LandscapeWebinars.org hosted University of Arkansas professor of Landscape Architecture, Dr. Carl A. Smith on January 9th for a live and recorded session.

Titled, "Drawing From The Landscape," Dr. Smith gave an in-depth, insightful course on the importance of crafting creative art that is both grounded and informed.

He gave examples that showed how hand drawing facilitates site understanding and the various ways that that can happen. The speaker's teaching style was both thoughtful and thorough ?? allowing attendees to view a seemingly mundane element of their work in a new light.
Dr. Smith explained impressions of how it feels in the landscape within a drawing, how one can view their work within their own values, and how a drawing can bring a feeling to life. In conclusion, attending this course will allow attendees to view their work differently.

 
Click here to register for the OnDemand session: https://landscapewebinars.org/landscape-webinars/webinar/drawing-from-the-landscape

Webinar Description:
In this seminar we will discuss the use of hand drawing and analog image making on-site, and early in the design process, as a way to stir the designer's curiosity and imagination.

The value of non-representative drawings, where one draws what one feels as much as one sees, will be introduced. Using examples of the author's design practice and teaching, we will look at how these kinds of images tie landscape design practice to other uses of "spatial imaginaries" and "creative experiences."

Further, in an era of increasing technological advances and reliance on digitization of landscape and place representation, we will discuss the joy and utility of hand drawing by and with project stakeholders, as a way to form "communities of practice" that inform landscape change.

Learning Objectives:
1. Hand drawing and image making techniques for site understanding.
2. Landscape drawing as a spatial imaginary and a creative experience.
3. Landscape drawing for engagement with stakeholders as a community of practice.

Carl Smith
Dr. Carl A. Smith is Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA. His research deals with community perception of changing cities and landscapes, and his work straddles design, art, and environmental sciences. His award-winning teaching includes studios and classes in urbanism, green recovery, master planning, and drawing. His own drawing work has been exhibited in the US and Europe, and he was awarded the Lorenzo il Magnifico medal for drawing by the Florence Art and Design Biennale in 2020. That same year, Carl received the Award of Merit from the American Institute of Architects, Arkansas Chapter, for services to architecture and planning. Dr. Smith has taught and practiced landscape and urban design internationally, including his current position as Visiting Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield in his native UK. He is a Fellow and a Chartered Member (licensed) of both the Landscape Institute and the Royal Geographical Society in the UK, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is also an Affiliated Fellow of the American Academy in Rome.