Landscape Design 5
Planting Design
In this course, plants and plant groups are studied as basic design elements in the landscape. Instruction emphasizes the arrangement of plant materials for defining, sequencing, and articulating space. Ecological and cultural contexts are examined as determinants for sharply focused design concepts.
Instructor
Stephen Davis
Project Location
Santa Monica, Thousand Oaks, UCLA Campus
Project 3: UCLA Entry
SCASLA Excellence Award
LD 5 – Commercial Site
Student: Christina Eldredge
A landscape remodel of UCLA’s primary entrance on Le Conte Avenue.
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SCASLA Honorable Mention
UCLA Entry Redesign
Student: Anna Asnis
UCLA Main entrance redesign – Planting plan concept
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SCASLA Excellence Award
UCLA Entrance Revamped
Student: Chan K Nguyen
UCLA’s main southern entry point is re-imagined as a statement entrance, primarily through the use of drought-tolerant plantings.
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SCASLA Achievement Award
Westwood UCLA Entry Redesign
Student: Tyler Peters
We were tasked with creating a new main entrance for the UCLA campus using only plants. Using a combination of native plants and non-native plants I used formal planting to mark the entrance and natural plantings on the edges to create new gathering spaces and improve the ecosystem.
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SCASLA Honorable Mention
UCLA Entry
Student: Megan Clermont
An underwhelming and unremarkable entrance to one of the nation’s top schools has been reimagined with a mix of classical symmetry and eclectic plantings.
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UCLA Entry Redesign
Student: Jacqueline Wee
The main entry to UCLA’s campus from Westwood is redesigned to both bring attention to this major entry point and serve as a gathering space for the community.