Site Planning

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Site Planning

• LA 222
• King Abdulaziz University
• College of Environmental Design
• Department of Landscape Architecture

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Introduction

• What is Site Planning?
• Site planning is the organization of an area of
  land to fit a program for its development which
  is efficient, expresses the character of the
  site, and provides attractive spaces to use.

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Purpose

• To learn and practice a logical method of fitting
  design programs and sites harmoniously.
• To understand how natural factors (landscape),
  socio-economic forces (planning), and
  technological functions (architecture
  engineering) interact in the design process.
• To understand the importance of graphic and
  verbal communication skills.

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Student Objectives

• Understand the site development process.
• Apply a method for surveying and presenting the
  natural and human factors affecting the form and
  appearance of the environment.
• Collect information and data concerning an
  urban/rural planning or design issue, classify
  and analyze the data, and make recommendations
  related to that issue.

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Student Objectives

• Analyze a project program, the effect of these
  factors on both site and program, and the impact
  of specific programs on specific sites.
• Draw up guidelines for planning, architecture and
  landscape architecture in the schematic design
  analysis of a program on a site.

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Scope

• Introduction
• Types of planning
• Clients program
• Background research
• Site survey Natural factors
• Site survey Human factors
• Program analysis
• Site analysis
• Site analysis Natural factors
• Site analysis Human factors
• Visual and spatial analysis

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References

• Lynch, K. and Hack, G. Site Planning
• Booth, N., Basic Elements of Landscape
  Architectural Design.
• White, E., Site Analysis

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Course Schedule
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Project
Paper Proposal
Term Paper

• Title
• Topic description
• Components (chapters)
• Method of study
• Data collection analysis
• Comparative study
• Case study
• Quantitative Vs. qualitative
• Interviews
• Book review
• Etc.
• Sources and references

• Select from suggested list of topics or come up
  with your own topic. This exercise is intended as
  an exercise in data collection, analysis and
  synthesis. Structure should include but is not
  limited to topic/problem definition, descriptive
  facts, problems/solutions or advantages/disadvanta
  ges type of analysis. Comparative analysis and/or
  case study methods are also encouraged. Should
  not exceed 10 pages double spaced excluding
  pictures, diagrams, exhibits, figures, and or
  tables. Paper may include appendices. List of
  references/sources of information is a must.

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Course Requirements

• Assignment(s) (10)
• Midterm Exam multiple choice and essay questions
  (30)
• Project Term Paper (20)
• Final exam multiple choice and essay questions
  (40)