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LAR 5304G\u00a0<\/b>Digital Landscape Representation I: Drawing, Cartography, and Notation
\n<\/b>Th 7:00-10:00 PM
\n<\/span>Spring 2014<\/p>\n

National Capital Region Master of Landscape Architecture Program
\n<\/span>Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center
\nVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University<\/p>\n

Instructor: Rob Holmes
\n<\/span>Contact: rholmes@m.ammoth.us
\n<\/a>Website: http:\/\/m.ammoth.us\/representation\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Description
\n<\/b>This seminar aims to develop competencies in standard digital drawing programs utilized in the professional practice of landscape architecture, focusing on AutoCAD, Photoshop, and Illustrator, while using those digital programs to produce representations that draw on three root sets of practices that inform contemporary landscape architectural representation: drawing, cartography, notation.<\/p>\n

To these ends, we will study exemplary examples of landscape representation, learn specific techniques for digital representation, read a variety of short texts dealing with landscape and representation, and, most importantly, produce and critique drawings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Objectives
\n<\/b>1. Develop competency in basic digital drawing programs relevant to landscape architecture, specifically AutoCAD, Photoshop, and Illustrator.<\/p>\n

2. Develop competency in the use and understanding of drawing conventions shared by the architectural design disciplines, specifically plan, section-elevation, and perspective.<\/p>\n

3. Explore additional representational practices relevant to landscape architecture, specifically cartography and notation. Here, cartography is defined as the set of practices useful for representing large-scale territories, while notation is defined as the set of practices useful for representing landscape change, particularly over time and through space, utilizing static representations.<\/p>\n

4. Develop the capacity to think critically and self-reflectively about representation both as a component of the design process and as a privileged mode of discourse within the field of landscape architecture. This course will therefore emphasize not merely how to represent landscape digitally, but also why, where, and when various techniques and conventions are appropriate and inappropriate.<\/p>\n

Format
\n<\/b>Class meetings will split time between instructional skills workshops, supervised work sessions, lectures, discussions, and critiques.<\/p>\n

Assignments
\n<\/b>The primary assignments for this course will be five drawings, spread across the breadth of the semester. These drawings are divided between the three segments of the course: drawing, cartography, and notation. For all five drawings, we will work with selected landscapes in the Mississippi River Delta.<\/p>\n

Assignment 1: Plan
\n<\/a><\/span>Assignment 2: Section-Elevation<\/a>
\n<\/span>Assignment 3: Perspective<\/a>
\n<\/span>Assignment 4: Cartography<\/a>
\n<\/span>Assignment 5: Notation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Text
\n<\/b>The assigned text for this course is Bradley Cantrell and Wes Michaels’ Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture<\/i> (John Wiley & Sons: 2010). This text is an introductory text which provides an overview of basic competencies in digital landscape drawing.<\/p>\n

Additional readings shown on the syllabus will be disseminated to the class in PDF format or, in the case of online readings, can be found directly on the internet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Readings
\n<\/b>A mixture of skills-based and theoretical readings will be assigned during the semester. The skills-based readings will primarily be from the required textbook, Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture. Where skills-based readings are assigned, students are expected to complete the exercises described in the readings prior to class. To help clarify which readings contain exercises to be completed, these readings are listed as \u201cexercises\u201d on the schedule. (Readings without exercises to be completed are simply listed as \u201creadings\u201d.)<\/p>\n

Digital Structure
\n<\/b>At the end of each assignment, all due work should be uploaded to the course Dropbox before presentation. No grades will be assigned to work that has not been uploaded. An appropriate folder will be provided within the Dropbox. Files should be named using the following convention: \u201cDLR-I_[assignment number]_[last name]\u201d. For instance, if I turned in assignment 1, it would be labeled \u201cDLR-I_1_Holmes.pdf\u201d. Files not properly named will be treated as late work and evaluated accordingly.<\/p>\n

Grading
\n<\/b>15%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ASSIGNMENT 1
\n15%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ASSIGNMENT 2
\n15%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ASSIGNMENT 3
\n10%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MIDTERM CRITIQUE
\n15%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ASSIGNMENT 4
\n15%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ASSIGNMENT 5
\n10%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FINAL CRITIQUE
\n05%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CLASS PARTICIPATION<\/p>\n

Grades will be awarded using the following letter scale:
\n<\/span>A exceeds expectations in every way, with distinguished mastery of material
\nB consistent and strong work that meets requirements and evidences moments of exceptional development with good mastery of material
\nC satisfactory work, meets basic requirements with basic mastery of material
\nD unsatisfactory work. does not meet all requirements
\nF failing or incomplete<\/p>\n

