LA 7010

Urban Design and Planning

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

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, and infrastructural systems of urban environments, and develops integrated spatial design strategies involving water quality, public space, and flooding infrastructure. The course introduces three-dimensional computer modeling and digital design media as tools for urban design.

Prerequisites minimum grade of C- in LA 6020 or permission of instructor.

Enrollment Priority 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 2025FA, 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA

Learning Outcomes

• Develop a disciplinary literacy through landscape history, theory and contemporary practices.
• Demonstrate ability to engage landscape as community at urban scales through complex programs and design approaches.
• Students shall be able to develop 3-dimensional digital models at advanced level of skill.
• Students shall be able to collect and assess data related to urban communities.

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