The concentration in ecological design proposes a creative merging of natural processes with human wants and needs, using ecology and resource conservation as the basis for design. The strategies of conservation, regeneration, and stewardship are applied at all levels of scale to produce sustainable landscapes, communities, cities and applied technologies. Students will focus on one or several areas including but not limited to: landscape resource studies, sustainable design and construction, restoration and management of native ecosystems, water resources design.
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 537 |
Landscape Planning and Design 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) |
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A methods course (3-4 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 |
| LA 452 |
Natural Precedent in Planting |
| LA 542 |
Landscape Modeling |
| LA 550 |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
| NRES 401 |
Watershed Hydrology |
| NRES 403 |
Watersheds and Water Quality |
| NRES 419 |
Environment and Plant Ecosystems |
| NRES 429 |
Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation |
| NRES 439 |
Environment and Sustainable Development |
| UP 405 |
Watershed Ecology and Planning |
| UP 442 |
Environmental Policy and Law |
South Fork Chicago River Studio
