Community Design Studio
The concentration in Community and Urban Landscape Design emphasizes analysis and design grounded in community engagement. Building on theory related to social and cultural issues, this concentration focuses on application through place-based design and action research. Areas of specific interest may emphasize cultural diversity, community revitalization, and social and environmental justice. Students will learn theory and models of urban design, with particular attention to the social and ecological implications. The primary scales of inquiry are the neighborhood and urban core, although issues will also engage regional concerns as well as household and home. Course requirements are interdisciplinary, drawing on architecture, planning, and other fields.
Required Concentration Courses (32 credit hours required)
| LA 438 |
Design Workshop Studio (5 credit hours) |
| LA 450 |
Ecology for Land Restoration (4 credit hours) |
| LA 470 |
Social/Cultural Design Issues (3 credit hours) |
| LA 501 |
Landscape Architecture Theory and Practice (2 credit hours) |
| LA 565 |
Design/Behavior Studio (6 credit hours) |
| LA 599 |
Thesis Seminar (2 credit hours) |
| LA 599 |
Thesis Studio (5 credit hours) |
| LA 599 |
Thesis Workshop (1 credit hour) |
| ARCH 563 |
Social/Behavioral Research for Designed Environments
(methods, 4 credit hours) |
Recommended Courses
The student is not limited to the list of recommended courses but can propose other courses that might fit his/her course of study, as approved by the student's mentor and the MLA Program Coordinator.
| ANTH 557 |
Social Construction of Space |
| ARCH 424 |
Gender and Race in Contemporary Architecture |
| ARCH 515 |
Architectural History of American Communities |
| LA 564 |
Behavioral Research in Design |
| LEIST 545 |
Sociology of Leisure |
| SOC 447 |
Environmental Sociology |
| NRES 540 |
Public Involvement in Resource Management |
| SOC 575 |
Leisure and Culture |
| UP 473 |
Housing and Urban Policy Plannin |
| UP 474 |
Neighborhood Planning |
| UP 517 |
Community Studies Theory |
Alternative Spring Break
