Landscape Design Test 1 Exam Questions with Latest Update
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PLA - Professional Landscape Architect
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PLA - Professional Landscape Architect
6 Major steps of the Design Process - Answer-1. Base Map
2. Site Analysis
3. User Profile
4. Activity Area
5. Design Plans
6. Final Working Design
Base Map - Answer--Everything that is already there,
-Buildings drawn to scale, driveways and walkways, roads, power lines, utilities, existin...
Landscape Design Test 1 Exam
Questions with Latest Update
6 Major steps of the Design Process - Answer-1. Base Map
2. Site Analysis
3. User Profile
4. Activity Area
5. Design Plans
6. Final Working Design
Base Map - Answer--Everything that is already there,
-Buildings drawn to scale, driveways and walkways, roads, power lines, utilities, existing
woody plants
-Tittle block, north arrow, scale
Site Analysis - Answer--Information put into words, and placed onto a base map
- includes a site map
User Profile - Answer-What they want, meet with client
Activity Area - Answer-diagram of uses, where "it" is gunna be
Design Plans - Answer-rough or preliminary designs using all steps before, bubble map
Landscape Designers - Answer-usually employed by a nursery
may or may nor have formal college education
usually brought in after building construction
Landscape Architect - Answer-Professional designers
Have a degree from accredited college in the field of Landscape Architecture
often consulted prior to construction
The Association of Professional Landscape Designers - Answer-Incorporated in
February 1989 to bring together persons engaged in landscape design in order to
advance their common interests
Goals of the APLD - Answer-1. Establish standards of excellence in the delivery of
landscape design services
2. Encouraging Landscape designers to achieve and maintain such standards through
the participation and continuing education and professional programs
3. promulgating and enforcing the Association's standards of practice
4. Keeping landscape designers on top of the latest information and developments of
the field
, 5. Providing a forum for landscape designers to share ideas and learn from the
experience of others
6. Broadening the scope of traditional Landscape Design to new and important areas,
such as management of the environment and preservation of significant landscapes.
Standards of Practice - Answer-1. Utilize personal knowledge and skills for the good of
my clients and the environment
2. Advance Landscape Design by continuing my professional education and exchanging
knowledge with others
3. Be truthful in oral and written statements concerning the services i offer.
4. Protect the environment and discourage damage to natural resources
5. be loyal to clients or the employing organization
6. avoid making unfounded statements or criticizing others for personal gain
7. refrain from expressing uninformed opinions on any issues relating to my profession
Plan View - Answer-Bird's eye view of the landscape
Scale - Answer-Landscape plans are drawn to an absolute scale.
Lettering - Answer-No matter how descriptive the symbols used in the plan view are,
labeling is absolutely necessary for clarification
Plant List - Answer-When plants are not labeled individually on the plan view, a
separate plant list is included on the landscape plan
Title Block - Answer-Used on a landscape plan to provide general information about the
drawing itself
Parts of the Title Block - Answer-1. Name of the client
2. Address of the property
3. Date the drawing was completed
4. Name or initials of designer
5. Title
The Landscape Plan consists of - Answer-Directional indicator (north arrow)
Scale indicator
Title block
Key
Plant list
elevation or perspective drawings
construction details
T Square or Parallel Bar - Answer-Used to draw horizontal lines across a drafting board
Templates - Answer-Plastic templates are used for drawing shapes quickly and
consistently
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