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Division Statement
The integration of programmatic and site requirements into a responsive and cohesive solution taking into consideration factors such as topography, vegetation, climate, geography, and regulatory aspects of site development.

Site Design Vignette

Design a site responding to programmatic, functional, environmental, and setback requirements utilizing general site planning principles.

Site Zoning Vignette

Define a site profile and maximum buildable envelope based on zoning regulations and environmental constraints.

Site Parking Vignette

Design parking and vehicular circulation responding to site related requirements.

Site Analysis Vignette

Delineate areas suitable for the construction of buildings and other site improvements responding to regulatory restrictions and programmatic requirements.

Site Grading Vignette

Modify a site's topographical characteristics responding to programmatic and regulatory requirements.

References for Site Planning

Architectural Graphic Standards
Charles G. Ramsey and Harold R. Sleeper
The American Institute of Architects
John Wiley & Sons, latest edition

Design of Cities, Revised Edition
Edmund N. Bacon
Penguin Books, 1974

Design on the Land: The Development of Landscape Architecture
Norman T. Newton
Viking Press, 1976

Design With Nature
Ian L. McHarg
John Wiley & Sons, 1992

Grade Easy
Richard K. Untermann
Landscape Architecture Foundation, 1987

Simplified Site Design
James Ambrose and Peter Brandow
John Wiley & Sons, 1992

Simplified Site Engineering, Second Edition
Harry Parker, John W. MacGuire, and James Ambrose
John Wiley & Sons, 1991

Time-Saver Standards for Site Planning
Joseph De Chiara and Lee E. Koppelman
McGraw-Hill, 1984

The Urban Pattern, Sixth Edition
Simon Eisner, Arthur Gallion, and Stanley Eisner
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993

 



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