Late Work
\n<\/b>Assignments not completed on time will receive a grade penalty, varying in relation to the lateness of the work.<\/p>\n

Attendance
\n<\/b>Attendance is mandatory for the scheduled duration of each class session. Arriving late or leaving early, unless authorized by the instructor, will be considered an unexcused absence. Every unexcused absence will result in a grade penalty.<\/p>\n

Computers
\n<\/b>The use of computers to participate in class is obviously required; the use of computers to avoid participating in class is unacceptable and will result in a grade penalty.<\/p>\n

Backups
\n<\/b>Students are responsible for maintaining backups of their work. It is recommended that you spread your backups across at least two devices (for instance: a local hard drive on your personal computer and some kind of removable media like an external hard drive or flash drive). Storing information permanently on a flash drive is not recommended; flash drives are intended for information transfer and are easy both to physically damage and physically misplace.<\/p>\n

As part of learning to work responsibly with digital media is implementing proper backup procedures, loss of digital files will not be treated as an acceptable excuse for late work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Academic Conduct
\n<\/b>Students are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the ruleset described in the Virginia Tech code of student conduct.<\/p>\n

Course Registration
\n<\/b>CRN 17397 LAR 5304G ADV Topics in Landscape Arch (I)<\/p>\n

Schedule
\n<\/b>A: DRAWING
\n<\/b>01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 M\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MLK Day (no classes)
\nT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Classes Begin
\nTh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Base Plan
\n<\/b>Receive:<\/span> Assignment 1: Plan
\nLecture(s):<\/span> Introduction to Digital Landscape Representation; Hybrid Plans<\/p>\n

02\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Conversion
\n<\/b>Exercises:<\/span> Basic AutoCAD drawing exercises.
\nReadings:<\/span> Cantrell and Michaels \u2013 Ch. 1-6
\n<\/span>Relevant Tutorials:
\n<\/span>AutoCAD Paper Space http:\/\/lab.visual-logic.com\/2012\/02\/autocad-paperspace\/<\/a><\/p>\n

03\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Linework
\n<\/b>Exercises:<\/span> Cantrell and Michaels \u2013 Ch. 10 \u201cSetting up an Illustrator Drawing\u201d, 11 \u201cLinework in Illustrator\u201d, 12 \u201cCustom Linework\u201d, 13 \u201cSymbols\u201d, 14 \u201cText, Leaders, and Page Layout\u201d
\nRelevant Tutorials:
\n<\/span>Illustrator Drawing Setup from AutoCAD Linework http:\/\/lab.visual-logic.com\/2012\/02\/illustrator-drawing-setup-from-acad-linework\/
\n<\/a>Creating a Diagram in Adobe Illustrator Based on an Underlying Image http:\/\/lab.visual-logic.com\/2012\/02\/la-1102-mini-assignment-01\/
\n<\/a>Due:<\/span><\/p>\n

+ Produce scaled aerial using ArcGIS or tiling in Photoshop
\n+ Overlay and align landscape object on aerial in Photoshop.
\n+ Place aerial and landscape object at scale in AutoCAD.
\n+ Trace linework in AutoCAD (landscape object, treelines, hydrology, structures, major infrastructures)<\/p>\n

04\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.13 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Snow Day<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

05\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.20 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>Detail Plan
\n<\/b>Receive:<\/span>\u00a0Assignment 02: Section-Elevation
\n<\/b><\/span>Lecture:<\/span> Composition
\nReadings:<\/span> Timothy Samara, \u201cGrid Basics\u201d<\/a> (Making and Breaking the Grid, 22-39); Ellen Lupton, \u201cFigure\/Ground\u201d<\/a> (Graphic Design: The New Basics, 85-90)
\nExercises<\/span>: Cantrell and Michaels, Ch. 16 \u201cIntroduction to Renderings\u201d, 18 \u201cApplying Color to a Plan Rendering\u201d, 19 \u201cShading Techniques\u201d, 20 \u201cCreating Textures\u201d, 22 \u201cPlan Symbols with Smart Objects\u201d, 23 \u201cManaging Large Photoshop Files\u201d<\/p>\n

06\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.27 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Detail Plan 2<\/strong><\/span>
\nDue:<\/span><\/p>\n

