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L Arch 433-498a Spring 2005

Design Integration for Sustainable Landscape Construction

Course Schedule

 

 

Week 1          LANDFORM, WATER AND WETLANDS

 

March 28

Lecture: Introduction to the Course; Landform, Water and Design ( Nancy );
Project Introduction

Mini-Exercise:   Grading Basics #1
Work: Campus walk
Readings : Sustainable Landscape Construction (SLC): Introduction, Successes and Challenges, and Principle 4-Respect the Waters of Life; Site Engineering for Landscape Architects (Strom and Nathan): Chapter 5 (3rd Ed.)

March 30

Lecture: Magnuson Park Background

Mini-Exercise:   Review Grading Basics # 1
Work: Field trip: Sand-Point Magnuson Park , Kevin Bergsrud

April 1

Lecture: Kern Ewing: Pacific Northwest Wetlands

Mini-Exercise:   Grading Review Ex. #2 - Slopes, Swales and Spot Elevations
Work: Park Concept Design @ 1"= 100'

 

 

Week 2          WETLAND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

 

Assign Construction Case Studies/Green Technology Research

April 4

Lecture: Design for Educational Wetlands and Water Places, Magnuson Outdoor Learning Lab ( Nancy )

Mini-Exercise:  

Calculating area and volume Ex. #3 in class.
Introduction to Volume calculation methods and Mini-Ex. #4

Work:

Concept Design at 1” = 10 0' (teams)

Readings :

Site Background, including:

Sand-Point Magnuson Park Draft EIS, chapter 2.1 and 2.2 (2.2.5 in depth) and Appendix B Storm Drainage Report (note that a separate Drainage Report contains correct Drainage Maps); Planning Charrette Package, including Wetland Functions and Variables Matrix and Hydrogeologic Findings

Wetland Design, Robert France: Chapter Two

Site Engineering for Landscape Architects (Strom and Nathan): Chapter 6 (3rd Ed)

April 6

Lecture: Kevin O'Brien: Aquatic Habitat Recommendations and Strategies for Magnuson Park

Mini-Exercise:   Review Pond Grading with cut and fill/outlet elevation (#4)
Work: Concept Design

April 8

Lecture: Field Trip to UW Bothell Campus and Reference Wetlands

Mini-Exercise:    
Work:  

 

 

Week 3          MITIGATING AND DESIGNING WITH STORMWATER

 

April 11

Lecture: Rich Horner: Effects of Human Activities on Aquatic Ecosystems, with Emphasis on Urban Stormwater Runoff Impacts on Wetlands

Mini-Exercise:   Grading a pond to achieve multiple goals: Calculating volume 2, Ex. #5
Work: Concept Design Review
Readings :

Wetland Design, Robert France: Chapter Three

Chapter 8, Urban Runoff Treatment Practices, in Fundamentals of Urban Runoff Management, Horner et al.,

Design of Stormwater Wetland Systems, Constructed Wetlands in the Sustainable Landscape, T. Scheuler, chapters 5-12

Low Impact Development Manual for Puget Sound: http://www.psat.wa.gov/Publications/LID_tech_manual05/LID_manual2005.pdf

April 13

Lecture #1: Steven Haluschak: Engineering Approaches to Aquatic Habitat Design at Magnuson Park
Lecture #2: Created Wetland Types and Mechanisms for Water Quality Treatment, Detention, and Habitat (Nancy)

Mini-Exercise:  Review Mini-Ex. #5
Work: Detailed Area Design

April 15

Lecture: Low Impact Development Practices: Chris Webb or Curtis Hinman

Mini-Exercise:   Mini-Ex. #6 Sizing Ponds to accommodate given volumes and areas/td>
Work: Detailed Area Design

 

 

Week 4           HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS/NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES

 

April 18

Lecture: Rich Horner: Hydrologic Analysis for Landscape Architects

Mini-Exercise:   Review Mini Ex. #6; Hydrol. Analysis Ex. #7
Work: Detailed Area Design Review (or on April 20)
Readings :

Puget Sound Stormwater Management Manual

Guard: Wetland Plants of Oregon and Washington

Pojar and Mackinnon: Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast

Kruckeberg: Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest

April 20

Lecture: Curtis Hinman: Bioretention and Permeable Paving (2 hrs.)

