LAR 650, (formerly LAR 494), 3 credits, Landscape Architecture Internship: any semester, 3 credits The Department encourages students to complete an internship within a professional Landscape Architectural, Architectural, or Civil Engineering (private or governmental) organization. The purpose of the internship is to enhance and broaden the student’s knowledge of and appreciation for the practice of landscape architecture. The local Triangle metropolitan area is the home of many diverse firms and agencies that offer internship opportunities. Students may also serve internships elsewhere nationally or internationally. In response to student and practitioner suggestions, the faculty developed and approved the following policies and requirements regarding internships:
Students seeking an Internship experience are to initiate a relationship with a potential Landscape Architectural practice. The student and the prospective employer are to discuss the potential internship experience with the goal of identifying and defining the work to be undertaken and performance
expectations.
It is the responsibility of the student to develop and submit a Work Plan. The Work Plan must identify the firm and principal responsible for administrating the Internship experience, describe the work to be performed and the anticipated products or outcomes during the internship.
Internships may be paid or unpaid. Any question about remuneration must be resolved between the student and prospective employer. The University shall in no way become party to or be involved in remuneration issues. An internship earning 3 credit hours in one semester requires a minimum of 112 hours of work. The student is required to maintain a Log Sheet documenting hours worked. The Log Sheet is to be signed by the employer.
Internships are graded Pass/Fail. Upon completion of the internship and before the last day of the semester, the employer is required to verify the student’s attendance, describe the work assigned, and evaluate the students’ performance. The student is required to submit a report that documents the work undertaken during the internship, evaluates the quality of the experience in terms of what was learned, and provide examples of work generated during the experience.
LAR Community Design Charette
There has been a long-standing tradition that landscape architecture students actively participate in community planning and design charettes. These may or may not involve academic credit. These
with the Community Planning and Design Initiative, a component of the College of Design’s Laboratory for Healthy Communities.
Other elective for credit courses that qualify in the area of professional practice include: Design Practicum
Teaching Practicum
Students may take Professional Practice related courses offered by other academic units. The Mentor Program (not for academic credit)
The Landscape Architecture Mentor Program, initiated in Spring 2007, pairs individual students with professional landscape architects. It provides students invaluable exposure to the practice of landscape architecture. The Mentor Program requires the student to invite their respective mentor into their studio at least once during the semester for a detailed discussion about the student’s work. Mentors are also invited to attend their student’s interim and final reviews. The students, in turn, are expected to visit with their respective mentor at the mentor’s place of work. This enables students to have exposure to the workings of a professional office, see work currently “on the boards, “ and to ask questions of their mentors concerning the practice of landscape architecture. A number of students have been invited to “shadow” their mentors as they go to meetings with clients, attend hearings, and meet with other
consultants. Since the launch of the Mentor Program in 2006, over 110 student/practitioner relationships have been initiated. Members of the Student Advisory Council and the Landscape Architecture Alumni Board now manage the Mentor Program jointly.
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Design Applications Workshops (DAW)
: 6 credit hours requiredDesign Application Workshops are 1 – 2 credit hour mini courses focused on specific topics intended to enrich the knowledge, skills, and capabilities of designers. The topics to be covered are broad and reflective of the needs and interests of the students, faculty, and professional community. Topics to be developed as Design Application Workshops may include:
o Method areas such as:
§ Digital applications: GIS, 3D Civil, animation § Drawing and representation
§ Development economics § Audio/visual presentation § Writing
§ Portfolio design
o Subject areas such as:
§ Environmental Justice and Design (2 credit hours)
An introduction to the history and principles of Environmental Justice and a critical review of design case studies of equitable design. This course would involve lectures (including guests) and some local field trips.
§ Community Design Workshop (2 credit hours)
An introduction to the history and principles of Community Design with hands on experiences increasing awareness of the use of new community engagement approaches. Night class time preferred to allow professionals to attend.
An introduction to filmic technics applied to design communication at various stages in the design process. Emphasis is on the use of cameras, editing and post production tools. This could be an online course.
§ Design Strategies for Community Open Space (3 credit hours)
A multidisciplinary workshop exploring strategic thinking for community open space and park design. This course would be marketed to PRTM and others interested in park analysis, programming, and design and use a Triangle Land Conservancy site as a study area. Could be cross-listed with PRTM.
§ Adaptive Reuse Strategies for Decommissioned Sites (unknown)
This course explores best practices in repurposing decommisioned landscapes. It would include case study work, and some applied learning on a decommissioned prison site (Celen's work with growingchange.org)
§ Design Strategies for Urban Food Systems (unknown)
This course explores best practices in designing and implementing urban food systems. It would leverage local case studies including Raleigh City Farm and the Raleigh Food Corridor, as well as applied learning through work with an emerging group in Winston Salem.
§ *Midcentury landscapes of North Carolina (2 credit hours)
This course will increase the awareness of modernist landscapes designed by North Carolina landscape architects, including the work of Richard "Dick" Bell, Lewis Clark, Lamarr Bunn and others. The course involves archival research in the NC State University library system, as well as field study in selected designed landscapes. (This course could parallel work with the Berger lecture and exhibition we discussed for Spring).
Other potential DAWs include:
§ Community design charette
§ Design leadership and Project Management § Land development Process and Economics § Landscape Asset Modeling and Management § State Construction Professional Practice
§ Sustainable Sites Project Planning and Documentation § Native Plants and Design
Implementation of Design Application Workshops will commence spring semester 2015. Delivery may deviate from the traditional semester long course model depending on the nature of the course. For example, a 1-credit course requires 15 contact hours. This can be achieved over a weekend, over several Saturday mornings, or even over the spring break.