Ch. 1 - Ch. 4 Flashcards
Name all of the Principles of Landscaoe Design:
- Simplicity
- Scale
- Sequence
- Balance
- Focal Point
- Sustainability
- Ecological
- Sense of Place
- Repetition
Define Scale:
Don’t plant something thats too big in a landscape where it could overwhelm it’s surroundings
Define Simplicity:
Less is more.
How to get people to move around from point A to point B is an example of ________.
Sequence
If you have equal weight on both sides of a focul point, it is called ______.
Balance
Define Focal Point:
The object that the person is going to view at the end.
What design concept focuses on the endurance of systems and processes….Make it last.
Sustainability
Not harming the land is an example of being ______.
Ecological
What does it mean to have ‘Sense of Place’?
You’re in a space that feels like it’s local. A place that feels natural, not synthetic
Define Repetition:
Keeping it simple.
Don’t over do it.
a design goal should be to ______ color throughout the seasons following the design principle of sequence.
Stagger
What are the different types of plant color?
- Flower
- Foliage
- Fruit
- Fall
- Bark/Stem
Name and define the two phases of the design process.
Analysis: The planning phase
Synthesis: The graphic or written phase
What are the two steps in the Analysis Stage?
- Program
- Site Analysis
What are the two steps in the Synthesis Stage?
- Design Principles
- Creativity
define what the Program is?
the needs and desires of the client
Define what the Site Analysis entails.
- physical features
- Living features
- Topography
- Soil Characteristics
- Climatic Characteristics
- Legal Perameteres
- Aesthetic factors
define what the Design Principles are.
Rules and Guidelines
Creativity is….
Combining the Program, Site Analysis and Design Principles with imagination