Mini-Exercise:  Review Hydrol. Ex. #7. Native Plant Palette Ex. #8 (assign)
Work: Detailed Area Design Review – hydrologic analysis and grading

April 22

Lecture: Wetland/Native Plant Identification Field Trip at UBNA

Mini-Exercise:  
Work:

 

 

Week 5          PLANTING STRATEGIES AND SCHEMATICS

 

April 25

Lecture: Sarah Reichard: Wetland restoration issues/Invasives (@ 3:30)

Mini-Exercise:   Review Planting Palette #8
Work: Schematic Park and Detailed Area Design
Readings :

April 27

Lecture:

Mini-Exercise: 
Work: Schematic Park and Detailed Area Design

April 29

Lecture:

Mini-Exercise:  
Work: Final Schematic Design Review

 

 

Week 6          CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, PROCESSES AND COMMUNICATION
                      1/ SITE PREPARATION AND EARTHWORK

 

May 2

Lecture: Overview of the Construction Set Drawing Package; CSI System and Construction Process, with case study examples-Cedar River Watershed; Site Preparation and Erosion Control Plan (Nancy)

Mini-Exercise:   Mid-term check; Drafting Conventions: CADD set-up
Work: Storyboard for Construction Set, Site Preparation and Erosion Control Plan
Readings :

Sustainable Landscape Construction, Principle 1, Keep Healthy Sites Healthy, Principle 2, Heal Injured Sites; Principle 3 Favor Living, Flexible Materials; Principle 5 Pave Less; Principle 6 Consider Origin and Fate of Materials; Principle 7, Know the Costs of Energy Over Time

Seattle Soils for Salmon Brochure

May 4

Lecture: Erosion Control, Soil Protection Systems, and Tree Protection (Nhon),Earthwork and Large-scale materials: Soil Fill and Granular materials, equipment, rough grade/ fine grade, geotextiles, paving. (Nancy)

Mini-Exercise:  CADD Review, File Management
Work: Cover and Site Preparation and Erosion Control Plan
 

May 6

Due: Cover Sheet and Site Preparation and Erosion Control Plan (50%)
Lecture: Drainage Structures and Details, Grading Plan (Nhon)

Mini-Exercise:   Drainage Structures and Schedule, Spot elevation exercise
Work: Cover and Site Preparation and Erosion Control Plan/Grading Plan

 

 

Week 7          CONSTRUCTION COMMUNICATION 2 /SOILS

 

May 9

Due: Grading and Drainage Plan
Lecture: Layout Plan, Dimensioning, POB (Nhon)

Mini-Exercise:   Layout exercise
Work: Grading Plan, Layout Plan
Readings :

TBA

May 11

Lecture: David McDonald, Soils and Soil Specifications

Mini-Exercise: 
Work: Layout Plan and Details
 

May 13

Case Study Presentations/Green Tech Posters
Lecture:

Work: Layout Plan and Details

 

 

Week 8          CONSTRUCTION COMMUNICATION 3 / PLANTING

 

May 16

Due: Copy of Layout Plan and Details (50%)
Lecture: Planting Plans and Specifications (Nancy)

Mini-Exercise:   Plant Schedule
Work: Planting Plan and Specs
Readings :

Sustainable Landscape Construction Principle 10: Maintain to Sustain

Information sheets from Sound Native Plants: Information sheets from Sound Native Plants: www.soundnativeplants.com

May 18

Lecture: Specifications for Restoration Planting (Susan Buis tentative)

Mini-Exercise:  Plant or Soil Spec Exercise
Work: Planting Plan and Specs

May 20

Lecture: Stephanie Hurley: Planting and Maintenance for Natural Drainage

Mini-Exercise:  
Work: Planting Plan and Specs

 

 

Week 9          CONSTRUCTION COMMUNICATION 4-FROM DESIGNER
                      TO CONTRACTOR

 

May 23

Due: Planting Plan and Specification Section
Lecture: Specifications; Costs Estimating, Role of the LA in Construction (Nancy)

Mini-Exercise:   Specification Outline
Work: Construction Set PRINT AS YOU FINISH
Readings :

Take Home Quiz, Due June 7

May 25

Lecture: Contractor visit (Randy Morris) or Field trip to construction site (Andy Scheffer)

Work: Construction Set

May 27

Lecture:

Work: Construction Set

 

 

Week 10          REFINEMENTS AND REVIEW

 

May 30

Holiday
 

June 1

Final Review- Redline Session with Professionals

 

 

Week 9          FINISH AND FINAL

 

June 6

Final Class Meeting

Final CD Set and Take Home Quiz Due