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The Conway School of Landscape Design is the only institution of its kind in North America. Its focus is sustainable landscape planning and design. Each year, through its accredited, ten-month graduate program just eighteen to nineteen students from diverse backgrounds are immersed in a range of applied landscape studies, ranging in scale from residences to regions. Graduates go on to play significant professional roles in various aspects of landscape planning and design. www.csld.edu
INTRODUCTION ................................1 CONTEXT regional.....................................2 neighborhood..........................3 EXISTING CONDITIONS..................4 SITE SECTION...................................5 CITY-WIDE ANALYSES................6-7 SITE ANALYSES access & circulation.............8 impervious surfaces.............9 views...........................................10 vegetation.................................11 utilities......................................12 sun/shade.................................13 summary analysis..................14 IDEAL CONCEPT.............................15 DESIGN ALTERNATIVE 1...........16-17 DESIGN ALTERNATIVE 2.........18-19 DESIGN ALTERNATIVE 3........20-21 FINAL DESIGN.................................22 planting guide.......................23 design details..................24-26 garden details................27-28 design precedents...............29 FOR THE FUTURE..........................30
O p e n A i r M u s e u m • Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA Elizabeth Cooper • Abrah Jordan Dresdale • Conway School of Landscape Design june 2010
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