ENVS 310 - Ecological Design

Next Offered: 2008-09
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 SS

An upper-division seminar for seniors on ecological design, i.e. the intersection of human intentions with the ecologies of particular places. This course will include a broad survey of ecological design strategies from different cultures along with special emphasis on recent work in architecture, community design, energy systems, landscape management, and ecological engineering and the work of Carol Franklin, John Lyle, William McDonough, Sim van der Ryn, and John Todd. Enrollment Limit: 12.
Instructor: D. Orr
Prerequisites & Notes
Note: Restricted to ENVS majors.