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Landscape Design 4: Environmental Analysis and Planning

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ARCH X 472.9

Utiltizing methods of environmental research and analysis, students invstigate the natural, historical, and cultural factors impacting land-use.

Typically Available
Winter
Duration
As few as 11 weeks
Units
4.0
Current Formats
Hybrid
Cost
Starting at $1,069.00

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What you can learn.

Understand how to prepare an environmental analysis of a potential project site
Work within a team environment
Apply knowledge of natural processes, codes and connectivity to land use and adjacencies
Understand and apply suitability analysis and all historical, social, environmental, physical, (i.e., below grade, at grade, above grade) planning criteria and how to map and quantify these elements of the environment
Collect and understand past community input and public engagement
Present and defend project design solutions with facts, figures and analytical data

About This Course

This course studies the methods and attitudes of environmental research and analysis utilized by landscape architects. Students investigate the natural, historical, and cultural factors that impact land-use suitability, design programming, and design development. Instruction emphasizes the application of these methods to both the natural and built environments.
Prerequisites
ARCH X 471.2 Landscape Design 3: Advanced Site Design; ARCH X 472.12A Grading and Drainage.

Winter 2026 Schedule

Date
Details
Format
 
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Sunday, Tuesday
Instructor:
Wai Kin Soo
REG#
405777
Fee:
$1,069.00
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Remote Classroom
Field Trip
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Notes

Required in-person meetings on Jan. 25 and Mar. 8 at Johnny Carson Park, Burbank, CA
No class meeting on Jan. 27; Feb. 24
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.
Visitors not permitted. 
Internet access required. Materials required.

Deadline
Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Course Requirements
Book: Site Planning, Third Edition by Kevin Lynch
Book: Design with Nature by Ian L. McHarg
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Tue Jan 6, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jan 13, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jan 20, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Off-Site
Sun Jan 25, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
Field Trip
Lecture
Tue Feb 3, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Feb 10, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Feb 17, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Tue Mar 3, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Off-Site
Sun Mar 8, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
Field Trip
Discussion
Tue Mar 10, 2026
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Tue Mar 17, 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.