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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

LA 1410

Introduction to the representation and design of landscapes and to working in a studio setting. Uses freehand drawing, measured drawing, digital tools and model making to understand design principles of ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one laboratory and one studio.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1287 LA 1410   LAB 401

  •  1286 LA 1410   STU 501

LA 2010

Studio course emphasizing the design process and principles involved in organizing and giving form to outdoor space to create site-specific design. view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1116 LA 2010   STU 501

  • Enrollment limited to: Landscape Architecture majors. Course fee (drafting equipment, supplies, and other fees): approx. $200; field trip: approx. $250.

LA 2610

Urban archaeologists study American Indian, colonial, and 19th-century sties that now lie within the boundaries of modern cities. The course explores how urban centers evolve, what lies beneath today's ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 2610CRP 2610

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17595 LA 2610   LEC 001

  • 3 Saturday class times will be required as well.

LA 2620

Various American Indian civilizations and European cultures have altered the landscape to meet the needs of their cultures. Students learn how to interpret the Euro-American landscapes of a buried village ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 2620

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4242 LA 2620   LEC 001

LA 3010

The studio engages students in the design process based on a site defined by significant cultural and natural conditions.  The studio focuses on peripheral, yet complex sites of coastal cities, where the ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one laboratory and one studio.

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1289 LA 3010   LAB 401

  •  1288 LA 3010   STU 501

LA 3140

This three-credit course examines the relationship between water infrastructure, rivers, and cities throughout the Americas.  Readings, discussions, and lectures highlight projects, practices, concepts, ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4565 LA 3140   LEC 001

LA 3160

This course exposes students to the fundamentals of site engineering and its relationship to best environmental practices.  Lectures and short studio projects are provided to students and "worked-through" ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LA 6160

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1117 LA 3160   LEC 001

  •  3088 LA 3160   DIS 201

LA 4010

This studio focuses on the integration of theory and practice in landscape architecture at the urban scale. Urban design methods, morphology, and strategies are introduced and design and planning concepts ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one laboratory and one studio.

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1291 LA 4010   LAB 401

  •  1290 LA 4010   STU 501

  • Prerequisite: LA 3010 with grade of C or better.

LA 4030

Working with their advisor, students create a written and visual document that describes the concentration intent. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LA 6030

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1118 LA 4030   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aymer, V

LA 4830

Topical lecture series and seminars with a different subject and method each time it is offered. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  3957 LA 4830   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Baird, C

LA 4910

Focuses on the identification, uses, and establishment of woody plants in urban and garden settings. By understanding the environmental limitations to plant growth, students are able to critically assess ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: PLHRT 4910

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1216 LA 4910   LEC 001

  • Enrollment limited to: Plant Science and Landscape Architecture majors or permission of instructor. Pre-registration is required.

  •  1217 LA 4910   LAB 401

LA 4970

Work on special topics by individuals or small groups. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1293 LA 4970   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Students from all colleges must submit an Independent Study Form (Available online: http://cals.cornell.edu/academics/registrar/policies/#independent-study). Do not sign into section 601. You will be put in the course after submitting form online.

LA 4980

Designed to give qualified undergraduates experience through actual involvement in planning and teaching courses under the supervision of department faculty members. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1300 LA 4980   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Students from all colleges must submit an Independent Study Form (Available online: http://cals.cornell.edu/academics/registrar/policies/#independent-study). Do not sign into section 601. You will be put in the course after submitting form online.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4678 LA 4980   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Glass, M

LA 4990

Permits outstanding undergraduates to carry out independent research in landscape architecture under academically appropriate faculty supervision. Research goals should include description, prediction, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1119 LA 4990   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Students from all colleges must submit an Independent Study Form (Available online: http://cals.cornell.edu/academics/registrar/policies/#independent-study). Do not sign into section 601. You will be put in the course after submitting form online.

