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Design Graphics 1: Drafting and Drawing of the Built Environment

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ARCH X 472.4D

Using Tongva Park, students study design, program, and planting. Drawing, observing, and creating a hand-drawn plan are the outcomes.

Typically Available
Fall
Winter
Summer
Duration
As few as 9 weeks
Units
4.0
Current Formats
Hybrid
Cost
Starting at $1,069.00

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What you can learn.

Acquire working knowledge and use of scale, scale conversions, and proportions
Acquire working ability to use a drafting and drawing process
Acquire working understanding of 1- and 2-point perspective
Demonstrate the ability to make detailed observations of the built environment and apply them to graphic communication and decision making
Acquire the ability to select, draft and draw a section line and elevation from a 2D layout plan and express the 2D information in a drawn 3D vignette – 1- and 2-point perspective

About This Course

Students learn introductory drafting, lettering and drawing techniques as they relate to the field of Landscape Architecture and professional standards. All work product is developed from Tongva Park, a real site located in Santa Monica. At the end of this course, students make a presentation to the instructor and visiting guests. The students present a package of work product that includes hand drafting of a dimensioned site plan, section/elevations and perspective sketch.

Winter 2026 Schedule

Date
Details
Format
 
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Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Saturday
Instructor:
REG#
405774
Fee:
$1,069.00
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Field Trip
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
Remote Classroom
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Notes

Attendance at in-person meetings is mandatory per the LATC credentialing of this program.
Required in person meetings:
Site visit to Tongva Park  - Sunday, February 22
In-person studio workshop - Saturday, March 7
This drafting and drawing course requires two webcams
Articulating arm for webcam mount required.

This hybrid section is made up of In Person and Live Online instruction.
International Students: This hybrid section is not considered in person for immigration purposes.
Internet access required. Materials required.

Deadline
Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Course Requirements
Book: Landscape Graphics by Grant Reid
Overhead Camera Mount
Book: Pencil Magic by Phil Metzger
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Mon Jan 5, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jan 6, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jan 13, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jan 20, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jan 27, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Feb 3, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Feb 10, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Feb 17, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Off-Site
Sun Feb 22, 2026
9:00AM PT - 5:00PM PT
Field Trip
Lecture
Tue Feb 24, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Sat Mar 7, 2026
9:00AM PT - 5:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 204CD

This course applies toward the following programs

certificate Whether you want to design a national park, or a modest, water-efficient backyard, landscape architecture can give you the skills and abilities to change the places you live, work, and play for the better. The profession of landscape architecture is a multidisciplinary field that weaves together design, environmental systems, sustainability, construction knowledge—as well as land and water conservation—to influence place making, and to create designed outdoor living spaces.

Whether you want to design a national park, or a modest, water-efficient backyard, landscape architecture can give you the skills and abilities to change the places you live, work, and play for the better. The profession of landscape architecture is a multidisciplinary field that weaves together design, environmental systems, sustainability, construction knowledge—as well as land and water conservation—to influence place making, and to create designed outdoor living spaces.