Instructor:听Ali Beach
Remote Instruction
M T听TH听| 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
This course will introduce concepts in visual communication and explore the fundamentals of communicating design ideas within Environmental Design through a project-based course. As the second of a three-part technology sequence in the Bachelors in Environmental Design core curriculum, students will develop an understanding of principles in graphic design, image adjustments and editing, file sizes and types, theory and application of color theory, basics in choosing typography, drafting technical drawings digitally, and compositional strategies to communicate concepts clearly to a variety of audiences.
The course will also introduce print production standards and digital representation tools used across several design industries with a focus on Environmental Design applications. Students will become acquainted with the Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat Pro, and understand how to apply these tools to help communicate a design.
The historical and current context of graphic art and environmental design will be referenced throughout the course. Each student will learn important skills and techniques to apply to their career in design and build an individual approach to visual communication through a series of lectures, assignments, workshops, readings, and tutorials.
Instructor:听Sarah Tabatabaie
Remote Instruction
M T听TH听| 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Instructors:听Danielle Bilot
Remote Instruction
MTWTH
LEC: 9:25 -听10:15 a.m. | LAB: 10:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
This studio exposes students to concepts and strategies inherent to the practice of landscape architecture. Designers work by perceiving, analyzing, drawing, making, and doing. Broadly defined, the design process is a way of thinking in which designers define a given design problem or objective, gather data on this problem, synthesize this data into information, and use this information to arrive at design solutions.
The basis of the design process is iteration, or successively evaluating and refining design alternatives to arrive at a final product. This course will embody how this design process applies to the field of landscape architecture. We will apply a creative, data-driven approach to a site location in Boulder, CO and create a final design rooted in sensory engagement, theory, ecological needs, and novel programming for the community.
Instructors:听Shawhin Roudbari
Remote Instruction
MTTH | 1:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Instructor:听Stacey Schulte
Remote Instruction
MTTH | 9:25 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.
This seminar is a 5-week conversation about urban design and human well-being. From the park bench to the layout of city systems, urban design deals with the physical form of the city at multiple scales. Building design, public spaces, transportation and access to nature all play a strong role in the day-to-day human experience. The field of Positive Psychology, or happiness research, tells us that the built environment is responsible for a great deal of human well-being.
In this course, we will draw upon this research and other social theories to evaluate the form and performance of public spaces. The course will also explore tried-and-true urban design principles, consider emerging trends, and include a special discussion on urban design in the time of COVID-19.