The purpose of this course is to build up students' theoretical foundation in landscape architecture. Students are encouraged to compare, contrast, and criticize various theories and concepts. Moreover, students are expected to develop their own theoretical perspectives and be capable of applying their perspectives in landscape planning, design, research, or management. The major contents will include but are not limited to the following subjects: 1. Parks in the city 2. Landscape architecture history and theory: An overview 3. The nature of theory in landscape architecture. 4. Design process. 5. Form, meaning, and experience. 6. Society, language, and the representation of landscape. 7. Ecological design and the aesthetics of sustainability. 8. Integrate site, place, and region. 9. Landscape urbanism.

1. Swaffield, S. (Ed). (2002).Theory in landscape architecture. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Press.（required textbook）
2. Herrington, S. (2017). Landscape theory in design. Oxon, UK: Routledge.
3. Kühne, O. (2019). Landscape theories: A brief introduction. Springer
4. Bélanger, P. (2016). Landscape as infrastructure: A base primer. Routledge.
5. Turner, T. (2014). Landscape design history & theory: Landscape architecture and garden design origins. (eBook，available at Amazon, use Kindle to read)
6. Waldheim, C. (2016). Landscape as urbanism: A general theory. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University.
7. Other reading materials assigned in class.


Further Readings:
1. Beatley, T. (2017). Handbook of biophiliccity planning and design. Washington, DC: Island Press.
2. Human Kinetics. (2010). Inclusive recreation with web resource: Programs and services for diverse populations with web ancillaries. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
3. Kellert, S. R. (2018). Nature by design: The practice of biophilic design. Yale University Press.
4. Solomon, S. G. (2005). American playgrounds: Revitalizing community space. Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England.
5. Solomon, S. G. (2014). The science of play: How to build playgrounds that enhance children's development. Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England.
6. 王秀娟(2014)。綠地與景觀-永續觀點的理論與實證。台北市：田園城市文化。(共同作者：李汝容、吳昕維)
7. 莊雅琇譯，山崎亮著(2015)。社區設計：重新思考「社區」定義，不只設計空間，更要設計「人與人之間的連結」。台北市：臉譜、城邦文化。