PLANNING 1

SITE PLANNING &

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

01 DEFINITION

SITE PLANNING &

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Definition : Site Planning

Site Planning is defined by Kevin Lynch
as the art of arranging structures on
the land and shaping the spaces
between; an art linked to architecture,
engineering, landscape architecture and
city planning. (Site Planning)

Definition : Site Planning

Harvey M. Rubenstein defines it as the art and
science of arranging the uses of portions of
land. These uses are designated in detail by
selecting and analyzing sites, forming land use
plans, organizing vehicular and pedestrian
circulation, developing visual form and materials
concepts, readjusting the existing landforms by
design grading, providing proper drainage, and
developing the construction details necessary to
carry out the projects. (A Guide to Site and
Environmental Planning, 1980)

Definition : Site Planning

Site planning is the organization of an
area of land to fit a program for its
development which is efficient,
expresses the character of the site, and
provides attractive spaces to use.

Definition : Site Planning

Buildings
Roads
Walkway
Trees, garden,
pool
(landscape)
Water
Plaza
Pier
environment
Etc.

Definition : Site Planning

Buildings
Roads
Walkway
Trees, garden,
pool
(landscape)
Water
Plaza
Pier
environment
Etc.

Scope of work
Site Planners designate the
uses of land in detail by
selecting and analyzing
sites, forming land use
plans, organizing vehicular
and pedestrian circulation,
designing visual form and
materials concepts,
readjusting the existing
landforms by design grading,
providing proper drainage,
and finally developing the
construction details necessary
to carry out their projects.

INTRODUCTION

No matter sites are large or small, they

must be viewed as part of the total
environment.

Related Profession
landscape
architects
architects
urban and regional
planners
engineers.

Urban
Planning

Architecture

Site
planning

Civil
Engineering

Landscape
architecture

Environment and Quality of Life

Site planning is the organization of the external physical
environment to accommodate human behavior. It deals
with the qualities and locations of structures, land,
activities and living things. It creates a pattern of those
elements in space and time, which will be subject to
continuous future management and change.

Spirit of place
Character of the place
Nature of the project
Behavioral studies

Brief History

Fixing the space

Sense of order

Defining the enclosure

The form of axial

Four basic models of

site planning in history
1.Fixing the place
2.Defining the
enclosure
3.Sense of order
4.Form of axial

Brief History
The image and form of
the object building are
capable of fixing a place

Fixing the space

Brief History
A collection of
independent structures,
which although
unattached, create a
coherent image of place

Defining the enclosure

Brief History
The form of a building can be
such that a place may be fixed
by the enclosure of the facades

Sense of order

Brief History
Although the kinetic implications of the word path are somewhat
contradictory, paths are nonetheless capable of forming coherent,
meaningful images

The form of axial

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Activity 1: Introduction to Site Planning & Landscape

Architecture
1. (20 pts.) Provide Definitions for the ff:
1. Site Planning
2. Landscape Architecture

2. (10 pts.) Differentiate the role of a site planner from a

landscape architect.
3. (30 pts.) Identify the Parameters of Site Selections &
Analysis.
4. (20 pts.) Enumerate the Methods for Site Selection.
5. (20 pts.) Process of Site Analysis.