The second core design studio explores the relationships among sites, drawings, models, and the making of landscape architectural projects. The studio site is typically located on vacant or abandoned land in North Philadelphia along the Delaware River. These sites present a complex set of issues, including fragmentation, inaccessibility, and contamination. Through the design of a park, students study the roles of concept, organization, and form in establishing new assemblages of public space and the natural world while creating new relationships across the site, its immediate edges, and the larger region. Prior to site-specific work, students experiment with various methods and materials for creating formal organization in two and three dimensions. The resulting drawings and models serve as analogous structures to envision possible future organizations and uses for the site. These studies are conducted alongside research and site interpretations ranging from photographs and sketches to measured drawings and diagrams. The objective of the studio is to unite imagination, creative speculation, pragmatic analysis, and technical competency to fully engage with the diverse considerations involved in creating a landscape project.
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