDesign and elsewhere in the University. These courses are cross-listed with Comparative Literature 776-401. Recent Topics have been: Six Landscape Architects & What We Say About Them (spring 2007); Open Spaces & Open Places: The Design and Use of American Landscapes (spring 2006), co-taught with Emily Cooperman; Reception, or the After Life of Landscapes (Spring 2005), Land Art and Ian Hamilton Finlay (fall 2004), Lawrence Halprin: Theory, Practice, Context & the Archival record (spring 2004) co-taught with Emily Cooperman; Franch Landscape Architecture: Case Studies (spring 2003); Picturesque as Modernism (spring 2002).
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3.00 Credits
Faculty. These advanced seminars explore advanced ideas in contemporary landscape architectural design and theory. A special link is made between the analysis of built work and text to design practice and the making of projects. Topics include the intersections of art, nature and creativity; practices of analysis and criticism; ideas of urbanism and infrastructure; collaborative ventures and cross-disciplinarity; vision and visuality; and representational structures, both verbal and visual. These courses fulfill the Landscape Architecture Theory III requirement and are open to all interested PennDesign students. Recent topics have been: Concepts & Theories in Contemporary Landscape Architecture (fall 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003), instructor: Anita Berrizbeitia; Environment Regimes (spring 2007, 2006), instructor: Dilip da Cunha; Case Studies in Urban Design (fall 2007, 2006, 2005, spring 2004), instructor: David Gouverneur; Contemporary European Landscape Architecture (fall 2007), instructor: Joseph Disponzio; Max Ernst's Liminal Nature (spring 2005), instructors: Linda Pollak and Sandro Marpillero; Active Time in Cinema and Landscape (fall 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003), instructor: Ed Keller; Metropolitan Landscapes: Design, Leisure, and Regeneration (spring 2004), instructor: Ray Gastil; Nature, Society and Cities (spring 2003), instructor: Neil Smith; Land, Art and Criticism (fall 2003), instructor: S_bastien Marot; Landscape Architecture and the Art of Hope (fall 2002), instructor: S_bastien Marot; Organizational Ecologies: Emergent Forms and Practices in Complex Landscapes (fall 2002) instructor: James Corner; Surrealism and Nature: Liminality (spring 2002), instructors: Linda Pollak and Sandro Marpillero; and One Two Paradox: Strategies for Building City Landscape (spring 2001), instructors: Linda Pollak and Sandro Marpillero.
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3.00 Credits
Faculty. An independent studio may be undertaken in the final semester but is not required. The independent studio is intended to provide highly motivated students who have demonstrated their ability to work independently with the opportunity to pursue topics that extend the boundaries of the profession. For permission, students must prepare a written proposal in the preceding semester and apply for approval from the faculty. Details available in Landscape Architecture department office.
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3.00 Credits
Faculty. And independent study may be taken for elective credit at any point during the degree program, for a letter grade. For permission, students must prepare a written proposal in the preceding semester and obtain a Landscape Architecture faculty advisor to oversee their work. Details are available in the Landscape Architecture department office.
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3.00 Credits
Staff. Open to students who have had no Latin and to others by arrangement.
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3.00 Credits
Staff. Prerequisite(s): LATN 101 or equivalent. Latin syntax and introduction to continuous prose.
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3.00 Credits
Staff. Prerequisite(s): LATN 102 or equivalent. Readings from selected prose authors of the classical period. The course will include a review of the fundamentals of Latin grammar.
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3.00 Credits
Staff. Prerequisite(s): LATN 203 or equivalent. The translation and interpretation of Latin poetry.
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