LA 5010

Introduction to landscape architectural design through a series of course modules that engage students in discovering, knowing and engaging the full potential of the landscape medium. In this process-oriented ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1120 LA 5010   STU 501

LA 5050

This course introduces students to landscape architectural representation and teaches conventions such as basic drafting and orthographic drawing (plan, section, axonometric) alongside freehand drawing, ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4128 LA 5050   LEC 001

LA 5090

Problem-solving project entailing either fieldwork and/or library work. The aim of the project is to give students supervised experience in dealing intellectually and analytically with a professional problem ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6 Credits Graded

  •  3868 LA 5090   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Gleason, K

LA 5970

Work on special topics by individuals or small groups. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2973 LA 5970   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Trowbridge, P

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Please sign into your faculty member's section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2974 LA 5970   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Goula, M

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Please sign into your faculty member's section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3011 LA 5970   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Vanucchi, J

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Please sign into your faculty member's section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3012 LA 5970   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aymer, V

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Please sign into your faculty member's section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3013 LA 5970   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Hogue, M

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Please sign into your faculty member's section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3014 LA 5970   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Gleason, K

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Please sign into your faculty member's section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4679 LA 5970   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Baird, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3015 LA 5970   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Baugher, S

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Please sign into your faculty member's section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3016 LA 5970   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Cerra, J

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Please sign into your faculty member's section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4001 LA 5970   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Davis, B

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Please sign into your faculty member's section.

LA 5980

Designed to give qualified students experience through involvement in planning and teaching courses under the supervision of faculty members. The experience may include leading discussion sections, preparing, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  1121 LA 5980   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Baugher, S

  • Permission of instructor is required.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  1307 LA 5980   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Gleason, K

  • Permission of instructor is required.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3017 LA 5980   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Davis, B

  • Permission of instructor is required.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3018 LA 5980   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Trowbridge, P

  • Permission of instructor is required.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3019 LA 5980   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Vanucchi, J

  • Permission of instructor is required.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3020 LA 5980   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aymer, V

  • Permission of instructor is required.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3021 LA 5980   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Goula, M

  • Permission of instructor is required.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3022 LA 5980   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Cerra, J

  • Permission of instructor is required.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4680 LA 5980   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Flahive, K

      Glass, M

      Oplinger, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4681 LA 5980   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Baird, C

LA 6010

This studio focuses upon urban, site-scaled projects that consider significant cultural landscapes. The course explores theories of urban design strategies, sustainable design, and landscape representation. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1122 LA 6010   LEC 001

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students or permission of instructor.

  •  1123 LA 6010   LAB 401

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 5 Credits Graded

  • 17138 LA 6010   LEC 002

  • 17137 LA 6010   LAB 402

LA 6030

Working with their advisor, students create a written and visual paper that documents the concentration intent. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LA 4030

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1292 LA 6030   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aymer, V

LA 6140

This three-credit course examines the relationship between water infrastucture, rivers, and cities throughout the Americas.  Readings, discussions, and lectures  highlight projects, practices, concepts ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4550 LA 6140   LEC 001

LA 6160

This course exposes students to the fundamentals of site engineering and its relationship to best environmental practices. Lectures and short studio projects are provided to students and "worked-through" ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LA 3160

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1124 LA 6160   LEC 001

  •  1125 LA 6160   DIS 201

LA 6900

This course provides to students an introduction to research methods, especially those related to the field of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design.  It builds on the theoretical foundations provided ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4243 LA 6900   DIS 201

LA 6940

Topical subjects in landscape architectural design, theory, history, or technology. Includes group study of topics not considered in other courses. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Thesis Preparation

  •  3840 LA 6940   LEC 002

    • TBA
    • Gleason, K

      Goula, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Site Soundings

  •  4700 LA 6940   LEC 003

LA 7010

This studio explores the application of urban design and landscape urbanism techniques to the problems and opportunities of contemporary city making. The studio investigates the social, cultural, natural, ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Graded

  •  1385 LA 7010   STU 501

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Graded

  • 17222 LA 7010   STU 502

LA 8900

Independent research, under faculty guidance leading to the development of a comprehensive and defensible design or study related to the field of landscape architecture. Work is expected to be completed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  1308 LA 8900   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  3923 LA 8900   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Cerra, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  3924 LA 8900   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Trowbridge, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  3925 LA 8900   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Vanucchi, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  3926 LA 8900   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Aymer, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  3927 LA 8900   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Davis, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  3928 LA 8900   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Gleason, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  3929 LA 8900   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Baugher, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-9 Credits Graded

  •  3930 LA 8900   RSC 709

    • TBA
    • Goula, M