Field Trip to Oakland!

Hi all:

Let's meet at Lafayette Square, at the corner of Clay and 11th.  It is a short walk from 12th Street BART. Parking is usually not difficult.

Here're some web resources-
Lafayette Square and Splash Pad Park
http://www.10000stepsoakland.org/lafayette.php
http://www.wjhooddesign.com/
http://oaklandwiki.org/Splash_Pad_Park

Oakland Museum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Museum_of_California
http://www.museumca.org/architecture-gardens
http://tclf.org/landscapes/oakland-museum-california


And I think I missed posting this reading:

Garett Eckbo, The Landscape We See, "Principles"

 Please note- no response for this reading.  I prefer if you are working on your written assignment.

See you at 2 pm on Saturday.
C

This week's reading- The Public Landscape

Hi all-

The reading for this week:
JB Jackson, The Public Landscape

1/3 page response please!


Just for fun, here is a short trailer for a documentary film on him.

Figure in a Landscape: A Conversation with J.B. Jackson

Hi Cat,
I see our syllabus for today says "Evaluate your site using handout." I'm not sure whether this evaluation is a writing assignment that we're turning in today? Sorry if I missed instructions during class or our field trip (entirely possible!), but I thought I should post this question to the blog in case anyone else is wondering as well.
Thanks!
Nikki

Maptcha Application

Here is a link to the Sanborn Insurance Atlas application that Cat mentioned in class, which asks users to align sections of historic Sanborn Maps with current maps.

The link to the main page:
http://maptcha.org

The link to the page to align historic maps with current maps:
http://maptcha.org/place-map.php

Verbal Presentation

Hi all,

Please note the Verbal Presentation date has been moved back one week to 7/29 to give you more time to prepare.

C

Allen Jacobs, Greet Streets

Hi all,

Here is this week's reading-

Allen Jacobs, Great Streets Intro and "Market Street"

Please prepare a 1/3 page response, typed, double spaced, for next week.

C

Suggested Sequence of Courses for UC Ext. Landscape Cert. Prog.

During our field trip some of you expressed interest in receiving the Suggested Sequence of Courses for part-time students I requested for UC Extension Landscape Certificate Program.  Please see the image I attached.  If you want the document as a PDF, please email to let me know - januaryruck@gmail.com.

- January