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Landscape Design 1: Site Design Basics

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ARCH X 471.1A

Explore form and the importance of scale in landscape architectural design. These skills and insights are applied culminating in a study of a small, site-scale school garden.

Typically Available
Fall
Winter
Duration
As few as 12 weeks
Units
4.0
Current Formats
Hybrid
Cost
Starting at $1,069.00

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What you can learn.

Build upon drawing, seeing, and measuring skills
Create an informed design idea
Study and analyze a site
Develop a design process
Graphically and orally present designs

About This Course

This course explores basic design elements, principles, and issues relevant to landscape architecture. Projects emphasize abstract 3D space and form; the basics of site design: conceptual design, imagery, and symbolism; and basic issues of proportion, scale, and composition.
Prerequisites
ARCH X 472 Introduction to the Landscape Design Professions and ARCH X 472.4D Design Graphics I: Drafting and Drawing of the Built Environment.

Winter 2026 Schedule

Date
Details
Format
 
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Thursday, Saturday
Instructor:
REG#
405759
Fee:
$1,069.00
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UCLA
Remote Classroom
Field Trip
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Notes

Required in person meetings: Saturday, January 10; February 21 Macgowan Hall Courtyard, UCLA campus 
No class meeting Thursday, Feb 26
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
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Discussion
Thu Jan 8, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Field Trip
Lecture
Sat Jan 10, 2026
1:30PM PT - 4:30PM PT
UCLA
Lecture
Thu Jan 15, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Jan 22, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Jan 29, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Feb 5, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Feb 12, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Feb 19, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Sat Feb 21, 2026
1:30PM PT - 4:30PM PT
Field Trip
Lecture
Thu Mar 5, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Mar 12, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Mar 19, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Thu Mar 26, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom

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.