+ Labeled detail plan in Illustrator.<\/p>\n

07\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Section-Elevation<\/b>
\nThesis Mid-terms<\/em>
\nLecture:<\/span>\u00a0Z-Axis: Section, Elevation, and Perspective
\nReadings:<\/span> Stephanie Carlisle and Nicholas Pevzner,\u00a0“The Performative Ground: Rediscovering the Deep Section”<\/a>,\u00a0Scenario Journal 02: Performance<\/em>;\u00a0Katie Kingery-Page and Howard Hahn, “The Aesthetics of Digital Representation”,\u00a0JoLA\u00a0<\/i>(PDF in shared server folder)
\nExercises:<\/span>\u00a0Cantrell and Michaels, Ch. 8 \u201cSource Imagery\/Entourage\u201d, 24 \u201cCreating a Section-Elevation\u201d
\nDue:<\/span><\/p>\n

+ Linework for a section-elevation produced in AutoCAD and exported to Illustrator for refinement.<\/p>\n

xx \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.8-3.16 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spring Break<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

08\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Perspective No Class Meeting<\/em><\/b><\/span><\/b>
\nStudio Mid-terms<\/em>
\nReceive:<\/span>\u00a0Assignment 03: Perspective
\nExercises:<\/span>\u00a0Cantrell and Michaels, Ch. 25 \u201cPerspective Illustration\u201d, 26 \u201cCreating a Base for a Perspective Drawing\u201d, 27 \u201cAtmospheric Perspective\u201d, 29 \u201cCreate a Photoshop Perspective Collage\u201d
\nReadings:<\/span>\u00a0Chip Sullivan, \u201cFreehand Perspective Drawing\u201d<\/a>, Drawing the Landscape, 194-223; Paul Stevenson Oles, \u201cComposition Planning\u201d<\/a>, Architectural Illustration, 56-71
\nOptional Readings:<\/span>\u00a0Ching, \u201cPerspective\u201d<\/a>, Architectural Graphics (44-70); Ching, \u201cDepth\u201d<\/a>, Drawing (91-136)
\nRelevant Tutorials:<\/span>\u00a0Perspective Textures\u00a0http:\/\/lab.visual-logic.com\/2012\/05\/adobe-photoshop-perspective-textures\/
\n<\/a>Due:<\/p>\n

+ Finished illustrative section-elevation.
\n+ Draft perspective.<\/p>\n

09\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.27 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>CRITIQUE
\n<\/b>Due:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

+ Assignments 01, 02, and 03 should complete and printed for review.<\/p>\n

B: CARTOGRAPHY<\/b>
\n<\/b>10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4.3\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cartography I<\/b>
\nReceive:<\/span> Assignment 04: Cartography
\nReadings:<\/span>\u00a0Corner, “The Agency of Mapping”<\/a>, Mappings<\/em> (ed. Cosgrove); Krygier and Woods, Making Maps: A Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS<\/em>, Ch. 5 “Geographic Framework”, Ch. 7 “The Inner Workings of Map Design”, and Ch. 9 “Map Symbolization”
\nOptional Readings:<\/span> Krygier and Woods, Making Maps<\/em>, Ch. 3 “Mappable Data”
\nRelevant Links:<\/span> “Plan Topography”<\/a>, DRLPO <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4.10\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cartography II<\/b>
\nReadings:<\/span> Mattern, “Critiquing Maps II”<\/a>, Words in Space<\/em>; McHarg, “The River Basin”, Design with Nature
\n<\/em>Due:<\/span><\/p>\n

+ Draft of Assignment 04.<\/p>\n

C: NOTATION<\/b>
\n12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4.17\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Notation I<\/b>
\nReceive:<\/span> Assignment 05: Notation
\nLecture:<\/span>\u00a0Notation and Landscape
\nReadings:<\/span>\u00a0Tufte, “Escaping Flatland”, Envisioning Information<\/em>; Czerniak, “Challenging the Pictorial”, Assemblage
\n<\/em><\/span>Due:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0+ Assignment 04.<\/p>\n

13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4.24\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Notation II<\/b>
\n<\/span>Readings:<\/span>\u00a0Halprin,\u00a0RSVP Cycles<\/em>
\n<\/span><\/span>Due:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

+ Draft of Assignment 05.<\/p>\n

14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FINAL CRITIQUE
\n<\/strong>Due:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

+ Print and display for critique Assignments 01-05.<\/p>\n

5.5-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Studio Finals
\n<\/span>5.12-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thesis Finals<\/p>\n

XX\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Tu\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5.13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FINAL REVISIONS DUE<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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