Landscape designer - course 72,000 rub. from Netology, training 7 months, Date: August 25, 2023.

Introduction to Landscape Design
You will learn about the profession, the peculiarities of the industry and possible mistakes at the beginning of the journey of a landscape designer. Learn to search, analyze site data, and develop ideas for your project. Result: initial site drawing, project brief, 3 mood boards.
• Introductory meeting with the course coordinator
• How to study online
• Services and programs for training and work
• Who is a landscape designer and what does he do?
• Project stages
• Landscape industry. Basic concepts. Trends and Trends 

• Pre-project assessment of the territory
• Moodboards and Pinterest as tools for searching for landscape project ideas

The concept of landscaping the territory of a private house
Find a color and composition solution for the project. You will develop a concept for landscaping the territory, taking into account the principles of zoning, construction and engineering standards. Select finishing materials. Result: drawing and collage of landscaping.
• Composition
• Color
• Functional zoning
• Project engineering support
• Selection of finishing materials
• Landscaping design

Landscaping of a private house
Learn about the basics of ornamental plant growing and gardening. You will analyze the design features in terms of composition, zoning and layout. Develop a concept for landscaping a specific area. Select plants taking into account the climate zone and their decorative role. Result: concept for landscaping a private house plot, photo selection of plants, seasonality and care calendar.
• Landscaping concept
• Selection of an assortment of plants: trees, bushes, flower beds, ground cover
• Caring for woody plants and flower beds
• Design of landscape and flower compositions. Selection of plants
• Modern eco-technologies: green roofs, vertical gardening, rain gardens
• English and flowering lawns

Visualization: sketching and collage
Learn basic techniques for presenting your ideas graphically. Master the basics of Adobe Photoshop and learn how to create stylistic collages. Master graphic landscape sketching by hand and sketching on a tablet. Result: a sketch of the concept for landscaping and landscaping of the site, a set of realistic collages for the main angles of the object.
• Basics of landscape sketching: line, shape, working with perspective and scale
• Basics of the interface and functionality of ProCreate (MacOS) and Infinity Painter (Windows) 
• Volume, color, texture, axonometry
• Step-by-step sketch creation
• Top view drawing
• Basics of Adobe Photoshop. Object transformation, color correction
• Stylistic collages in Photoshop

Presentation of the idea
Get to know Google Slides, one of the tools for presenting ideas. You will put together a presentation of the landscape design concept and learn the intricacies of its discussion with the customer. Result: presentation of a design concept for a country house.
• Google Slides Basics
• Workshop “Concept Presentation”

Landscape project documentation
Study the composition and requirements for project documentation. You will understand the tools for visualization, design and design of projects. Find out what happens after the project design is approved. Result: a master plan for the project in one of the studied tools.
• Preliminary design
• Drawings, statements, diagrams
• Master plan in Adobe Photoshop
• Basics of ArchiCAD and 2D modeling 
• ArchiCAD and 3D modeling. Visualization in Lumion 
• Basics of SketchUp and 2D modeling
• SketchUp and 3D modeling. Visualization in Lumion

Budget formation and supervision
You will learn how to form a budget structure, what affects savings and optimization of expenses, and how to calculate income. You will understand how to carry out designer supervision, manage the purchase of materials, processes and the team. Result: preliminary budget and project roadmap.
• Project budget
• Design supervision and project management 
• Workshop “Project Management. Standard and non-standard situations"

Landscape design of public areas. Phytodesign of balconies, terraces and commercial spaces
See alternative possibilities for the implementation of a landscape designer. Learn about the features of landscape design of public areas. You will understand how to create a project concept for urban areas. Learn to select solutions for commercial spaces, balconies and terraces. You can expand your portfolio. Result: a phytodesign concept for a commercial space or a country house, a landscape design concept for a public area.
• Phytodesign of balconies, terraces, commercial spaces, container gardening
• Green identity of the city
• Public spaces and large areas

Realization in the profession
You will learn where to start a career as a landscape designer: how to create a portfolio, where to place it, where to look for your first orders, and what projects you should start your journey in the profession with. Result: a plan for your career development.
• Implementation in the profession of landscape designer
• Portfolio concept and layout in InDesign 
• Portfolio on Behance
• Webinar “Career Springboard”

Soft skills
You will understand how to negotiate, what self-motivation and planning are. You will learn about the principles of effective teamwork and ways to concentrate and restore resources.
• Negotiation
• Working with a team
• Self-motivation and resource recovery

Final project: presentation of work
You will create a presentation or put together a portfolio of work you have completed throughout the course. You will finalize your projects with the support of experts. If you wish, you can present your final project to your classmates. To complete practical work, you can choose your personal or educational projects.
• Landscape design project for a private house 
• Visualization of the concept of landscape design of a public area
• Visualization of the concept of a playground or other area based on a topographic survey (imitation of remote work on a project)
• Visualization of phytodesign for a commercial space or a private home with a terrace or balcony