Virginia Tech CAUS Interdisciplinary Education Abroad: Sketches

Virginia Tech CAUS Interdisciplinary Education Abroad

Sketches of Study Elements

Summer 2010

As an option for a semester abroad, the Landscape Architecture program offers a 5 week travel program through Europe during each Summer. While on the trip I traveled to 9 cities in 4 countries, looking at Western European landscapes, cities, art and culture. I was able to study design and how people interact in a space through sketching and photography.

Virginia Tech CAUS Interdisciplinary Education Abroad: Photos

Virginia Tech CAUS Interdisciplinary Education Abroad

Photos of Study Elements

Summer 2010

As an option for a semester abroad, the Landscape Architecture program offers a 5 week travel program through Europe during each Summer. While on the trip I traveled to 9 cities in 4 countries, looking at Western European landscapes, cities, art and culture. I was able to study design and how people interact in a space through sketching and photography.

Example pages from Study Abroad Pamphlet

Virginia Tech CAUS Interdisciplinary Education Abroad

Examples from Education Abroad Study Pamphlet

4th Year Fall Semester

For the 4th year Fall Semester studio, each student is required to fulfill their studio credits somewhere off campus. I chose to participate in the Landscape Architecture Department's 5 week travel program through Europe. Each student was required to put together a pamphlet illustrating their course of study throughout the trip. These are some pages that combine the pictures and sketches done everyday on the trip.

Sketches of Design Elements

Drawing of a wall

Detail of a path's edge

Detail of a plant

Drawing of a place to sit

Connection between inside and outside

Drawing of a place to sit

Sketches of Design Elements

3rd Year Spring Semester Studio

During the Spring Semester, the 3rd Year Studio class took a trip to Washington DC, with a few stops on the way, to look at elements that make up design. The assignment was a treasure hunt to find and understand a certain number or examples of elements while on the trip.

Construction Documents

Grading and Drainage Plan

Planting Plan

Details

Construction Documents Examples

3rd year Spring Semester Studio

In the Spring Semester of my 3rd year we had a combined studio with construction documents. The goal of the class was to create a design for a gateway park for the Hurt Park neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. After the design was completed we had to create a set of construction documents for the project.