LDA 180L/181L/Winter 2004
UCD/Mark Francis
Landscape Architecture 180L/181L
Public Open Space
1 Wellman Hall/TB 106
This lecture and studio course will examine public open space and its relationship to public life and culture in cities and towns including streets, parks, and squares. The course will examine theories and methods of public open space design and management. A typology of spaces is used to examine public life today and how design can respond to this life and culture. Special emphasis will be placed designing for user needs and on new and emerging forms of public open space including community open spaces, nearby nature, learning landscapes and linear parks. Emphasis will also be placed on the relationship of transportation including walking and biking to urban open space design and mixed-use development.
TOPICS
- Definitions of Public Open Space
- The Value of Public Space
The Nature of Public Life
- Types of Public Spaces
- Human Dimensions of Public Open Space
- Design & Management
- The Future of Public Space
- The Relationship of Transportation, Land Use and Open Space
FORMAT
The course will consist of selected readings, discussion, lectures and studio projects on public open space. The lecture format will be informal and discussion will be encouraged.
SCHEDULE
The LDA 180L lecture (2 units) will meet Monday and Wednesdays from 9 AM to 10 AM in 1 Wellman. The LDA 181L studio (3 units) will meet from 10 to 1 PM in TB 106.
ENROLLMENT
The lecture portion is open is all majors depending on space available. The studio portion is open to landscape architecture majors with priority for seniors.
PROJECTS & GRADING
For the lecture portion of the course, a final case study paper is required on a public open space of your choice. Grading for the lecture will be based on the final paper (80%) and class participation (20%). For the studio, there will be two projects focused on the analysis and design of open space in mixed-use development. Grading for the studio will be based on the two projects (40% each) and class participation (20%).
READINGS
Garvin, A. and G. Berens. 1997. Urban Parks and Open Spaces. Washington: The Urban Land Institute. (Required)
Cooper-Marcus, C. & C. Francis (Eds.). 1997. People Places: Design Guidelines for Urban Open Space. New York: Wiley. (Optional)
Francis, M. 2003. Urban Open Space. Washington, DC: Island Press. (Optional)
Kaplan, R., S. Kaplan. & R. L. Ryan. 1998. With People in Mind: Design and Management of Everyday Nature. Washington, DC: Island Press. (Optional)
LECTURE & STUDIO SCHEDULE
1/7LectureCourse Introduction & Overview
Studio:Introduction to Studio
Exercise: Favorite Open Space Mapping
1/12Lecture: What is open space?
The Meaning of Open space
Case Study Methodology
Final project handed out
StudioAnalysis phase begins
In Studio Work
1/14Lecture:Public Space and Public Life
Designing for User Needs
Typologies of Open Space
Studio:In Studio Work
1/19HOLIDAY
1/20Lecture:Community Open Space/Community Gardens
Film: A Lot in Common (on the work of Karl Linn)
Studio:In Studio Work
1/21Lecture: Community Open Space/Community Gardens
Guest: Karl Linn, FASLA, Landscape Architect, Berkeley
Case study topics due in class
Studio: In Studio Work
1/26Lecture:Playgrounds and Children’s Environments
Guest: Susan Goltsman, FASLA Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Berkeley
Studio:In Studio Work
1/28Lecture &All Day Field Trip/San Francisco Urban Spaces
Studio
2/2Lecture:Urban Parks
Case Study: Davis Central Park and Farmers Market
Studio:Analysis due
2/4Lecture:Plazas and Streets
Studio: Design phase begins
In Studio Work
2/9Lecture:Shared Open Space and Sense of Community
Guest: Clare Cooper Marcus, UC Berkeley
Studio:In Studio Work
2/11Lecture:Greenways/Trails
Open Space Critique Due
Studio:In Studio Work
2/16HOLIDAY
2/18Lecture:Open Space Oriented Development
Open Space Critique Due
Studio:In Studio Work
2/23Lecture:Participatory Design and Planning
Final Papers Topics Due
Studio:In Studio Work
2/25Lecture:Regional Thinking/Sustainable Open Spaces
Studio:In Studio Work
3/1Lecture:Post Occupancy Evaluation
The Future of Public Open Space
Studio:In Studio Work
3/3Lecture:Final Paper Presentations
Studio:In Studio Work
3/8Lecture:Final Paper Presentations
Case Study Papers Due
Studio:In Studio Work
3/10Lecture:Final Paper Presentations
Studio:Working Review
3/15Lecture:Final Paper Presentations
Final Paper Due
Studio:Final Design Review
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