Research methods that introduce students to notions of impact and quality based on the material we can find in the library.

Learning about drawings and graphic representations as meaningful intellectual contributions.

Learning to compare different printed sources and understand the nature of design publishing, including the endurance of ideas in print.

Learning about how landscape is represented in print, and how some drawings endure and become canonical documents.

Basic techniques for discerning and organizing graphic material found in print sources

Knowledge:
The students will acquire the knowledge necessary to effectively engage in historic graphic research with a focus on landscape architecture and landscape representation

Skills:
Research techniques. Organizing print material, critically discussing the work of other designers

General competence:
Researche