Ch. 1 - Ch. 4 Flashcards

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Name all of the Principles of Landscaoe Design:

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  • Simplicity
  • Scale
  • Sequence
  • Balance
  • Focal Point
  • Sustainability
  • Ecological
  • Sense of Place
  • Repetition
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2
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Define Scale:

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Don’t plant something thats too big in a landscape where it could overwhelm it’s surroundings

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3
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Define Simplicity:

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Less is more.

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4
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How to get people to move around from point A to point B is an example of ________.

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Sequence

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5
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If you have equal weight on both sides of a focul point, it is called ______.

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Balance

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6
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Define Focal Point:

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The object that the person is going to view at the end.

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7
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What design concept focuses on the endurance of systems and processes….Make it last.

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Sustainability

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8
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Not harming the land is an example of being ______.

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Ecological

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9
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What does it mean to have ‘Sense of Place’?

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You’re in a space that feels like it’s local. A place that feels natural, not synthetic

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10
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Define Repetition:

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Keeping it simple.

Don’t over do it.

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11
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a design goal should be to ______ color throughout the seasons following the design principle of sequence.

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Stagger

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12
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What are the different types of plant color?

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  • Flower
  • Foliage
  • Fruit
  • Fall
  • Bark/Stem
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13
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Name and define the two phases of the design process.

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Analysis: The planning phase

Synthesis: The graphic or written phase

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14
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What are the two steps in the Analysis Stage?

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  1. Program
  2. Site Analysis
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16
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What are the two steps in the Synthesis Stage?

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  1. Design Principles
  2. Creativity
17
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define what the Program is?

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the needs and desires of the client

18
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Define what the Site Analysis entails.

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  • physical features
  • Living features
  • Topography
  • Soil Characteristics
  • Climatic Characteristics
  • Legal Perameteres
  • Aesthetic factors
19
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define what the Design Principles are.

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Rules and Guidelines

20
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Creativity is….

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Combining the Program, Site Analysis and Design Principles with imagination

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