Create a site design for function and aesthetics.

Creation could include

• demonstrating the use of line, form, texture, and color
• demonstrating the principles of art and design (e.g., unity, repetition, balance, emphasis, scale)
• developing bubble plans to identify specific landscape use areas, laying out public, private, and service areas (e.g., hardscapes, shrubbery, open lawn areas, water features, borders)
• incorporating elements of sustainability into the landscape design (e.g., using native plants, using pollinator gardens, xeriscaping, rain gardens or other water management features).

Process/Skill Questions:

• How can specific outdoor areas be developed to enhance residential properties?
• How can function and aesthetics dovetail in an architectural design?
• What are the techniques for making a functional landscape aesthetically pleasing?
• What principles and techniques are used in landscape design?