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Social Factors in Environmental Design

X402 (2 semester units in Landscape Architecture)

A requirement in the Certificate Program in Landscape Architecture

Landscape architects have the tools to connect people to each other as well as to places. In addition, the profession is increasingly instrumental in providing nature experiences to the urban population. This course provides an introduction to basic environmental psychology theory. Using our own interaction with nature and with our built environment as a starting point, we apply social research and theory to the design process. One field trip in San Francisco and a group project are required outside of class.

Prerequisite: Studio L1: Environmental Design X116 or equivalent coursework with consent of the instructor.

There are currently no sections open for enrollment.

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Sat. Oct. 10, San Francisco

MARNI BARNES, M.L.A., ASLA, LCSW, is principal of the landscape architecture and consulting firm Deva Designs. Drawing on her experience as a psychotherapist and on 25 years of landscape design, Barnes writes about emotional health and outdoor environments and co-authored Healing Gardens: Therapeutic Benefits and Design Recommendations. She recently designed the central courtyard for the Kaiser Medical Group.

Revised class schedule in red.

• 10 meetings
• Oct. 10 to Dec. 19: Sat., 10 am-1 pm (no meeting Nov. 28); also
  Nov. 7: Sat., 10 am-2:30 pm
  
• San Francisco: Room 205, Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.
• $615 (EDP 011783)

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