Landscape Design 2
Site Design
This course introduces the landscape architectural design process. Emphasizing process and concept development, students identify a problem and then use site inventory, analysis, program development, and exploration to test solutions. Projects are small-scale sites—preferably actual and visitable, such as intimate courtyards, street plazas, and pocket parks—and/or physically built (i.e., limited use of computer drafting, rendering, and 3D modeling).
InstructorS
JIM SMITH
NICHOLAS DECKER
Project Location
MURPHY SCULPTURE GARDEN UCLA
judges
LORENA MATOS – CITY OF LOS ANGELES, STREETS LA
CHARLES STRAWER – CHARLES H. STRAWTER DESIGN INC.
ANGIE SONG – WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING
SCRIBES
KRISTEN BYRD
VICTORIA STOVER
Project 1: Murphy Sculpture Garden
SCASLA Honorable Mention
Concept development shows a nice combination of ideas. The perspective sketch on the right effectively communicates the elevations.
Murphy Sculpture Garden: Redevelopment
Student: Bella Smith
Students were tasked with redesigning the Murphy Sculpture Garden at UCLA. My design features a multilevel gathering lawn space giving students the flexibility to gather at any place on the lawn, with many different views of the sculpture garden.
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SCASLA Excellence Award
The judges praised the site analysis for its strong organization and clear graphics, and the concept development for clearly walking viewers through each step. The final concept effectively translates the ideas to the site. The site layout uses a well-organized numbering system, reads cleanly with legible linework, and keeps buildings appropriately simple; a stronger hierarchy in the paths is encouraged. Sculpture locations are thoughtfully positioned for viewing. Section–elevations are clearly labeled, and the perspective sketches are especially strong.
Murphy Sculpture Garden: Redevelopment
Student: James Kang
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SCASLA Honorable Mention
The site analysis effectively demonstrates the bridge. In the site layout, the undulating paths are appealing, and the . contours are well represented. In the perspectives, the curved benches successfully shape comfortable spaces.
Murphy Sculpture Garden: Redevelopment
Student: Ryan O’Leary Jones
Redevelopment of the Murphy Sculpture Garden on the UCLA campus. Site analysis, sculpture placement and selection, concept development and site design.
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SCASLA Achievement Award
Site analysis reads well, with map scales sized appropriately for the page. Concept development uses red effectively to draw attention. All sculptures appear accessible and encourage exploration, and trees are used well to direct movement; the grass supports the intended open feel. Enlargements show great graphic textures. Perspectives are very helpful and detailed.
Murphy Sculpture Garden: Redevelopment
Student: Tato Maizza
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SCASLA Achievement Award
The judges appreciated the title page graphics and found the site analysis clear—using printed Google maps is a time-saving shortcut that communicates effectively. Concept development reads as dynamic.. The site layout reads very well graphically with a strong grasp of scale and circulation. Enlargements are strengthened by well-executed stippling. In the section–elevations, tree symbols/graphic style and labels are excellent, and the inclusion of a bioswale is commendable.
Murphy Sculpture Garden: Re-development
Student: Tom Hurst
Murphy Sculpture Garden Final Submission