Field study experiences in landscape architecture education : practice and theory

This work presents arguments to the reader about the possible benefits for Landscape Architecture education using field study experiences. Three groups of information or opinion are presented: 1. fact supported by retrievable documentation or research, selected quotes from various literary sources, and 3. the writer's observations and opinions as derived from personal experiences, interpretations of fact and quoted material.A questionnaire was developed and administered to six Midwestern programs of landscape architecture. The results only pointed out that some schools sponsor Field study programs with varying frequencies, focusing on various topics, but it failed to expose the motives behind sponsoring field study programs, or the benefits of field study experiences.