LAH 2010 Landscape Construction Practices

This course introduces the materials and methods of landscape construction and management with emphasis on how general intentions develop at the plan and detail level, resolve through sound principles of construction, and are professionally documented according to conventional standards. Coursework includes surveying; map-making; construction of freestanding retaining walls, patios, and walkways; grading earthworks; and the principles of statics and mechanics as they apply to landscape design.