11. Drawing,
is quintessential for the work of
landscape
architects. It is the ultimate tool to
communicate the concepts and designs
behind it.
12. PURPOSE OF LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE DRAWINGS
*To translate the design and concept
of a particular public area
- conceptual plan
-bubble plan
-schematic plan
-section and elevation
*To translate data for further
analysis during planning and
designing of the public area
*To explain as to how each natural
elements will be integrated into the
site, eg.planting plan
13. Everyone loves the big idea, but now it's down to
designing specifically how that idea will work.
Instead of just a green roof, it's the exact details of how it will look, function and
also how the surrounding factors would influence it. Not only that, but many
projects require a series of drawing as part of a whole master plan or site plan.
19. LOCA
TION
ORIENTAT
ION
Temperature &
Sun Path
wind direction
SOIL
TYPE +
CONDITI
ON
topogra
phy
vegetation
and natural
features
Precipitation
&
Hydrology
Infrastru
cture &
Facilitie
s
land uses and
buildings
VIS
UAL
LIN
KAG
ES
locally
availabl
e
resourc
es
29. “The city, the suburbs, and the countryside
must be viewed as a single, evolving system
with nature, as must every individual park
and building within that largerwhole. “
– AnneWhiston Spirn
36. PLANTS
“I saw that animals were important. I saw that
plants were even more important. I was also
to learn that compared to many of the other
species, we weren't important at all except for
the damage we do. We do not rule the natural
world, despite our conspicuous position in it.
On the contrary, it is our lifeline, and we do
well to try to understand its rules.”
― Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
37. Cultivat
ion
Cracked Concrete Garden proves
that many plants have a way of
surviving even with minimal
resources. The project took a site
that was previously paved with
concrete and transformed the land
into a true piece of urban wild.
67. 2 Landscape architecture has
undergone numerous shifts of
representation over the past
several decades. This was a period
where current technological context
allows the collobaration of various
choice of medium and drawing
typology to reflect the intended
nature of the site.
68. 6 To convey a sense of atmosphere and
seasonality and to communicate design
proposals through a range of
drawings. It is important to consider
how the drawings operate as
representations of space.
69. RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Landscape is not a concrete definition, but a strong
foundation that is a flexible idea encouraging you to
explore and define through your own unique pursuits.
The studio focuses on the process of critical making and
exploring the dynamic, spatial, and environmental elements
specific to the medium of landscape architecture.
