Landscape and
environmental design
The design and planning of our communities makes a significant difference in the lives of people and the sustainability of our planet.
Landscape and Environmental Design provides students an excellent introduction to the fields of
Landscape Architecture
Environmental Design
City Planning and restoration
Instruction is given in the following areas: elements of design, the history of landscape architecture, plant identification, design research, technical drafting, sketching, color rendering and computer aided design.
This course allows students express themselves visually and showcase their creativity. They explore future careers such as Landscape Architecture, Environmental Design, and City Planning and Engineering. Students also utilize their knowledge and skills in a real world design project to beautify their school and community working in partnership with college students in UC Davis’ Landscape Architecture department.
Students learn that Landscape and Environmental Design projects range from Community Parks to the front and backyards of homes, from river habitat restoration to planning at the city scale.
Students develop an awareness of the interactive relationship between humans and how they shape their environment. They also gain an appreciation for the historical and cultural traditions that are reflected in landscape architectural designs.
Landscape Architecture
Environmental Design
City Planning and restoration
Instruction is given in the following areas: elements of design, the history of landscape architecture, plant identification, design research, technical drafting, sketching, color rendering and computer aided design.
This course allows students express themselves visually and showcase their creativity. They explore future careers such as Landscape Architecture, Environmental Design, and City Planning and Engineering. Students also utilize their knowledge and skills in a real world design project to beautify their school and community working in partnership with college students in UC Davis’ Landscape Architecture department.
Students learn that Landscape and Environmental Design projects range from Community Parks to the front and backyards of homes, from river habitat restoration to planning at the city scale.
Students develop an awareness of the interactive relationship between humans and how they shape their environment. They also gain an appreciation for the historical and cultural traditions that are reflected in landscape architectural designs.
GRANT UNION HIGH SCHOOL PROMENADE
Thanks to our partnership with Sacramento Tree Foundation the first phase of the Master Plan, the Promenade, a total of 60,063 sqf, was awarded a $990,000.00 Urban Greening Grant from the CA Strategic Growth Council.
The plant material proposed by GEO students consists of low water use and low maintenance grasses and grass-like plants exemplifying the natural sustainable environment that we want the urban community to respect and understand as an alternate usage in their own backyard.
This space is enhanced with permeable hardscape that will allow water to be contained on side through bios-wales and opportunity to appreciate a sustainable space with native environmentally friendly like the straw bale seat walls. The design is also intended to allow for the youth to have lunch and go to Main campus and West campus in a protected environment from the natural elements such as wind, sun, and rain. Grant Union High School students need space where they can sit and create a sense of place.
The plant material proposed by GEO students consists of low water use and low maintenance grasses and grass-like plants exemplifying the natural sustainable environment that we want the urban community to respect and understand as an alternate usage in their own backyard.
This space is enhanced with permeable hardscape that will allow water to be contained on side through bios-wales and opportunity to appreciate a sustainable space with native environmentally friendly like the straw bale seat walls. The design is also intended to allow for the youth to have lunch and go to Main campus and West campus in a protected environment from the natural elements such as wind, sun, and rain. Grant Union High School students need space where they can sit and create a sense of place.
