Landscape Design 1
Site Design Basics
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.
Instructor
Steven Chavez
Project Location
UCLA Campus
SCASLA Achievement Award
The Stage – Macgowen Hall Redevelopment
Student: Heather Wu
Redesign of UCLA’s Macgowan Hall’s Courtyard
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LD1 Final Presentation
Student: Grace Pan
A modern redesign of the Courtyard of Theaters in response to current site conditions and programmatic needs.
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LD1-Macgowan Hall
Student: Tracy Wolk
A reimagination of under utilized Macgowan Hall Courtyard of Theaters
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SCASLA Achievement Award
Macgowan Courtyard
Student: Calvin Mingione
The design seeks to redevelop the existing, underutilized courtyard space with interventions that capitalize on the courtyard’s unique characteristics and foster a more inviting space with added benefit for the theater users and the broader campus population.
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SCASLA Achievement Award
Cascading Terraces
Student: Jesse Woltal
Site analysis and proposal for UCLA’s MacGowan Courtyard.
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SCASLA Excellence Award
UCLA Courtyard of Theaters: Macgowan Hall Redesign
Student: Jen Moody
An artistic oasis and event space, this redesign opens up MacGowan Hall courtyard and defines walkways using curved, Serra-like walls.
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SCASLA Honorable Mention
MacGowan Courtyard Redevelopment
Student: Marilena Lewandowski
Redevelopment of MacGowan Courtyard
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Forest Glade Courtyard for UCLA MacGowan Hall
Student: Clayton Daily
A concept for the redesign of the Courtyard of Theaters at UCLA’s MacGowan Hall. It features a forest glade with a neolithic stone ring and a kinetic wind sculpture at the center. The hardscape drains toward the center of the courtyard into a rain garden.
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