Architectural Record – August 2019

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andscape architecture shapes the built

environment in ways beyond plant materi-

als. The Whole Building Design approach

optimally includes landscape architecture as a key

component. The overall goal of Whole Building

Design is to create a successful building project

by utilizing an integrated design approach that

incorporates all design disciplines during the

planning and programming phases of a proj-

ect. Some of the key design objectives of Whole

Building Design are sustainability, accessibility,

aesthetics, and performance durability.

How the building sits within the landscape

sets the context for its construction and use.

Landscape architectural design helps the build-

ing interact with its physical location, as the look

and feel of the site is greatly inf luenced by the

hardscape surfaces, site features, plantings, and

exterior spaces that comprise the environment

around a building. This course will provide

insight into design approaches and materials

that assist landscape architects with a Whole

Building Design team approach.

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Landscape Architecture: Great Outdoor

Spaces by Design

Materials and strategies for enriching outdoor experiences

Sponsored by Bison Innovative Products, Endicott Clay Products Company,

and Thermory USA | By Elena M. Pascarella, RLA, ASLA

CONTINUING EDUCATION

1 AIA LU/ELECTIVE

Learning Objectives

After reading this article, you should be able to:

1. Identify sustainability criteria (LEED and
   SITES) that apply to exterior surfaces used
   in landscape architectural design.


2. Describe some of the various product
   systems that are available for designing
   exterior plazas and roof terraces, and
   understand each system’s compliance with
   sustainability criteria.


3. List design options for exterior pavement
   surfaces with respect to stormwater
   management.


4. Describe the ways in which exterior spaces
   and outdoor rooms can help to meet LEED
   and SITES requirements of Human Health and
   Well-Being and Materials Selection, as well as
   those that apply to WELL certification.


5. Explain the approach to Whole Building
   Design.

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The course will also reference some of

the relevant criteria toward achieving points

through LEED, SITES, and WELL certifica-

tions. It will illustrate ways that designers can

achieve LEED, SITES, or WELL points by mini-

mizing impacts to existing site ecology, using

products that help to conserve ecosystems,

utilizing products that come from renewable

resources, avoiding waste through the use of

recycled materials, and managing the effects

of climate, whether excessive heat or excessive

rain, through design techniques and products

that mitigate climate issues.

Creating an outdoor space that is able to

effectively weather the elements, meet its design

purpose, and appreciate the owner’s need for

low maintenance costs can be invaluable to a

designer. This course will explore the ways that

designers can create an attractive and sustain-

able outdoor environment compliant with

several LEED, SITES, and WELL criteria while

providing a Whole Building Design approach to

a project.

The Symphony House Apartments utilized a

pedestal deck system and modular aluminum

planters to create this green roof.