LD4

Landscape Design 4

Environmental Analysis and Planning

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.

Instructor

Emily Gabel-Luddy

Project Location

Burbank

Johnny Carson Park Expansion

Students: Grace Pan, Callie Kourtis, Eric de la Hoya

Integrating River and Park in an Urban World

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Future Histories

Students: Julia Bennett, Marilena Panagiotou, Dante IƱiguez

Re-imagining Buena Vista Park adjacent to the LA River by mining the ecology of the past as a model for open space restoration along the entire LA River Channel.

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Transforming Burbank’s LA River Front

Students: Jen Moody, Sam Hinckley, Elena Avanesova

Envisioning a future where the 134 freeway is abandoned, our project draws inspiration from the 2016 renovation of Little Tujunga Wash to revitalize Johnny Carson Park. Repurposing the former freeway, we establish an eco-corridor and restore a section of the LA River. Our proposal aims to harmonize human activities with wildlife habitats, utilizing natural bio-filtration systems for stormwater management and creating a communal oasis.

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Johnny Carson Park Reimagined

Students: Elizabeth Cramer, Heather Wu, Tracy Wolk

A futurist conceptual redesign of Johnny Carson Park integrating natural systems within an urban context, connecting the wild with the community of Burbank.

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Johnny Carson Park Redevelopment

Students: Mackenzie Doyle, Robert Hancock, Catherine Eisenberg

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Johnny Carson Park Redevelopment

Students: Aimee Kirby, Micheael Bircumshaw, Andrew Steiger

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