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Design Graphics 1: Drafting and Drawing of the Built Environment

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ARCH X 472.4D

Using Tongva Park, students study design, program, and planting. Drawing, observing, and creating a hand-drawn plan are the outcomes.

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Fall
Winter
Summer
Duration
As few as 13 weeks
Units
4.0
Current Formats
Hybrid
Cost
Starting at $1,069.00

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What you can learn.

Acquire working knowledge and use of scale, scale conversions, and proportions
Acquire working ability to use a drafting and drawing process
Acquire working understanding of 1- and 2-point perspective
Demonstrate the ability to make detailed observations of the built environment and apply them to graphic communication and decision making
Acquire the ability to select, draft and draw a section line and elevation from a 2D layout plan and express the 2D information in a drawn 3D vignette – 1- and 2-point perspective

About This Course

Students learn introductory drafting, lettering and perspective drawing techniques as they relate to the field of Landscape Architecture and professional standards. All work product is developed from Tongva Park, a real site located in Santa Monica. At the end of this course, students make a presentation to the instructor and visiting guests. The students present a package of work product that includes hand drafting of a dimensioned site plan, section/elevations and perspective sketch.

Summer 2026 Schedule

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This section has no set meeting times.
REG#
408237
Fee:
$1,069.00
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Notes

Attendance at in-person class meetings is mandatory per the LATC credentialing of this program.
Two in-person field trips - tbd
Course format is a combination of live-online and in-person class meetings.
Internet access required. Materials required.

Deadline
Refunds only available from April 27, 2026 to July 12, 2026

This course applies toward the following programs

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Landscape Architecture

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Landscape Architecture

certificate Whether you want to design a national park, or a modest, water-efficient backyard, landscape architecture can give you the skills and abilities to change the places you live, work, and play for the better. The profession of landscape architecture is a multidisciplinary field that weaves together design, environmental systems, sustainability, construction knowledge—as well as land and water conservation—to influence place making, and to create designed outdoor living spaces.

Whether you want to design a national park, or a modest, water-efficient backyard, landscape architecture can give you the skills and abilities to change the places you live, work, and play for the better. The profession of landscape architecture is a multidisciplinary field that weaves together design, environmental systems, sustainability, construction knowledge—as well as land and water conservation—to influence place making, and to create designed outdoor living spaces.

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