Landscape school training courses in Atlanta, GA (public, in-house or online)

This course provides an overview of landscape in painting, with a focus on the conceptual, perceptual and technical evolution of the landscape image in the history of painting. While the course concentrates on issues specific to this genre, attention is also given to the role of technique and theory in the expression of the masters and contemporary practitioners.

The cultural landscape is the tangible and intangible impression made by humans on their environment. In this course, students examine the relationship between the cultural landscape and the built environment. Topics include whether or not to preserve a cultural landscape in a changing world ? and how to meet the challenge.

Students are introduced to the theory and study of exterior spaces as they relate to and complement building designs. Through lectures, research, studio problems and field trips, the course explores the historical background of landscape design, theory, site analysis, environmental issues, and plant materials.

Students are introduced to the study of exterior spaces as they relate to and complement building design. Through lectures, studio problems and field trips, the course explores the historical background of landscape design, theory, site analysis, environmental issues and plant materials.

Landscape Design school covers the following:
Lettering and Drawing Tools
Graphic Techniques
Site Analysis and the Design Process
The Outdoor Room
Plant Selection and Flowers
Hardscapes
Using Computers and Pricing a Design
Landscape Calculations
Installing Plants and Grass
Landscape Irrigation